To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, Pascal Amoyel carries out a fascinating investigation into the composer and plays his masterpieces - the 32 sonatas - the diary of a lifetime.

Performed by an internationally renowned pianist, this show reveals the hidden face of one of the world’s greatest geniuses. Or how, when life denied him joy, Beethoven created it himself through his music, and gave it to mankind...

Recorded at the Théâtre du Ranelagh on January 5, 2020