A three-part drama-documentary series about Ludwig van Beethoven presented by conductor Charles Hazlewood. It takes eyewitness accounts of the composer's tragic life and weaves them into analysis of his groundbreaking music.
First broadcast 3rd June 2005.
This first programme looks at Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and 2nd Symphony, and charts his turbulent early years as a pianist and composer in Vienna, after having rejected his abusive alcoholic father.
Nicholas Asbury ... Franz Wegeler
Karen Ascoe ... Helene van Breuning
David Bamber ... Prince Lichnowsky
Tomasz Bednarek ... Daniel Steibelt
Michal Breitenwald ... Johann's friend
Bertie Carvel ... Ferdinand Ries
Alice Eve ... Countess Giulietta Guicciardi
Charles Hazlewood ... Self - Presenter
Rafaella Hutchinson ... Eleonore van Breuning
Alexander Kirk ... Master of Ceremonies
Calvin Kryskiewicz ... Young Carl van Beethoven
Maria Mamona ... Maria Magdalena Beethoven
Konrad Miklaszewski ... Young Nikolaus van Beethoven
Andzelika Piechowiak ... Therese Brunsvik
Holly Radford ... Eleonore Wegeler
Paul Rhys ... Ludwig van Beethoven
David Schofield ... Johann van Beethoven
Greg Sheffield ... Young Beethoven
Jack Shepherd ... Joseph Haydn
Jonathan Slinger ... Carl van Beethoven
Joshua Wilmott ... Boy in playground
First broadcast 3rd June 2005.
This first programme looks at Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and 2nd Symphony, and charts his turbulent early years as a pianist and composer in Vienna, after having rejected his abusive alcoholic father.
Nicholas Asbury ... Franz Wegeler
Karen Ascoe ... Helene van Breuning
David Bamber ... Prince Lichnowsky
Tomasz Bednarek ... Daniel Steibelt
Michal Breitenwald ... Johann's friend
Bertie Carvel ... Ferdinand Ries
Alice Eve ... Countess Giulietta Guicciardi
Charles Hazlewood ... Self - Presenter
Rafaella Hutchinson ... Eleonore van Breuning
Alexander Kirk ... Master of Ceremonies
Calvin Kryskiewicz ... Young Carl van Beethoven
Maria Mamona ... Maria Magdalena Beethoven
Konrad Miklaszewski ... Young Nikolaus van Beethoven
Andzelika Piechowiak ... Therese Brunsvik
Holly Radford ... Eleonore Wegeler
Paul Rhys ... Ludwig van Beethoven
David Schofield ... Johann van Beethoven
Greg Sheffield ... Young Beethoven
Jack Shepherd ... Joseph Haydn
Jonathan Slinger ... Carl van Beethoven
Joshua Wilmott ... Boy in playground
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