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On the 17th of December, 1770, the Beethoven family gather here
in the St Remigius Church, in Bonn, to baptise the child
Ludwig van Beethoven. Having this name
bears a big legacy. It's the name of the grandfather,
who is a highly respected musician and Kapellmeister here in Bonn. There's a kind of
hidden agenda behind it. There's a secret hope that
the young Ludwig van Beethoven will surpass the career
of his grandfather
in the St Remigius Church, in Bonn, to baptise the child
Ludwig van Beethoven. Having this name
bears a big legacy. It's the name of the grandfather,
who is a highly respected musician and Kapellmeister here in Bonn. There's a kind of
hidden agenda behind it. There's a secret hope that
the young Ludwig van Beethoven will surpass the career
of his grandfather
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On the 17th of December, 1770,
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the Beethoven family gather here
in the St Remigius Church, in Bonn,
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to baptise the child
Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Having this name
bears a big legacy.
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It's the name of the grandfather,
who is a highly respected musician
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and Kapellmeister here in Bonn.
00:00:32.084 --> 00:00:37.024
There's a kind of
hidden agenda behind it.
00:00:37.024 --> 00:00:42.068
There's a secret hope that
the young Ludwig van Beethoven
00:00:42.068 --> 00:00:46.008
will surpass the career
of his grandfather.
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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.
