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Beethoven and Beyond

Episode 2 of 4

Simon Russell Beale looks at Beethoven's revolutionary later symphonies and the works of Franz Schubert, Hector Berlioz and the flamboyant Franz Liszt.

Simon Russell Beale continues his journey into the world of the symphony with the story of the revolutionary later symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven and their phenomenal impact. We also meet Franz Schubert, whose two greatest symphonies were only discovered after his tragic early death, the obsessive French Romantic Hector Berlioz and the flamboyant pianist turned composer Franz Liszt. The music is performed by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Halle, conducted by Sir Mark Elder.

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Fri 6 Feb 2015 20:00
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Music Played

  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie Fantastique, 4th Movement聽

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie Fantastique, 4th Movement聽

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 9, 2nd Movement聽

    Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Romeo & Juliet - 1st Movement (Overture)聽

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto #4 in G, Op 58聽

    Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Colin Davis. Performer: Claudio Arrau.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 5, 1st Movement聽

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 5, 1st Movement聽

    Orchestra: Orchestre R茅volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 5, 3rd & 4th Movements聽

    Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightment / Elder, Mark聽.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 6, 'Pastoral',1st Movement聽

    Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 6, 2nd Movement聽

    Orchestra: Orchestre R茅volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 6, 2nd Movement聽

    Orchestra: Orchestre R茅volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    (Piano) Symphony No 6 'pastoral' 2nd Mvt聽

    Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Performer: Simon Russell Beale.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 6, 'pastoral',2nd Movement聽

    Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Wellington's Victory聽

    Performer: CSR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ondrej Len谩rd.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 7, 3rd Movement聽

    Orchestra: Orchestre R茅volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 9, 2nd Movement聽

    Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Elder, Mark聽.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 9, 4th Movement聽

    Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Performer: James Rutherford.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 9, 4th Movement聽

    Performer: June Anderson. Performer: Jan鈥怘endrik Rootering. Performer: Klaus Koenig. Composer: Leonard Bernstein. Performer: Members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Members of the London Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Members of the Orchestre De Paris. Performer: Members of the New York Philharmonic. Performer: Members of the Kirov Theatre. Performer: Members of the East Berlin Radio Chorus. Performer: Members of the Children's Choir of the Philarmonie聽.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 9, 4th Movement聽

    Performer: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Leonard Slatkin. Performer: 91热爆 Symphony Chorus. Performer: 91热爆 Singers. Performer: Janice Watson. Performer: Alice Coote. Performer: Kim Begley. Performer: David Wilson鈥怞ohnson.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    No 16, Pt 4: Grave Ma Non Troppo聽

    Performer: Vermeer Quartet.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 8, 1st Movement聽

    Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 8 'unfished', 1st Movement聽

    Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 9 'Great', 2nd Movement

    Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 9 'great', 4th Movement

    Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 7, Larghetto, 2nd Movement

    Orchestra: Orchestre R茅volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 5, 3rd & 4th Movements聽

    Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie Fantastique-Marche Ausupplice聽

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Colin聽Davis.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie Fantastique-Reveries, 1st Movement聽

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Colin聽Davis.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz (Piano) Symphonie Fantastique - 1st Movement

    Composer: Simon Russell Beale.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique 'reveries' 1st Movement

    Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, 5th Movement聽

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Performer: George Anthony.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, 4th Movement聽

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie Fantastique - 2nd Movement聽

    Conductor: Davis, Colin聽. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Romeo & Juliet - 1st Movement (Overture)聽

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Romeo & Juliet Symphony, 3rd Movement聽

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Romeo & Juliet Symphony, 3rd Movement聽

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Romeo & Juliet Workshop, 3rd Movement

    Performer: Emma Fielding. Performer: Simon Russell Beale. Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 9, 4th Movement聽

    Performer: Leslie Howard.

  • Franz Liszt

    Hamlet Symphonic Poem No 10聽

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Composer: Berrd聽Haitnik.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Liszt - Faust Symphony, 2nd Movement聽

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Liszt - Faust Symphony, 1st Movement聽

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Liszt - Faust Symphony, 2nd Movement聽

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Faust Symphony, 3rd Movement聽

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.

  • Franz Liszt

    Piano Duet

    Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Performer: Simon Russell Beale.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 6, 2nd Movement聽

    Performer: Leslie Howard.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No 4, 3rd Movement聽

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.

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Presenter Simon Russell Beale
Producer Andy King-Dabbs
Director Andy King-Dabbs
Series Producer Helen Mansfield
Conductor Sir Mark Elder
Orchestra OAE
Orchestra The Hall茅

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