I listened to the similar lecture series about Mozart earlier this year. I remember really liking it ... but I'm actually NOT remembering that much about Mozart, other than being absolutely able to associate Queen of the Night/The Magic Flute with him. 

Here, I felt I learned quite a bit about Beethoven that I wasn't aware of (his relationships, his father, his brothers, his SILs, his nephew). I was surprised NOT to recognize as much of the sampled music as I would have thought (no Fur Elise, Ode to Joy or ... "The Burger King" song). I did a little lookup before, again attempting to assign familiar songs to Beethoven, Bach and Mozart. Made more difficult with the songs don't have distinct names ( ... Moonlight Sonata IS one I will remember, but not Symphony #5 ... although I definitely recognize the music when I hear it). 

Quick listens, very entertaining lecturer. Sounds a little like Vencinni from The Princess Bride (here even saying "Sicilian" and "Florenes"). Included in AudiblePlus right now (the content can change), also available at my local library. THIS one wasn't priced as low during an Audible sale, so I gifted the Mozart one to a couple siblings. While I did like this, I seem to recall enjoying the Mozart one a little more? Maybe his story wasn't as sad/bad as Beethoven's...