When ARTE Germany CEO Wolfgang Bergmann approached Toronto director Larry Weinstein in January 2023 about making a documentary to mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the ...

In a mixture of feature film, music documentary and animated comics, historical facts are retold, analyzed and interpreted in modern settings. Ludwig van Beethoven, played by Lars Eidinger, becomes a ...

This installment of the Classic Archive series captures renowned American pianist Murray Perahia at one with his art form, interpreting the works of Ludwig van Beethoven with unrivaled virtuosity and ...

The search for the origins of Beethoven's "Scottish Songs" leads researcher Michael Klevenhaus from Bonn to Imperial Vienna and Scotland's rugged North-West. It is also a musical journey back in time, ...

Ludwig van Beethoven never had a woman copyist, much less the gifted and attractive 23-year-old student and aspiring composer played by Diane Kruger, which might tempt one to scoff at this romantic ...

"Beethoven's music always begins with a problem. Especially in the first movement, there is always a problem. The process of resolving that problem is so refreshing that it brings a sense of catharsis ...