Beethoven - The Greatest Composer Documentary
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Love your content guys! Suggestion: Mozart
Was it that at one time he was suffering from std sextually transmitted deseise sphyllis almost deaf
No chance of a profile on Tchaikovsky? No! Not allowed!
@@hardwired548 True! Sad, sad world we now live in.
The speaker rightly said that SOME People think he was the greatest. But when we talk about Bach EVERYONE sais hé was and stil is the greatest composer.
“Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine.”
Ludwig von Beethoven
Yes Indeed !
"Beethoven wasnt so great!!" "What do you mean Beethoven wasnt so great?!!" "He never had his picture on a bubble gum card did he?" "How can you say someone is great who never had his picture on a bubble gum card!!" "GOOD GRIEF!!" That classic argument between Lucy and Schroeder by the great Charles Schulz, encapsulates the elite stature of Beethoven as a composer. Bubble gum card or not, Beethoven was a composer of devastating power and passion. His semi contemporary Mozart rendered happy, bubbling music mixed with occasionally sorrowful passages. Beethoven's pride and joy were passionate, brooding
tunes. Which is what makes his glorious "Ode to Joy," all the more stunning a creation. Because it was such a contrast to his standard music. If there is a true Mt. Rushmore of classical composers, Beethoven's face is one on the mountain. Perhaps, king of the mountain.
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, specifically the Ode to Joy, is the only piece of music that literally brings me to tears whenever I hear it. When I am in need of a cathartic cry, I put on a CD of that piece and before it is finished, I am brought to tears by several passages. It never fails, and to me, it is the single most beautiful piece of music ever written.
Congratulations; that means Beethoven is with you. The third movement of the ninth makes me think that Beethoven’s music is the voice of God.
It is an absolute spirit fulfilling masterpiece ❤
The capacity of the compact disc (75 minutes)was based on fitting the entire 9th symphony .
@@user-uj5yo8tx9c I feel like that about LVB’s symphony, like it’s a conduit of God’s divinity to us. Then the Gloria from his Missa Solemnis sounds like the inside heaven
I have to be up to the 9th. It takes an emotional toll on me. Need to be in the right state of mind and have no distractions when plan on listening to it - like I have to give so much of myself to it. But man is it worth it! Excess is best! Insanity is good!
(Sorry for the crazy end to my first paragraph. End of last movement of the 9th sends me into manic frenzy.)
I enjoy Beethoven more than the other classical composers.
Beethoven is definitely my favorite composer due to the raw honesty of his music. When I hear a piece of music, especially orchestral, I can detect honesty of expression, and truth. If it is lacking, when the composer is vying for fame, breaking new ground, shock, or any other ego-oriented pursuits, I can detect them, and consequently the music turns me off. This is true increasingly the newer the compositions. I, however, subscribe to the symphony and sit listening hoping to catch, occasionally, pure and emotionally true themes which totally delight me, as most of the compositions of beethoven do.
A great Beethoven movie is Eroica….basically about his premier of the ground breaking Symphony No. 3. It’s here on TH-cam.
A Beethoven with a british accent who looks like a hobbit, still a well made movie, very entertaining. Literally the milestone between the classic and the romantic periods.
Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you, the mighty Van Beethoven!
I luv Ludwig❤. Such a great deep thinker who had a lot to say in his music.
His music span the course of over 10,000 years from the distance past to the distance future
We get so carried away with 'the best.' Beethoven was certainly one of the best, but don't forget all the other great composers and performers of his time. We should merely thank God for all of them!!!
I agree.
I don't believe in God. I should perhaps thank Beethoven's parents for deciding to have sex that night.
He was the greatest of all time!!!!!! No question about it in my mind!!!!!
Well in most people's mind it was Bach who was even greater than Beethoven. Beethoven is only more famous just like Mozart
I'm for Bach.
Bach is by far a *more skilled* composer than Beethoven, tho I admit I personally enjoy Beethoven's works more.
@@patrickhauser588 beethoven opened music to a new world
bach was only born earlier so people were inspired by him
beethoven changed music like no other
bach was more skilled but beethoven is more enjoyable
@@palpalonpalpalon no i wouldn't say so. Bach is more influential, more skilled. Why he should be considered as the greatest.
