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Beethoven had a traumatic childhood,
it has to be said. The father was drinking too much,
he was an alcoholic, he was reeling around
the place, trying... Obviously drowning his own sorrows,
because he was not a success. It was one of these typical
situations, where a parent has not really succeeded in
the career that his own parents wanted him to follow. So he more than forces it
onto Ludwig
it has to be said. The father was drinking too much,
he was an alcoholic, he was reeling around
the place, trying... Obviously drowning his own sorrows,
because he was not a success. It was one of these typical
situations, where a parent has not really succeeded in
the career that his own parents wanted him to follow. So he more than forces it
onto Ludwig
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Beethoven had a traumatic childhood,
it has to be said.
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The father was drinking too much,
he was an alcoholic,
00:00:09.052 --> 00:00:12.088
he was reeling around
the place, trying...
00:00:12.088 --> 00:00:17.000
Obviously drowning his own sorrows,
because he was not a success.
00:00:17.000 --> 00:00:20.998
It was one of these typical
situations, where a parent
00:00:20.998 --> 00:00:24.012
has not really succeeded in
the career that his own parents
00:00:24.012 --> 00:00:26.004
wanted him to follow.
00:00:26.004 --> 00:00:30.999
So he more than forces it
onto Ludwig.
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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.
