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And this is when he composes
his last completed composition. It's a little canon, which says, "Wir irren allesamt
nur jeder irret anders." And that means, "We all make
mistakes, but everyone makes them
quite differently," which is very appropriate, really. "I still adhere to the motto,
'Not a day without a line.' "And if I let the muse sleep, it
is only so that she may be all the "stronger when she awakes. "I hope to give birth to a
few more great works "and then to conclude my Earthly
course among good people, "like a child grown old in years." Beethoven is in his death bed, though it takes a long time for
death to get him. Karl leaves for the military
in January, they have a chilly farewell,
and Karl never sees him again
his last completed composition. It's a little canon, which says, "Wir irren allesamt
nur jeder irret anders." And that means, "We all make
mistakes, but everyone makes them
quite differently," which is very appropriate, really. "I still adhere to the motto,
'Not a day without a line.' "And if I let the muse sleep, it
is only so that she may be all the "stronger when she awakes. "I hope to give birth to a
few more great works "and then to conclude my Earthly
course among good people, "like a child grown old in years." Beethoven is in his death bed, though it takes a long time for
death to get him. Karl leaves for the military
in January, they have a chilly farewell,
and Karl never sees him again
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And this is when he composes
his last completed composition.
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It's a little canon, which says,
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"Wir irren allesamt
nur jeder irret anders."
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And that means, "We all make
mistakes, but everyone makes them
quite differently,"
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which is very appropriate, really.
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"I still adhere to the motto,
'Not a day without a line.'
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"And if I let the muse sleep, it
is only so that she may be all the
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"stronger when she awakes.
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"I hope to give birth to a
few more great works
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"and then to conclude my Earthly
course among good people,
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"like a child grown old in years."
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Beethoven is in his death bed,
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though it takes a long time for
death to get him.
00:00:47.084 --> 00:00:50.044
Karl leaves for the military
in January,
00:00:50.044 --> 00:00:53.072
they have a chilly farewell,
and Karl never sees him again.
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Movie Summary
Marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth in 1770, a documentary series that focuses on the real, complex and often difficult man behind the great composer.
