| Other author/creator | Perkins, Jack, 1933-2019 host. |
| Other author/creator | Perlman, Ron, 1950- narrator. |
| Other author/creator | Koken, Bruce, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | White, Michael interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Greenberg, Robert, 1954- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Gibb, Richard, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Rosen, Charles, 1927-2012 interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Mutter, Anne-Sophie, 1963- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Meredith, William, 1954- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Suchet, John, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Drucker, Eugene, 1952- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Setzer, Philip, 1951- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Winter, Robert, 1945- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Masur, Kurt interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001 interviewee. |
| Included Work | Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Works. Selections. |
| Other author/creator | A & E Home Video (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | New Video Group. |
| Variant title |
Beethoven, the sound and the fury |
| Series | Biography Biography (A & E Home Video (Firm)) ^A539134 |
| Abstract |
His nine symphonies and countless smaller works made him a legend for all time. But his was a classic creative soul, tortured in spite of his success. This is a look at one of the greatest musicians of all time. Ludwig Van Beethoven is undeniably one of the greatest musical geniuses who ever lived. He was also filled with contradictions, whose towering talent allowed him license few others enjoyed. Find out how he kept composing despite being totally deaf by the age of 40. Explore the failures in love and conflicts with his patrons and fans that colored much of his life. |
| Local note | EMUSIC- 305140010664 |
| General note | Originally broadcast on television in 1998. |
| Credits | Camera, Richard Gibb ... [et al.] ; editor, Madeleine Gavin ; original music, Ludwig Van Beethoven. |
| Performer |
Host: Jack Perkins ; narrator: Ron Perlman ; voice of Beethoven: Bruce Koken ; interviews with: Michael White, Robert Greenberg, William Meredith, John Suchet, Charles Rosen, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer, Robert Winter, Kurt Masur, Isaac Stern. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Genre/form | Documentary Television series. |
| Other title |
Biography (Television program) |
| ISBN | 0767066855 |
| ISBN | 9780767066853 |
| UPC |
733961714432 |
| Publisher number | AAE-71443 A & E Home Video |
| Stock number | Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com |