“Learning about Beethoven is a joyful journey without end” British journalist and newscaster John Suchet has had a lifelong fascination with Ludwig van Beethoven, from the moment he discovered the great German composer’s music in his twenties. Beethoven’s music, in particular, the ‘Eroica’ Symphony has accompanied him on some of his most challenging reporting as a foreign correspondent (including the revolution of 1979, which Suchet covered for British TV news station ITN). As the author of eigh