Ludwig van Beethoven BBC Documentary (Part 1 of 18)

[avq5]

"One must not hold one's self so divine as to be unwilling to make improvements in one's creations."  - L. V. Beethoven

[randallmckay]

Movies do real life no justice.

[votumseparatum1]

@randallmckay Stop complaining. It's a pretty good film.

[avq5]

I wish a full feature length film would be made about Beethoven's life. I hear Michael Douglas will be playing Liberace. I think he could have done Beethoven better.

[BoringWhatElse]

Can someone please tell me whats the name of the piece that is played at 7:18 Please !!!!!!!!!!!!

[jammy947]

@BoringWhatElse His own piano sonata, WoO 47 No. 1

[DiNoZsEy]

Thank you for uploading such a piece of documentary,We appreciate it.

[fallentearify]

what is he playing in 7:19?? i really want to know.

[theallcanadian]

@fallentearify From what it recall, it's an early version of the piano called the fortepiano.

[fallentearify]

@theallcanadian thanks but i'm talking about the song he was playing, sorry for not making my question clear..

[84Drumcircle]

I love how people hate you while you live, then celebrate you close to or after you have died. Do all artist have to become famous and die then?

[eahere]

so 240p, we meet again...

[BoschPianoMusic]

@eahere FYI, just uploaded one with better quality than 240p and it's not cut into pieces of 10 min but the full lenght!

[blaxicat2005]

oh my gosh it would totally suck to get songs stuck in your head back then!!! Because back then, you couldn't just go to your computer and download it from itunes and listen to it to your hearts content!!! lol

[zeitguy311]

according to many other sources.... he was Bonn, Germany court organist before thirteen ...he was court organist at age eleven and at twelve had several piano compositions published and was sixteen when he played for Mozart

[da1976stone]

where did you find this. is there dvd of the documentary

[TransV1000]

Beethoven with a British accent sounds funny.

[vashna3799]

What is it with musical genius's fathers that their so full of jealousy and rage towards them ? Beethovens 's father ,Brian Wilson's ,Michael Jackson's ,Marvin Gaye's ,all of them bitter men with chips on their shoulders.

[Agomongo1235]

240p... so we met again

[TreyRoque]

Prague 21st century 4:18. Ah, well. Close enough.

[quinn244]

Why even compare two amazing composers. There equally talented.

[vashna3799]

mozart had the melody,beethoven the power.

[IceBogdan20]

mozart vs bethoven ... how can we compare this two great artists .... you cant do this , there is no reason for that .... they are both geniuses they are like angels in the vast garden of god ... separate entities but the same essence build from the love of our lord , God

[SoundwaveSuperior373]

@IceBogdan20 heres my opinion on the difference between mozart n beethoven mozart was given the gift by god beethoven is god

[kostasssism]

great thanks for sharing

[bpconductor2282]

anyone else notice beethovens dad was in pirates of teh caribbean?

[SmashAttackOnline]

@bpconductor2282 That's why they call it a period piece.

[megajh1997]

@bpconductor2282  wasn't mr. mercer

[BelloItaliano2009]

@bpconductor2282 anyone else notice that all his family can speak british english?

[joctheviper1]

There will always be the Mozart vs. Beethoven debate. Who is more influential or gifted? The debate that will last beyond time. All comments r welcomed, respected and appreciated

[mikeinverizon]

@joctheviper1 If Mozart was the Jimi Hendrix of classical music, then Beethoven was the Eddie Van Halen.

[TheSoulOfGenius]

This is great. I have watched this documentary over and over.