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...
William Dennis Hunt
as Ludwig van Beethoven as an old man (voice)
Michael Henwright
as Ludwig van Beethoven as a young man (voice)
John C. Hyke
as Franz Grillprazer (voice)
Jean Miller
as Marie Lichnowsky (voice)
Rinehold Montebank
as Karl Lichnowsky (voice)
Sean Wright
as Joseph Haydn / Aristocrat #1 / Constable #1 (voice)
Apollo Dukakis
as Herr Breuning / Aristocrat #2 (voice)
Ed Trotta
as Johann van Beethoven / Aristocrat #3 / Constable #2 (voice)
Morgan Rusler
as Aristocrat #4 (voice)
Renee Albert
as Guillette / Aristocrat's Wife (voice)
Peter Benson
as Dapper Man / Piccolo Player
