Bonn, Germany, 1789. Before he knew he was great, Ludwig van Beethoven, the Classical German composer, starves to create enchanting music. One night, he nervously plays before a large crowd. The audience is left slack jawed: they have never heard anything like this before. His muse is in he crowd, she is proud of him. Without haste, Beethoven finds himself performing for the best salons in Austria, getting paid handsomely in exchange. In lust of...