Beethoven’s lifework includes nine majestic symphonies, five piano concertos, numerous chamber music pieces, sonatas, and individual violin and piano pieces. His genius stands out among history’s ...

Starting at the end, Georgia and Henry look at the report of Beethoven's post-mortem, carried out by Dr. Johannes Wagner in Vienna on the day after Beethoven died, 27th March, 1827. It makes grim ...

And the insights could provide new windows not only into understanding Beethoven’s chronic health ailments, but the ...

He wrote that only his dedication to music and virtue prevented him from ending his life. Beethoven requested that upon his death, his condition be documented and made public by his physician ...

Documentary series that tells the life story of Beethoven in the context of the composer's own time and place, revealing a life following a very different trajectory to his art.

This show now exists as an on-demand podcast on Global Player, the official Classic FM app. In the year-long series about Beethoven’s life, John revealed the dramas, loves, conflicts and successes of ...

It is well known that during this period of time Beethoven’s encroaching deafness was a dark presence in his life. He found relief from his silent future by taking long walks in the woods to ...