However, questions regarding his race have been a recurring issue. So, was Beethoven black? The fact of Beethoven's ethnicity has been the subject of scholastic research and investigations.

New to BBC Radio 4 Extra. Journalist and former editor of Black Briton, Joseph Harker, looks at the relationship between race and classical music in Britain in the 2000s. Britain's hugely diverse ...

In a film about Beethoven in 1803 Vienna, the composer walks by a Black violinist. Dove looked at her husband — they had heard of colorblind casting, but really? Dove had stumbled upon George ...