Beethoven struggles with the responsibility of looking after his nephew, while Karl's mother fights to maintain a say in the boy's upbringing. Show more

Beethoven, now very deaf, takes to carrying around notebooks so people can write down what they want to say to him, creating an extraordinary record of his day-to-day life. Show more

After the death of his younger brother, Beethoven determined to take custody of his nephew Karl, despite the objections of Karl’s mother who was still very much alive. Show more

Beethoven makes a final appeal to the judges who will decide if he can retain custody of his young nephew Karl, or whether the boy should be returned to his mother. Show more

Beethoven was anxious to get back to work after focusing so much time on his nephew Karl. He commits to several large and lucrative projects, but can he follow them through? Show more