Review of Beethoven Lives Upstairs (1992)

Our family (girls ages 4 and 6) loved the CD by the same name so much that we bought the video too. We were impressed at the ability of the writers and director to rearrange the story and the music to fit a film version.Irealized that I knew nothing of Beethoven and read his biography afterviewing the video.Then I was really impressed to find how much accurateinformation about Beethoven's life was interwoven into the story.Althoughwe prefer the CD version, I think that seeing the period costume andsetting helped the girls place the story in an historical context.We arenow all Beethoven fans and listen to his music with new appreciation.

Product Description
Based on the best-selling and award-winning Classical Kids CD, Beethoven Lives Upstairs was hailed upon its original release as "a video masterpiece" by the Boston Herald and "the best family film to appear in a long time" by the Ottawa Citizen. The television special has been seen on HBO, PBS, CBC, the Family Channel and YTV and the home video has sold more than 250,000 copies in North America. Based in part on historical fact and featuring more than 25 beautifully-performed excerpts of Beethoven’s best-loved works, Beethoven Lives Upstairs presents the great composer as a hero for today’s children.

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