Being Beethoven (2020–2020)

TV ShowEndedDocumentary1 season, 3 episodes
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Plot

Marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth in 1770, a documentary series that focuses on the real, complex and often difficult man behind the great composer.

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Episodes by season

Season013Episodes2020Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01This Strange DeafnessJuly 6, 2020—First episode in a three-part documentary series, marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, that focuses on the real, complex and
  2. S01E02You, My Immortal BelovedJuly 13, 2020—A look at how the composer's return to the town of Heiligenstadt led to one of the most extraordinary outpourings of creativity in the histo
  3. S01E03We Are Not in a Good StateJuly 20, 2020—As Beethoven embarks on the extraordinary flowering of his late music, his health deteriorates and his desire for love and family tips over

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Cast

Peter CapaldiPeter CapaldiBeethoven (voice)

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