But his music is also lighter and godlier. Beethoven is heavier, although i still love ir.
Yes, those two along with Bach and Handel!!! Love them all. They have enriched my life SO much!
Bach Beethoven Mozart [ in alphabetical order ]
I like to believe he could hear the notes in his head when he was deaf. I feel like he was probably trapped inside his head with music, and no way to let it out, and did his best.
9th symphony most majestic piece of music ever
Yes finally a composer
hopefully he does kanye next
Please do more like Mozart Wagner Bruckner mendelson Haydn Bach Rachmaninov Liszt
And emperor Franz Joseph of Austria 🇦🇹 Hungary 🇭🇺
@@austinzeagler2460Kanye is not dead yet.😂
Pfft poser is right, I read somewhere that guy could even hear. "Musician"
Compose yourself sir. You’re embarrassing us all.
The final movement of his last piano sonata (No 32), the second movement of his third symphony (funeral march) and the first movement of his piano sonata 14 (moonlight sonata) all bring tears to my eyes. They are quite emotional to me.
Beethoven was the first pianist to bust 5 piano strings in one performance and saying good bye to the weak strings fortepiano.
I always thought that was Franz Liszt, but not sure of course.
Whoever did that, Bee or Liszt (like the reply says), that is totally cool.
There were many great composers back then,each was unique in their own ways 🎹
I always thought Johann Hummel was under rated. He was a contemporary of Beethoven. However, Beethoven gets my vote for the greatest composer of all time. But I like Bach and Mozart, too.
I dislike such general evaluations
Tchaikovsky was one of the greatest of all time. Only that's just been "cancelled" today.
@@jonspencer8852 I actually like Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. What on earth 🌏 has made him cancelled today? Not enough swans 🦢 on the lake?
So true, so true.
There is no such thing as GREATEST OF ALL TIME!
That being said Beethoven is amongst a very short list of GREATS. His music will be loved and appreciated forever.
I think that's a very true statement. Who's the greatest of all time? Who cares and who can judge? Let's appreciate them all and thank God for their wonderful gifts.
Precisely!!!!!
No bros, Beethoven was the greatest, his life was no more than heroic! There are no stories ever heard or written about a music composer that went deaf and because of that his compositions became even better! Plus he lived through the perils and hazards of the French Revolution! A unique period in history of war and liberation!
@@Camaink1 That only makes him the Greatest in his time!
@@Menapho also! yes and it was one of the most if not the most difficult time in Europe, way more dangerous than when Bach and Mozart lived!
Superb video! Mozart was great; Beethoven was the greatest. As I've gotten older, Bach has moved up my list of favorites to challenge Beethoven. But then I listen to the 5th, the 3rd, the 9th, the Appassionata, the Missa Solemnis, and I'm forever grateful for his marvelous genius. I highly recommend the TH-cam video titled "Beethoven's Ninth: Symphony For The World." I've made sure that my children and grandchildren have all grown up loving classical music, and the man who changed it forever.
Would have been nice to hear some of the music in the background.
Some people always need muzak. Really, Beethoven as background music.
you can hear für elise in the bg
@danielpetrovics5830 I meant that they could have played the music whilst the narator is describing it at a few stages throughout the video.
You're right in a sense! Tho i would argue that its kinda nice to hear this more as an essay without break, and the cool nature of technology is we can pause at anytime to venture toward whatever Beethoven piece the documentary is talking about. Just take the time to fully listen to each piece as they come and return back to this informal documentary. Your experience doesnt have to be all in one place.
@faxanudu405 I know all the pieces, I am a classically trained pianist. That does not change the fact that it would have been nice to hear them, softly, in the background as the narrator is describing them.
If any piece of media requires you to go elsewhere to experience it fully, it is a missed opportunity at best, and badly designed at worst.
The Greatest composer of all time!! 🎻🎹🎼
Bach and Beethoven are the two biggest icons in western music history. Bach is the Old Testament whereas Beethoven is the New Testament.
as walter white would say...."you god damn right"
Definitely the greatest ever!
He was, in my opinion, the greatest composer of his era. Perhaps of all time. Then there’s the amazing Bach. You can’t compare the two, really. Both Brilliant luminaries in completely different ways. Beethoven gives me chills.
