The Greatest Composer Ever: “In Search Of Beethoven”

Monday, March 01, 2010

Phnom penh: After the screening of the short doc “CAMBODIA GOES BAROQUE” (2009, 13 mins) filmmaker Phil Grabsky travels across Europe and North America to interview historians and musicians “IN SEARCH OF BEETHOVEN” (2009, 139mins). He captures the raw energy of world-class artists such as Sir Roger Norrington, Riccardo Chailly and Claudio Abbado and addresses the romantic myth that German composer Beethoven was a heroic, tormented figure battling to overcome his tragic fate, struck down by deafness, who searched for his 'immortal beloved' but remained unmarried. “The Observer” writes: “One of the finest movies about a great musician I have ever seen". The show is on Thursday at 7 pm this week.