Anyone else see this docudrama about the life of the great composer? I ran across it recently and was super impressed. Paul Rhys gives an intense and heavy and quite tragic portrayal of the German master. Honestly I never knew too much about him before and did not realize what a dour difficult bitter person he was. And the endless heartbreaks with women. No wonder his music was so stunningly emotional. He had so much to pour out.
The style is of a period piece where all Beethoven's family members and friends and acquaintances are "interviewed" in real time about dear Ludwig. Really cool and great costuming of course. And they dont hold back when it comes to a thorough exploration of the music itself. Modern day conductor Charles Hazlewood does a masterful job as the narrator putting all of Beethoven's works into the context of the times and of the specific events in his own life gripping him while he wrote them. And paints amazing pictures of the pieces themselves that prove extremely enlightening in understanding their genius in a very relatable way for the non classical expert.
If you have any interest at all in classical music or Beethoven or just like good documentaries i highly recommend this BBC classic. If youve already seen it let me know what you thought of it.
The style is of a period piece where all Beethoven's family members and friends and acquaintances are "interviewed" in real time about dear Ludwig. Really cool and great costuming of course. And they dont hold back when it comes to a thorough exploration of the music itself. Modern day conductor Charles Hazlewood does a masterful job as the narrator putting all of Beethoven's works into the context of the times and of the specific events in his own life gripping him while he wrote them. And paints amazing pictures of the pieces themselves that prove extremely enlightening in understanding their genius in a very relatable way for the non classical expert.
If you have any interest at all in classical music or Beethoven or just like good documentaries i highly recommend this BBC classic. If youve already seen it let me know what you thought of it.
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