Being Beethoven

• E1

  This Strange Deafness

  First episode in a three-part documentary series, marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, that focuses on the real, complex and often difficult man behind the great composer.

  2020-07-06 · 59m
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• E2

  You, My Immortal Beloved

  A look at how the composer's return to the town of Heiligenstadt led to one of the most extraordinary outpourings of creativity in the history of music, from the earth-shattering Eroica through to Symphony No. 7, while his repeated failed attempts to find love resulted in the famous Immortal Beloved letter found after his death.

  2020-07-13 · 59m
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• E3

  We Are Not in a Good State

  As Beethoven embarks on the extraordinary flowering of his late music, his health deteriorates and his desire for love and family tips over into obsession.

  2020-07-20 · 59m
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Top cast

Peter Capaldi

Beethoven (voice)