Beethoven – His Life and His Music

It becomes clear that Beethoven was the first free composer in the history of music. Without any fixed professional relationships or patronages, he found livelihood and recognition through his art alone. At the same time he pointed music in a new, revolutionary direction with his confident and "headstrong" ways. The lecture is accompanied by audio samples of his chamber music and orchestral works, making the new "sound" that Beethoven brought to music a tangible experience.