I must say in looking back, Ludwig is the greatest composer. His sonatas are responsible for me falling in love with classical piano when I was 14. It's been with me ever since. His sonatas are more than enough for any composer but then you have to include his Symphony's, Conceto's , Quartets, I could go on. And then to do it with deafness is mind blowing. He's just too great for words.
Definitely want to see videos on both Mozart and Haydn.
Oh my god, Beethoven! 🥲And now, you should give us the Chopin series, please!!! 🙏
I listen to beethoven not always bacause i want to , it as if i have to. Very compelling music.
We should stop thinking about "greatness" as the mark of a composer's achievement. Beethoven was unique in every way. His greatness is that he composed music that he would never hear but wrote it anyway, a true hero! Nice bio about his life, things I didn't know about LvB.
Beethoven is the greatest composer of all-time.
Beethoven.....then everybody else.
Beethoven is the greatest influencing composer of all-time.
How ironic that this came onto my feed when I was in Bonn, Germany yesterday and today.
Beethoven was levels beyond great/good/amazing/fantastic! levels....!
Thank you for the most important revolutionist in world music history and my great great great grand teacher.
I've been a lifelong lover of all things Beethoven and while I love and appreciate the others, Ludwig Van is the man. I had a music teacher tell me once...." Mozart is the sound of God laughing - Beethoven is the sound of God thinking" Never forgot that comment.
Loved this! Wish they played his compositions in the background
Yes, that would seem to be the obvious thing to do. But as it couldn't really be background music, and because no one wants to hear Beethoven's music cut short, it would probably have made the documentary too long
Thanks For this Guys! Can't wait For His tunes to be Heard in the background❤❤❤❤❤
Motzart, Hayden and others wrote magnificent music, and to me, the master is Beethoven. His music renders me to tears that rise up from my soul. Thank you, Ludwig. May your soul forever rest in peace.
He was the greatest of all time!!!!!!! Mo question about it in my mind!!!!!!!!!
He was the greatest REVOLUTIONARY in music development of all time. Breaking all strict rules and leading the way to a new musical age called Romantic Period.
Anthony sure there WERE other genius composers Mozart,Liszt, Chopin, Rossini to name some but none of these had the sheer astonishing creativity ,depth,
energy and variety that Beethoven had,that is the reason has is absolutely the Greatest composer of all time.
A video on Tchaikovsky next please.
Fun fact: In the masquerade party scene in Amadeus, the kid watching Mozart play is apparently Beethoven
Beethoven was not in Vienna at the time.
@@Tolstoy111 It's the use of poetic license to tie Mozart to Beethoven - an eventual passing of the torch if you will.
Beethoven ---- unsurpassed !!!!
Trillions of years from now, when the last star has flickered out and the entire cosmos has gone silent and black, drifting for ever out there somewhere in the infinite void will be a tiny speck from a long-gone world. Attached is a small golden disc, and on it, though no one will be left to hear, for all of eternity, he will be there. At the end of all things. Immortal. Beloved. Beethoven.
All in all, one of the best and most accurate documentaries on Beethoven.
Been listening to his moonlight Sonata for years
Fur Elise, Sy#5
@@Kruppt808 A good one indeed
Honestly not one of his greatest. His last 7 sonatas are untouchable. Op 57,90,101,106,109,110,111. Find some time one day, plug in your headphones and enjoy being reborn on this planet. The late quartets have the same effect.
@@LiszteninLudwig Will do, thanks!
A great video of the, undoubtedly, greatest composer who has walked this earth. Great you mentioned the Choral Fantasy and singled out the Appassionata, and gave Eroica and Solemnis the shout-outs they deserve 🙌🏼
Merits a few corrections though (what stood out to my ears):
* Beethoven did not write any Cello Concerto, sonatas he did though
* There was only one Kreutzer Sonata
* Egmont, he wrote a whole piece of Incidental music, not only an Overture
Fun fact:
* Leonore had three re-writes
* He wrote 32 piano sonatas (together with Bach considered the pinnacle of the piano repertoar)
Yes, finally a composer....and the Greatest of them all.....Just saying, he was the greatest.....then Mozart.
Bach humbug!
@@trikyy7238 Bach would certainly be in the top five.....
