Copying Beethoven (2006)

A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz. The mercurial Beethoven is skeptical that a woman might become involved in his masterpiece but slowly comes to trust in Anna's assistance and in the end becomes quite fond of her. By the time the piece is performed, her presence in his life is an absolute necessity. Her deep understanding of his work is such that she even corrects mistakes he has made, while her passionate personality opens a door into his private world.

The movie Copying Beethoven, released in 2006, features 10 songs from artists like David Oistrakh and Lev Oborin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and Lucia Popp , Carolyn Watkinson , Peter Schreier , Robert Holl ,. What is your favorite song from Copying Beethoven?

Songs from Copying Beethoven

String Quartet No. 15 in A minor Op. 132

The Tak?cs Quartet

Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor Op. 30

David Oistrakh and Lev Oborin

String Quartet No. 16 in f major Op. 135

The Tak?cs Quartet

Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor Op. 10

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Symphony No. 7 in A major Op. 92

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op. 125 'Choral'

Lucia Popp , Carolyn Watkinson , Peter Schreier , Robert Holl ,

String Quarted No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 131

The Tak?cs Quartet

Grosse Fuge in B flat major Op. 133

The Tak?cs Quartet

String Quartet No. 9 in C major Op. 59 'Rasumovsky'

The Tak?cs Quartet

Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111

Vladimir Ashkenazy