In a historic manor, Scott and some extraordinary musicians make a recording centered around Beethoven's Ghos Trio. As they debate and collaborate through their performances, they don't realize they've summoned up Beethoven's ghost itself. He's spent the afterlife analyzing his output. He is being trailed by the ghost of Sigmund Freud, who's come to analyze the composer. This is an ingenious mix of ghost story and documentary based on the most current research. Freud questions Beethoven about his early life and learns that his mother was impractical and his father a failure and often drunk. By the age of 10, he had surpassed the level of instruction his father could provide. He could not wait to get out of the house. He left Bonn at age 17 and went to study with Mozart. His mother became ill with consumption, so he returned home to care for his brothers. Interspersed through the narration are various works - the 2nd movement of his Opus 3 no. 1 String Trio, the 4th movement of his Opus 2 no. 2 Piano Sonata, the 3rd movement of his Opus 47 no. 9 "Kreutzer" Violin Sonata and others. But all three movements of the Opus 70 no. 5 "Ghost" Piano Trio. Beethoven wrote the Ghost Trio when he could no longer hear. Because of this, he was also no longer performing. As he got older, he had anger issues complicated by drink. He consumed wine because it was often safer than the water. He bemoaned that he never created a perfect piece of music.
—Garon Smith