You’re in no position to be speaking in absolutes like that 🤡 If you asked me who my favorite composer was when I was between the ages of 16-21ish-I’d have said Beethoven. But the reality is that these different composers have qualities about them that can be found nowhere else. Mozart has a quality Beethoven never touched. If I had to limit that quality to a word, it would be “Divine”. Beethoven was more of a warrior of composition. It didn’t come as effortlessly to him-and he composed *MUCH* less work than some of his predecessors. Mozart is more of a “Krishna” of composition: Playful, sweet, seemingly effortless, heals the heart and mind. Beethoven is more of a “Gautuma Siddhartha”: Tempestuous, over-achieving but never satisfied, always intense, continuously *seeking* the divine but never quite touching it. Beethoven was a seeker-Mozart was the quality Beethoven was “seeking”. Mozart was a seeker. That quality just came from him like the fragrance of a flower. And even though I now say Mozart is my favorite-there would be no Mozart or Beethoven without Bach. Don’t speak in goofy absolutes like that.
@@GourSmith Beethoven is the greatest of them all.
@@davidsigler9690 He’s not the greatest at anything … He’s not the greatest melodist, not the greatest contrapuntist. There’s no one categoric you can pin him as being the best. He himself admitted he never wrote a great fugue despite trying his whole life. He’s definitely the most triumphant and victorious composer … But not the greatest composer. If it weren’t for Bach and Mozart-there would quite literally be no Beethoven. I don’t like to speak in terms of “favorites”, but if I had to, I’d say Beethoven is my second favorite composer-but not the greatest 😂
The greatest, imo. ♥
Beethoven was wonderful. Also like Tsaikovsky and Grieg.
Don’t agree with Tchaikovsky!
In most musicans mind, Bach is the greatest composer of all time😉
Beethoven and Mozart are only a little bit more famous, but Bach is certainly more of a genius than any musician in history
He indeed is!
You know, Mozart died at age 35. Bach lived twice as long....the comparison for greatness would be more fair if you only compared the first 35 years of Bach's music to the entire output of Mozart. The same goes for Beethove to Mozart or Hayden to Mozart. Hayden considered Mozart to be the finest musician known to him including those that lived in earlier time (Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Palestina etc, etc).......apples to apples
I love them all. They each have their own "style". It's great that they are not all the same, just as modern musicians/ composers are all different. More styles of music for us to enjoy. From a singer/ musician.
You guys are awesome. Keep killing it. Thanks.✌️🇺🇲
Who wants to say “The greatest” can do so. Fair to say,, he is up there with the greatest ever know. Much appreciated documentary, I listened to everything.
Loved listening to this Documentary!! ....Very engrossing & informative....
Beethoven continued to compose even after becoming deaf....
My Mom was a piano teacher, & I played some Beethoven.....
Yes, we need more of these...
Thanks for posting this🙏🙂
His deafness is most likely a combination of being beaten as a child and the high amount of Lead sugar in cheap wine at the time
World explain it!
Thank you, for uploading Beethoven. Suggestion, could you do Bach next time? Again, thanks for uploading this.❤
One of greatest Genius !!!
My favorite composer, Beethoven second.
as a girl studying music i fell in love with - bach, mozart and beethoven.
they are still my favorite composers.
love schubert, schuman, chopin and debussy too but i often wonder .... why is it humanity has since, never been able to produce such profundity of composers as in that time frame?
what happened to classical music?
like architecture, modernity made it discordant it seems - oh dear!
Both Beethoven and Mozart were great composors. Both earned the title of Greatest musicians.
Thanks for your work and time making this happen ❤😂
Waited so long for this! Thank you @PeopleProfiles
Your video has enriched my understanding of the topic. Thank you for your dedication.
I have read and watched several biographies of Beethoven, but I really enjoyed this one.
Your biographies are by far the best ! Thank you.
Beethoven poured out his genius in all his works, even in works considered minor. With respect to all other composers (primarily Bach and Mozart) he is the greatest composer of all time. There will never be anyone capable of surpassing him. Thank you
This is truly an exemplary Documentary!!
I wish the story included about the great violin concerto.
Good to know that Beethoven learned violin too.
And he played viola.
What a tremendous accomplishment in short life.
