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I loved Immoirtal Beloved ... the lake/universe shot during Ode to Joy is magnificent. Gary Oldham was brilliant.

[Dick Bachert]

One of my prize DVDs. Bernard Rose's use of Beethoven's music is superb. I watch it about once a month. The scene where Beethoven plays the Moonlight on the Broadwood piano tears me up every time. Rose said there wasn't a dry eye on the set during that scene.

We visited Europe in '89 and hit Bonn and his birthplace. Had read of the abuse his father inflicted on him. I walked through the place with tears in my eyes.

What GENIUS to have composed some of his most important works WHILE DEAF! And to not have even heard them PLAYED...

I just wish he could hear modern pianos and orchestras keeping his legacy alive. I think he'd be blown away.