For all Beethoven's rages, moods and temporary glooms ... Cambridge who elected to buy the complete works of Tolkien with some academic prize-money. His tutor demurred: ''I don't believe, Mr ––––––, ...

Beethoven is lionized as a composer and artist. His music is treated with a reverence that can sometimes hide the intellect and passion he intended to convey to the audiences of his era.

This installment of the Classic Archive series captures renowned American pianist Murray Perahia at one with his art form, interpreting the works of Ludwig van Beethoven with unrivaled virtuosity ...