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The legend says that,
after this episode, Beethoven goes to Lichnowsky
and says... Prince, what you are,
you are by birth. What I am, I made myself. There will be many thousands
of princes, there is only one Beethoven. Did he actually say that?
We don't really know. Could he have said that?
Yes, absolutely. And, of course, he was right. RUMBLING SOUND
after this episode, Beethoven goes to Lichnowsky
and says... Prince, what you are,
you are by birth. What I am, I made myself. There will be many thousands
of princes, there is only one Beethoven. Did he actually say that?
We don't really know. Could he have said that?
Yes, absolutely. And, of course, he was right. RUMBLING SOUND
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The legend says that,
after this episode,
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Beethoven goes to Lichnowsky
and says...
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Prince, what you are,
you are by birth.
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What I am, I made myself.
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There will be many thousands
of princes,
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there is only one Beethoven.
00:00:23.072 --> 00:00:27.024
Did he actually say that?
We don't really know.
00:00:27.024 --> 00:00:30.008
Could he have said that?
Yes, absolutely.
00:00:30.008 --> 00:00:32.092
And, of course, he was right.
00:00:34.998 --> 00:00:36.998
RUMBLING SOUND
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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.