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Beethoven says, when he's writing to
the publisher, he says, "What is difficult is good" - and I think he means
that on several levels. He means, what is
difficult for a performer, what is difficult to compose
and what is difficult in one's life in terms of challenges and dealing
with sorrow, dealing with suffering. So, in 1818, Beethoven has
more freedom, he is getting back into what
we call the final period, the extraordinary flowering of the
late music
the publisher, he says, "What is difficult is good" - and I think he means
that on several levels. He means, what is
difficult for a performer, what is difficult to compose
and what is difficult in one's life in terms of challenges and dealing
with sorrow, dealing with suffering. So, in 1818, Beethoven has
more freedom, he is getting back into what
we call the final period, the extraordinary flowering of the
late music
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Beethoven says, when he's writing to
the publisher, he says,
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"What is difficult is good" -
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and I think he means
that on several levels.
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He means, what is
difficult for a performer,
00:00:10.048 --> 00:00:16.998
what is difficult to compose
and what is difficult in one's life
00:00:16.998 --> 00:00:22.004
in terms of challenges and dealing
with sorrow, dealing with suffering.
00:00:22.004 --> 00:00:25.052
So, in 1818, Beethoven has
more freedom,
00:00:25.052 --> 00:00:30.032
he is getting back into what
we call the final period,
00:00:30.032 --> 00:00:33.000
the extraordinary flowering of the
late music.
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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.
