Ludwig van Beethoven BBC Documentary (Part 4 of 18)

[ttasi7]

someone should make Beethoven pwning the French dude a separate clip, it's hilarious.

[largolegato]

hahaha the girls~~~

[crazitaco]

beethoven is such a beast. so many years later, people STILL idolize him. now THATS talent!

[voodoochild12889]

whats the piano sonata that starts at :20 ?

[GScott1991]

@voodoochild12889 it's the adagio from his first piano sonata in f minor :)

[avq5]

@3:35 .. I love how he throws the sheet music off the piano before sitting down .. lol

[skrattkantarellen]

The subject for the contest is one of Pagageno's arias from the magic flute :)

[ZJH89]

@skrattkantarellen "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" :)

[projectbrumaire]

so this is what rap battles looked like back then

[takharov1]

@projectbrumaire Don't deign to bring shitty rap crap into this.

[blaxicat2005]

dang...it...BEETHOVEN THAT WAS SO TOTALLY BOSS!!!

[annabatarowicz]

i love the dual beetween . l.v.b and the muppet

[GScott1991]

Does anyone know which sonata it is that starts after the ownage scene at 5:25?

[jiminyjim]

@GScott1991 think it's the rondo from piano sonata 11. Cant see if someone's already answered this in the comments or not

[IMSColoradoSprings]

So true socaltrumpet83. This is what the contemporaries described. Steibelt also said he would never return to Vienna as long as Beethoven lived there.

[cjcarrington97]

Does anyone know where to get the sheet music for the improvisation Beethoven did against D, Steibelt?? I understand that it is an improvisation but there must be music somewhere otherwise how would the 'Beethoven' of played it?

[socaltrumpet83]

While this scene is awesome, it's not entirely accurate. Beethoven actually took the cello part of a piano trio by Steibelt, turned it upside down, banged out a few notes of a new "theme" and then improvised on it for over an hour. Steibelt did storm out seeing that Beethoven had completely made him look like a chump.

[slashdemigod]

does anyone know the name of the piece that beethoven's playing when he dominates the french guy? or is it just some improv?

[GScott1991]

@slashdemigod i believe its an improvisation on a melody from mozarts opera the magic flute :) its called the birdsong i think, beethoven goes a bit mad with it though lol.

[Moagana2]

@GScott1991 actualy is the 1st song san

[DICACIO1]

i uploaded me playing 'moonlight sonata'...give it a listen ;)

[FreshSinceMyGenesis]

That night Beethoven had his first foursome.....

[hatatske]

nooo, the french guy didn't fail.... Beethoven just owned the fuck out of him :D

[SoundwaveSuperior373]

@hatatske yea the french guy did good but when ur stepping up against beethoven ur steppin up against the best

[hatatske]

@SoundwaveSuperior373 I'm one of many who believe that Beethoven was the best composer in history. His work endures such passion whilst such fluency.

[largo3009]

That was Beethovens way of saying gtfo french guy, no ones better than me. :P

[skwanderer69]

Ha! The look n nod Beethoven gives the french guy at 2:57 is priceless XD

[Alllycia001]

Actually he was born on December 16th I looked it up

[Salha7]

Now that is what I call a proper arse kicking delivered by Beethoven, the worlds greatest composer.

[Rodjov12]

Ha, that French guy failed.

[shahzadahmadraja79]

@Rodjov12 yes he failed :-)