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Beethoven keeps writing new music, but with inflation in Vienna running wild, can anyone afford to pay him for his work? Show more
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Beethoven keeps writing new music, but with inflation in Vienna running wild, can anyone afford to pay him for his work? Show more
57 minutes
Donald Macleod explores the mysteries behind the woman Beethoven called his 'Immortal Beloved'. Show more
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Beethoven is courting, with marriage on his mind. He might be slowing up creatively, but reviews and images of the composer begin to build up a romantic mythology of the composer. Show more
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Donald Macleod explores how the after effects of Napoleon’s invasion of Vienna impacted Beethoven’s life and work. Show more
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Donald Macleod explores Beethoven life during the year 1812, when misfortune and misery relentlessly piled up on the composer. Show more
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Donald Macleod explores Ludwig van Beethoven’s life through the years of 1810-1812. Show more