The Genius of Beethoven (2005)

June. 03,2005

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The Genius of Beethoven

A three-part drama-documentary series about Ludwig van Beethoven presented by conductor Charles Hazlewood. It takes eyewitness accounts of the composer's tragic life and weaves them into analysis of his groundbreaking music.

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The Genius of Beethoven

2005

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2005

3 Episode

Episode 1 - The Rebel

June. 03,2005

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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Episode 2 - Love & Loss

June. 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.

Episode 3 - Faith & Fury

June. 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.