Overall, a very respectable and accurate summary of the great composer’s life and most important works. Well done. Thank you for not using his music in the “background.” I have no doubt that Beethoven would not have approved of this, as he never intended his music to be used as “window dressing.” In fact, this represents his overall achievement to elevate the Art of Music to a new level of artistic respect in the popular discourse. Sadly, this is lost on nearly all current “content creators,” who use music for cheap background “effect,” which means it’s not intended to be listened to with full attention.
Allow me to correct a few “details” that were missed. Surely you meant to refer to ‘cello “sonatas,” not “concertos.” And, the fourth note of the iconic opening motive of the 5th Symphony is “E-flat,” not “E”!
He was one of the greatest , he did write the greatest symphony ever the 9th.
I agree that the 9th is the greatest musical composition to date. However, I am deeply connected to the music of J S Bach.
Fifty-five years ago, I started with Beethoven whom I still love very much. A few years later, I came across J.S. Bach. The music of the latter has proved so powerfully attractive to me that ever since I have had to browbeat myself to listen to anything else.
Great biography of a great composer - certainly one of the best! It would have been nice to have some illustrative clips of his music.
What can you say about a man, a composer who changes your life forever after first hearing his work? It's unsay-able.
The ORIGINAL ROCK STAR!!❤❤❤
Beethoven speaks of humanity, for humanity and through humanity.
Mozart, then Beethoven
Mr beethoven he is the g.o.a.t
Beethoven stands alone as the greatest musical genius humanity has ever known!
2nd to Jerry Garcia ❤🎉
Fur Elise, the Moonlight Sonata, and the minuet in G are my favorites of his. It is amazing that he could compose music while deaf.
What an awesome video! Superb!
On the 26 of March 1827 the great composer became a great decomposer.
Every time I hear his 5th symphony I get goosebumps. I adored him❤🎉
Great Beethoven movie: Immortal Beloved
Haunting love story… one of my favourites
I love that movie. One of my all time favorites. The soundtrack is superb. It really ties his music to his emotions. Gary Oldman is wonderful as Beethoven.
He was indeed the greatest ever despite insurmountable personal challenges! With compositions that would continue to amaze; & celebrate life whilst inspiring triumph against any adversity well beyond humanity's very existence!
Please do kipling next
He must have been the most intense composer, not satisfied with a particular note, not just erasing but grinding a hole in the paper furiously.
Superb -- beyond BRILLIANT ---Bravo
The third movement of his "Moonlight Sonata" is my favorite classical piece......a brilliant composition and in sharp contrast speedwise to the more famous (but equally brilliant) first movement. A very difficult piece to play and a real showpiece if you can manage it!
Beethoven, was and always will be the greatest composer ever created; i believed that he was an angel in the form of a human. His music was inspired by GOD . ❤🎉.
Wonderful. Thank you!❤👏👏👏
This is really engaging and wonderful thankyou!
great video, thanks.
This is one of the best biographies of Beethoven I've seen in years.
For me, Beethoven is master of grand pieces and Mozart the genius of improvization
Thank you. Adore this!
Thanks for the video! Just a note, you may have meant Cello “sonatas” instead of concertos at 21:37. The Op. 5 Cello sonatas were dedicated to the King, and besides the Triple Concerto Op. 56, we don’t have any solo concerti from Beethoven :(
He considered Handel to be the greatest composer. I would rank him with Handel.
His music has made me feel this world worth living💐💐💐
Joyously, just as his symphonies hurtle through the orchestras of the world, so you, musicians, should celebrate his scores joyfully, like a crescendoing musical hero!
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Anyone who have studied music and not just listened to music knows J.S. Bach is the greatest composer of all, no one can possibly come close to him.
Days gone by and since I still feel like him.
Really enjoyed this documentary, well done. (LvB’s picture looks more like Stanley Baxter tho)
Great documentary! This might be one of my favourite works of yours (second only to the Hermann Göring one).
My composer documentary wishlist:
- J. S. Bach (of course)
- W. A. Mozart (of course)
- Antonin Dvořák
- Jean Sibelius
- Johannes Brahms
- Gustav Mahler
- Igor Stravinsky
- Antonio Vivaldi (not the biggest fan of his works, but he was an ordained priest ffs (!!!))
That was great. Thanks