BBC.The.Genius.of.Beethoven.1of3.The.Rebel - 2 of 7

[StevenOBrienComposer]

@WigsAndSwords1 Even in Bonn?

[FebiFitriAzini17]

that child who play beethoven is so cute :D

[ericwong1387]

@polymath7

It did seem a bit unusual at first I agree. But to be fair, alot of the material in the fictional interviews are cited from biographies and contemporary accounts, and thus were presenting authentic information. I found it to be an interesting way of presenting such information - better than always having the narrator read out all of it at least. I didn't mind it by the end of the miniseries.

[polymath7]

*rolls eyes*

Fucking Christ, the fictionalized interview....

This is hands down the tackiest narrative device anyone anywhere has ever come up with.

[bludluva]

"If you play it flat once more, I will kill you with my bare hands."

[MrWSherwood]

They look nothing like Beethoven!

[marlieshockey]

what song is he playing starting at 2:50 ??

[TheGloryofMusic]

@marlieshockey It's from one of the sonatas he wrote when he was 12 years old.

[TheKlitemnistra]

oh...the name??well it is a piano sonata from beethoven's but i can't remember which one....sorry!

[henrymbida]

what is the name of the piece played at the beginning of video???? please

[metteholm75]

yes. His name was Kaspar Karl.

[bradpint]

Ludwig van Beethoven's brother was called Kaspar, not Karl, wasn't he?

[MrG6051]

@bradpint if i remember correctly (from some biography i read somewhere lol) ludwig had two brothers, casper and johann

[blargherlad]

@bradpint He had two brothers, Johann and the other was Kaspar Karl. From my understanding they referred to him by Karl. Beethoven addressed the Heiligenstadt Testament to Carl and [  ], the blank being Johann, but for some reason he chose to omit his name.

[violakeenan12]

@bradpint I think thats the names of his brother and his nephew? Not sure which way round but im sure that the documentary has got it right! :)

[susumu07]

@bradpint

Kaspar Karl van Beethoven was his full name. The third brother was Johann Nikolaus van Beethoven.

[isaacsvideo]

@bradpint mabey he had one named karl one named kasper he had 8 different brothers i think

[metteholm75]

Look, what I found about "Shut up":

3. Cause someone to stop speaking, silence someone, as in It's time someone shut him up. [Early 1800s]

4. Stop speaking, as in I've told you what I think and now I'll shut up. This usage also occurs as a rather rude imperative, as in Shut up! You've said enough. [First half of 1800s]

[shon8221]

i don't see any emotion when he plays. bad actor :P

[karozlee]

I now know the bunch of people that will love a deaf beethoven...

[WarHeat2]

beethoven said shut up?

[Trickme10]

yea...isnt that kinda 20-21st century?

[karazh]

y,kind of unlogical...that hedidnt beat him up :D

[cellardoor64]

What's the melody from 5:17. And does anyone else hear similarities to Phil Collins - Groovy Kind of Love. No really.

[dooey123]

I can definately hear what you're saying - Phil's a fraud!

[unashamedson]

y is the piano all black

[Stevenup7004]

Unless my ears deceive me YOU are playing FLAT. >=(

[Rachmanomaniac]

Beethoven was so bold.

[Ramanujan88]

I wonder how Beethoven's dad was treated by his father? Anyone know if Ludwig and his granddad was close?

[kaiserkill]

yes they were and his death affected deeply the Beethoven family especially Ludwig and his mother.

[Ramanujan88]

Thank you very much for that bit.

[medievalwoman7]

@Ramanujan88 Beethoven's grandpa died when Beethoven was 3 years old, but Beethoven asked his mom to talk to him about his grandpa.