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Being Beethoven

You know, for instance, I'mthinking of some of the variations where he leaves you in the...

You know, for instance, I'm
thinking of some of the variations where he leaves you in the most
sublime place... ..and then completely just knocks
everything down, you know, just destroys everything

Full Transcript

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You know, for instance, I'm thinking of some of the variations
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where he leaves you in the most sublime place...
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..and then completely just knocks everything down,
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you know, just destroys everything.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:54
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 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.
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,