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Being Beethoven

"I must say thatI lead a wretched life. "For two years, I've avoidednearly all company,...

"I must say that
I lead a wretched life. "For two years, I've avoided
nearly all company, "since it's impossible for me
to tell people that I am deaf."

Full Transcript

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"I must say that I lead a wretched life.
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"For two years, I've avoided nearly all company,
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"since it's impossible for me to tell people that I am deaf."
Duration
10 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:31
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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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.
S01 • E03 I think the late quartets are...they're transcendental. - Being Beethoven 00:13
I think the late quartets are...they're transcendental.
S01 • E02 He just improvises, extemporises, plays for goodness knows how long. - Being Beethoven 00:16
He just improvises, extemporises, plays for goodness knows h...
S01 • E03 This blew me away, and that combined, I think, especially - Being Beethoven 00:19
This blew me away, and that combined, I think, especially
S01 • E02 And, apparently, she was moved very strongly - Being Beethoven 00:51
And, apparently, she was moved very strongly
S01 • E03 One of the things that's the most moving to me about the late quartets - Being Beethoven 00:36
One of the things that's the most moving to me about th...
S01 • E02 People so often say, "Words fail me on this occasion", - Being Beethoven 00:28
People so often say, "Words fail me on this occasion&qu...
S01 • E03 There's a kind of unpleasant irony here that a lot of people have noted - Being Beethoven 00:23
There's a kind of unpleasant irony here that a lot of p...
S01 • E01 But I don't believe that he was just simply losing his hearing, - Being Beethoven 00:32
But I don't believe that he was just simply losing his ...
S01 • E03 Karl, I think, reaches the point in 1826 where he decides - Being Beethoven 00:10
Karl, I think, reaches the point in 1826 where he decides
S01 • E01 "To give you an idea of this strange deafness, let me tell you, - Being Beethoven 00:10
"To give you an idea of this strange deafness, let me t...
S01 • E03 Karl climbs up to Castle Waldstein, near where I am standing. - Being Beethoven 00:25
Karl climbs up to Castle Waldstein, near where I am standing...
S01 • E01 "If I'm some distance away, - Being Beethoven 00:15
"If I'm some distance away,
S01 • E03 "Most honoured Dr Smetana, - Being Beethoven 00:24
"Most honoured Dr Smetana,
S01 • E03 It's clear Karl is trying to send a distress signal. - Being Beethoven 00:24
It's clear Karl is trying to send a distress signal.
S01 • E02 You can see the ending of that letter here on the page - Being Beethoven 00:36
You can see the ending of that letter here on the page
S01 • E03 In late September, 1826, Beethoven arrives here in Gneixendorf - Being Beethoven 00:38
In late September, 1826, Beethoven arrives here in Gneixendo...
S01 • E01 I've been playing Beethoven's music all of my life, - Being Beethoven 00:11
I've been playing Beethoven's music all of my life...
S01 • E03 And Beethoven simply starts composing at this table, - Being Beethoven 00:27
And Beethoven simply starts composing at this table,
S01 • E01 Hearing is automatic, but listening takes a special knack, - Being Beethoven 00:27
Hearing is automatic, but listening takes a special knack,
S01 • E03 Whenever we play the slow movement of this piece, - Being Beethoven 00:13
Whenever we play the slow movement of this piece,