Animated Hero Classics: Beethoven

Synopsis

Even as a young boy, Beethoven marched to the beat of a different drummer. Trained in the traditional music methods by his father, Beethoven was an accomplished pianist by the age of 12. But he yearned to try new sounds and persevered until audiences heard his music. By his early twenties, this persistent young man performed for Joseph Haydn, who compared him to the great Mozart. Sadly, Beethoven began to lose his hearing, but he threw himself even more deeply into his music, composing "Fur Elise," "Sonata Pathetique" and the dramatic "Fifth Symphony" years later, audience members heard what he could not and leapt to their feet in ecstatic appreciation for such passionate music. His creativity gave the world then, as it does today, music that stirs the soul. The video begins in 1827 with 30,000 people paying tribute to the great Beethoven in Vienna, Austria. Then the video switches to his life as a child...

Main Cast

William Dennis Hunt

Ludwig van Beethoven as an old man (voice)

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Michael Henwright

Ludwig van Beethoven as a young man (voice)

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John C. Hyke

Franz Grillprazer (voice)

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Jean Miller

Marie Lichnowsky (voice)

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Rinehold Montebank

Karl Lichnowsky (voice)

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Sean Wright

Joseph Haydn / Aristocrat #1 / Constable #1 (voice)

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Apollo Dukakis

Herr Breuning / Aristocrat #2 (voice)

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Ed Trotta

Johann van Beethoven / Aristocrat #3 / Constable #2 (voice)

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Richard Rich Jared F. Brown
Writing	Writer	Brian Nissen
Editing	Editor	James Koford
Sound	Original Music Composer	Kurt Bestor
Directing	Director	Richard Rich
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