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It's complete insanity. It's the writing of a madman
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Being Beethoven

It's complete insanity.It's the writing of a madman. I mean, he's not, The Barber of...

It's complete insanity.
It's the writing of a madman. I mean, he's not,
but you could believe that! MUSIC: The Barber of Seville
by Rossini

Full Transcript

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It's complete insanity. It's the writing of a madman.
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I mean, he's not, but you could believe that!
00:00:09.092 --> 00:00:13.084
MUSIC: The Barber of Seville by Rossini
Duration
14 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:54
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 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.
S01 • E02 Beethoven was reflecting the extreme turbulence of the times, - Being Beethoven 00:40
Beethoven was reflecting the extreme turbulence of the times...
S01 • E03 With the Missa, he found a new kind - Being Beethoven 00:30
With the Missa, he found a new kind
S01 • E02 The emotion is also raw because of Beethoven's personal circumstances. - Being Beethoven 00:38
The emotion is also raw because of Beethoven's personal...
S01 • E03 The Missa Solemnis is one of the two big mass compositions by Beethoven. - Being Beethoven 00:32
The Missa Solemnis is one of the two big mass compositions b...
S01 • E02 You see the joy in the Rasumovsky quartets. - Being Beethoven 00:12
You see the joy in the Rasumovsky quartets.
S01 • E03 Beethoven was convinced that the afterlife is a place - Being Beethoven 00:16
Beethoven was convinced that the afterlife is a place
S01 • E02 It can't sound easy, - Being Beethoven 00:07
It can't sound easy,
S01 • E03 So having the occasion to compose a religious work was certainly - Being Beethoven 00:24
So having the occasion to compose a religious work was certa...
S01 • E02 Forget about the music, about the human being, - Being Beethoven 00:42
Forget about the music, about the human being,
S01 • E02 There's this wonderful date of December 22nd, 1808, - Being Beethoven 00:28
There's this wonderful date of December 22nd, 1808,
S01 • E01 In 1794, when Beethoven is 23 and thinks he's 25, - Being Beethoven 00:52
In 1794, when Beethoven is 23 and thinks he's 25,
S01 • E03 "I have the more turned my gaze upwards, - Being Beethoven 00:17
"I have the more turned my gaze upwards,
S01 • E02 The concert starts with Symphony No. 6, Pastorale. - Being Beethoven 00:05
The concert starts with Symphony No. 6, Pastorale.
S01 • E02 And it's followed by a song, which is Ah! perfido, - Being Beethoven 00:22
And it's followed by a song, which is Ah! perfido,
S01 • E02 Followed by, again, part of his new Mass, - Being Beethoven 00:19
Followed by, again, part of his new Mass,
S01 • E01 1795 is an extremely pivotal year for Beethoven, - Being Beethoven 00:08
1795 is an extremely pivotal year for Beethoven,
S01 • E01 In October of this year, Beethoven brings out his Opus 1, - Being Beethoven 00:07
In October of this year, Beethoven brings out his Opus 1,
S01 • E02 It starts with these famous few notes - Being Beethoven 00:12
It starts with these famous few notes
S01 • E02 Beethoven invented the journey from hell to paradise - Being Beethoven 00:07
Beethoven invented the journey from hell to paradise