Beethoven

German composer who is one of the most universally respected classical musicians of all time. His revered Symphony No. 9 remains one of the most popular and performed symphonies in the world.

I didn't believe my music teacher was Hitler's pianist
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Scotland
Posted
2 November 2025
The Essay. Uchronias, Must It Be So? Audio, 14 minutes
Five startling counterfactual histories of the lives of much-loved composers.
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BBC Radio 3
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Sunday Feature. Conscripting Beethoven. Audio, 44 minutes
How two women used Beethoven's piano music to shape wartime culture in Germany and Britain
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BBC Radio 3
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Fun facts about Germany
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BBC Bitesize
Posted
19 March 2025
'Deaf people can love music as much as anybody'
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Disability
Posted
30 August 2024
Between the Ears. Odes to Joy. Audio, 30 minutes
How politicians, protestors, advertisers and comedians have made use of an iconic melody.
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BBC Radio 3
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Starmer chooses Beethoven classic to 'sum up' Labour
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UK Politics
Posted
24 November 2023
Arts & Ideas. Late works. Audio, 44 minutes
Dame Sheila Hancock , viola player Rachel Stott and writer Geoff Dyer discuss endings
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BBC Radio 4
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Beethoven skull fragments return to Vienna
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Europe
Posted
20 July 2023
Science In Action. Animals at the Wuhan Market. Audio, 31 minutes
What does animal DNA from the Wuhan Market reveal about the start of the pandemic?
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BBC World Service
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BBC Inside Science. Covid – missing link found? Audio, 28 minutes
A potential intermediate species in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.
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BBC Radio 4
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Beethoven hair tests reveal genetic health woes
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
22 March 2023
RPO collaboration debuts in Luton with eyemasks
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
9 January 2023
Free concert is a 'thank you' to care home staff
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Bristol
Posted
6 October 2021
Digital Planet. Census goes digital in India. Audio, 45 minutes
Census goes digital in India, but who will be excluded?
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BBC World Service
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Sunday Feature. Reclaiming the Bridgetower Sonata. Audio, 44 minutes
Chi-chi Nwanoku's journey to restore Beethoven's dedication to George Bridgetower.
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BBC Radio 3
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The Essay. Science Notes, Wind. Audio, 14 minutes
James Burke leads us via steam engines and iron coffins to the modern orchestra.
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BBC Radio 3
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The Essay. Science Notes, Ivories. Audio, 14 minutes
James Burke touches on pine trees, chintz, bowler hats – and ends up on the ivories.
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BBC Radio 3
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Proms to open with Beethoven 'mash-up'
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Entertainment & Arts
Posted
17 July 2020
Beyond Belief. Beethoven's Spirituality. Audio, 28 minutes
Ernie Rea explores the place and nature of faith in today's world
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BBC Radio 4
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The Radio 3 Documentary. Sunday Feature - Dissecting Beethoven. Audio, 44 minutes
An exploration of Beethoven’s music through the body that gave him so much trouble.
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BBC Radio 3
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Arts & Ideas. Hegel's Philosophy of Right. Audio, 44 minutes
Anne McElvoy listens for echoes of Beethoven in Hegel
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BBC Radio 4
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Sunday Feature. Dissecting Beethoven. Audio, 44 minutes
Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh and Georgia Mann dissect Beethoven.
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BBC Radio 3
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Beyond Belief. Beethoven's Spirituality. Audio, 28 minutes
Ernie Rea explores the place and nature of faith in today's world
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year