Beethoven Everywhere
The music that's universal, the memory that's everlasting
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Why you know Beethoven even if you don't think you do
Discover Beethoven in three movements
Learn why the composer just never gets old
Listen to some of the greats
Hear some of the very first Beethoven records on Shellac
A Global Ode To Joy
Reimagining the world's tune for 2020
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Even deafness didn't stop him
How he played on against all odds and inspired the deaf community
Beethoven's Bonn
Explore the museum preserving the legacy
A Guided Tour of Beethoven House
Get a feel for his life as you walk around the house where he was born
Beethoven: the remix
A sound that never gets old
The sounds that made Beethoven a legend
Now that you know the man, hear about his music...
Hear from the experts
Members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra talk about their favourite bars
The forgotten story of the Kreutzer Sonata
Rediscovering the Black violin virtuoso George Polgreen Bridgetower
Sharing a life with Beethoven
What the best among musicians think about Beethoven's music
Young masters at work
Watch the young musicians of the Karajan Academy working on their Beethoven
Everyone's a critic
Reviews on Beethoven - now and then
Keep exploring Beethoven's work
A notorious grump
The challenging nature and unlucky love life of the composer
What year was Beethoven born?
1770
Draft of the Beethoven Portrait with Missa Solemnis (Joseph Karl Stieler)
Becoming Beethoven
How enlightenment and revolution influenced the composer's worldview
The original freelancer
Learn about how Beethoven became the first freelancer in music history
Work hard, play hard
Discover how strict discipline and search for inspiration shaped Beethoven's days
Was Beethoven a feminist?
Beethoven's relationship to women was difficult, yet he provided inspiration that lasts until today
"How happy I am to be able to wander among bushes and herbs, under trees and over rocks; no man can love the country as I love it....My miserable hearing does not trouble me here."Ludwig van Beethoven
A force of nature
Learn how the composer was inspired by birds, trees, and the great outdoors
Which symphony did Beethoven dedicate to Nature?
No.6 - "Pastoral"