This documentary DVD explores different facets of the composer who stunned the world with his revolutionary masterworks, both powerful & intimate, the expression of human emotion through highly personal musical creations: Ludwig van Beethoven. A succession of poetic tableux unfolds on several romantic themes freely inspired by the composers life. Against the backdrop of the Napoleontic Wars & the Viennese aristocracy, actors, dancers & musicians enact a fantastic fresco celebrating the creative & musicial genius Ludwig van Beethoven. Performed by the Claudel String Quartet.