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Beethoven

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Three-part BBC dramatized documentary series presented by the conductor Charles Hazlewood, taking a look at the life and work of Ludwig van Beethoven.

Jun 3, 20051 seasons3 episodesEndedEN

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Paul Rhys

Ludwig van Beethoven

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Charles Hazlewood

Self - Presenter

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David Bamber

Prince Lichnowsky

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Sarah Hadland

Johanna van Beethoven

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Christian Coulson

Archduke Rudolph

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Jonathan Slinger

Carl van Beethoven

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Seasons

Season 1

3 episodes

Premiered Jun 3, 2005

Episodes

1–3 of 3

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Ep 1

The Rebel

Jun 3, 2005

The baton is raised on a major season dedicated to one the greatest musical heavyweights of all time - Ludwig van Beethoven.

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Ep 2

Love and Loss

Jun 10, 2005

Charles Hazlewood explores the music of Beethoven's prodigiously creative middle years, a period in which Napoleon's troops swept through Europe. With revolution in the air, Beethoven wrote five symphonies, four concertos and his only opera, Fidelio, which took its inspiration from the Napoleonic ideas of freedom, truth and equality.

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Ep 3

Faith and Fury

Jun 17, 2005

Charles Hazlewood 's drama documentary reaches a crescendo with the final tragic years of the composer's life. While he continued to produce extraordinary works such as the Hammerklavier sonata, Missa Solemnis and the Ninth Symphony, Beethoven's personal life was dominated by the bitter custody battle for his nephew Karl.