Beethoven - Great Composers with Tom Service
Radio 3's Tom Service introduces the deaf composer with wild eyes and crazy hair who wanted people to hear music as if they were hearing it all for the first time.
Get into Beethoven! Radio 3's Tom Service introduces the deaf composer with wild eyes and crazy hair who wanted people to hear music as if they were hearing it all for the first time. And he did it by innovating in every established type of music he touched: 'da da da dum' ‒ the opening of the Fifth Symphony ‒ no-one had ever done that before. Tom tells us how Beethoven ‘grabs you by the ... soul.’
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Composer | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Presenter | Tom Service |
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