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In 1792, Beethoven travels to Vienna
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Being Beethoven

In 1792,Beethoven travels to Vienna. Vienna is the cultural capital,attracting, like a...

In 1792,
Beethoven travels to Vienna. Vienna is the cultural capital,
attracting, like a magnet, all the famous artists
and musicians of the period

Full Transcript

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In 1792, Beethoven travels to Vienna.
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Vienna is the cultural capital, attracting, like a magnet,
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all the famous artists and musicians of the period.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
48
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:11
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 • E01 Mozart has just died one year before and Haydn is already ageing. - Being Beethoven 00:14
Mozart has just died one year before and Haydn is already ag...
S01 • E01 Vienna, at this point, is a city of palaces. - Being Beethoven 00:33
Vienna, at this point, is a city of palaces.
S01 • E02 She knows that she won't be able to marry him, - Being Beethoven 00:23
She knows that she won't be able to marry him,
S01 • E01 Haydn had come through Bonn and discovered this amazing kid - Being Beethoven 00:37
Haydn had come through Bonn and discovered this amazing kid
S01 • E03 This is one of the restaurants Beethoven frequents regularly, - Being Beethoven 01:00
This is one of the restaurants Beethoven frequents regularly...
S01 • E01 He brings to Vienna several of his most recent pieces - Being Beethoven 00:17
He brings to Vienna several of his most recent pieces
S01 • E03 Beethoven says, when he's writing to the publisher, he says, - Being Beethoven 00:33
Beethoven says, when he's writing to the publisher, he ...
S01 • E03 So, the story of the Diabelli Variations is that - Being Beethoven 00:33
So, the story of the Diabelli Variations is that
S01 • E01 And, according to people who are present there, - Being Beethoven 00:08
And, according to people who are present there,
S01 • E01 Steibelt evaporates. - Being Beethoven 00:23
Steibelt evaporates.
S01 • E03 It takes the best part of an hour to play, there's nowhere it doesn't go, - Being Beethoven 00:11
It takes the best part of an hour to play, there's nowh...
S01 • E01 One of the most important things for Beethoven is to make contact - Being Beethoven 00:28
One of the most important things for Beethoven is to make co...
S01 • E03 I mean, how many composers would have thought of turning - Being Beethoven 00:23
I mean, how many composers would have thought of turning
S01 • E03 But the sheer bloody mindedness of it, you know, to have this... - Being Beethoven 00:14
But the sheer bloody mindedness of it, you know, to have thi...
S01 • E03 You know, for instance, I'm thinking of some of the variations - Being Beethoven 00:14
You know, for instance, I'm thinking of some of the var...
S01 • E03 So Variation 20, which is pretty much the halfway point of the set, - Being Beethoven 00:12
So Variation 20, which is pretty much the halfway point of t...
S01 • E01 I think Beethoven's music is the essence - Being Beethoven 00:45
I think Beethoven's music is the essence
S01 • E02 Count Rasumovsky is the Russian Ambassador in Vienna, - Being Beethoven 00:38
Count Rasumovsky is the Russian Ambassador in Vienna,
S01 • E03 It's complete insanity. It's the writing of a madman. - Being Beethoven 00:14
It's complete insanity. It's the writing of a madm...
S01 • E03 In 1822, there is a Rossini craze going on in Vienna. - Being Beethoven 00:39
In 1822, there is a Rossini craze going on in Vienna.