Composer of the Week: Beethoven’s Benefactors

This week: Beethoven’s Benefactors.

He may have been rough and outright rude; he may have had no time for manners or politesse. But as difficult as Beethoven could be, his honest talent won the loyalty of some key aristocrats. These people of status and means  kept Beethoven afloat, and are the ones we have to thank for making sure that Beethoven was possible.

Tune in to “A Little Night Music” every night this week at 7 o’clock