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Making of Music

A series chronicling the influences that affected the course of classical music

A series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music

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The Making of Music: Series 1: Episode 24: Beethoven

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Episode 24: Beethoven

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Beethoven

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Making of Music, Series 1, Beethoven

The great German composer worked at a time of seismic change in Europe.

The great German composer worked at a time of seismic change in Europe. James Naughtie on history shaping classical music.

James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music.

24/30. Beethoven

The great German composer worked at a time of seismic change in Europe. He was 19 at the start of the French Revolution and at his peak when Napoleon's empire was at its zenith. His music matches the ferment of the times.

Read by Simon Russell Beale.

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Series chronicling the influences that affected the course of classical music

Series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music

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