Narrated by Leighton Pugh ; with various performers

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Introduction (0:09) -- Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro (Excerpt) (1:23) -- Wild, Untamed, Arresting, Yearning, Tortured, Passionate (5:10) -- 9 Variations on a March by Dressler, WoO 63: Var. 9, Allegro (0:23) -- Beethoven, It Should Be Said, Was No Mozart (2:37) -- Musik zu einem Ritterballet, WoO 1: I. March (Excerpt) (0:28) -- It Was Probably Waldstein Who, in the Following Months (2:21) -- Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: IV. Finale (Excerpt) (0:35) -- Notwithstanding His Simmering Resentment Towards Haydn (2:05) -- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt) (0:30) -- Eight Months After the Charity Concert (2:02) -- Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo (Excerpt) (1:06) -- The Next Few Years Witnessed Multiple Performances (1:05) -- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (Excerpt) (1:36) -- Less Than Two Years Later (2:40) -- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt) (1:09) -- Unfortunately for Beethoven, the Sorrowful Mood (1:27) -- Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio (Excerpt) (0:52) -- Beethoven's Productivity Continued on His Return to Vienna (3:48) -- Fidelio, Op. 72: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? (1814 Version) [Excerpt] (1:07) -- Wrapped Up with the Complicated Genesis (2:29) -- Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale (Excerpt) (0:49) -- During This Period of Creative Inspiration (3:26) -- Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo (Excerpt) (1:01) -- Before the Mega-Concert Took Place (6:16) -- Der glorreiche Augenblick, Op. 136: VI. Chorus. Poco allegro (Excerpt) (0:51) -- Searching for Popular Acclaim at Home in Vienna (2:58) -- Missa solemnis, Op. 123: V. Agnus Dei (Excerpt) (0:46) -- Beethoven Interrupted Work on the Archduke's Mass (2:02) -- Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: Var. 21, Allegro con brio (Excerpt) (0:30) -- Beethoven Now Turned His Attention to a Work (2:17) -- Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Finale (Excerpt) [1] (1:12) -- After Completion of the Ninth Symphony (1:42) -- Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Finale (Excerpt) [2] (1:41) -- If Beethoven's Life Was a Hollywood Blockbuster (5:56) -- String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina (Excerpt) (1:01)