Being Beethoven

Season 1

2020 · 3 episodes · 2h 57m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. This Strange Deafness

   6 Jul 2020 · 59 min

   First episode in a three-part documentary series, marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, that focuses on the real, complex and often difficult man behind the great composer.

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   2. You, My Immortal Beloved

   13 Jul 2020 · 59 min

   A look at how the composer's return to the town of Heiligenstadt led to one of the most extraordinary outpourings of creativity in the history of music, from the earth-shattering Eroica through to Symphony No. 7, while his repeated failed attempts to find love resulted in the famous Immortal Beloved letter found after his death.

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   3. We Are Not in a Good State

   20 Jul 2020 · 59 min

   As Beethoven embarks on the extraordinary flowering of his late music, his health deteriorates and his desire for love and family tips over into obsession.