The emotion is also raw because ofBeethoven's personal circumstances. I mean, it was only...
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The emotion is also raw because of
Beethoven's personal circumstances. I mean, it was only back in 1802
that he was suicidal about his deafness. He didn't want anyone
to know about it. And then we see this
very dramatic shift, out of which the middle period
music comes and, particularly with this
59 No. 3... ..he writes on a sketch leaf, "Let your deafness no longer
be a secret, not even in art," and it's a very defiant statement
Beethoven's personal circumstances. I mean, it was only back in 1802
that he was suicidal about his deafness. He didn't want anyone
to know about it. And then we see this
very dramatic shift, out of which the middle period
music comes and, particularly with this
59 No. 3... ..he writes on a sketch leaf, "Let your deafness no longer
be a secret, not even in art," and it's a very defiant statement
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The emotion is also raw because of
Beethoven's personal circumstances.
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I mean, it was only back in 1802
that he was suicidal
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about his deafness.
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He didn't want anyone
to know about it.
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And then we see this
very dramatic shift,
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out of which the middle period
music comes
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and, particularly with this
59 No. 3...
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..he writes on a sketch leaf,
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"Let your deafness no longer
be a secret, not even in art,"
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and it's a very defiant statement.
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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.
