Beethoven and Beyond
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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Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique, 4th MovementÂ
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique, 4th MovementÂ
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 9, 2nd MovementÂ
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. -
Hector Berlioz
Romeo & Juliet - 1st Movement (Overture)Â
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto #4 in G, Op 58Â
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Colin Davis. Performer: Claudio Arrau. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 5, 1st MovementÂ
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 5, 1st MovementÂ
Orchestra: Orchestre RĂ©volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 5, 3rd & 4th MovementsÂ
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightment / Elder, Mark . -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 6, 'Pastoral',1st MovementÂ
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 6, 2nd MovementÂ
Orchestra: Orchestre RĂ©volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 6, 2nd MovementÂ
Orchestra: Orchestre RĂ©volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
(Piano) Symphony No 6 'pastoral' 2nd MvtÂ
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Performer: Simon Russell Beale. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 6, 'pastoral',2nd MovementÂ
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wellington's VictoryÂ
Performer: CSR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 7, 3rd MovementÂ
Orchestra: Orchestre RĂ©volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 9, 2nd MovementÂ
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Elder, Mark . -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 9, 4th MovementÂ
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Performer: James Rutherford. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 9, 4th MovementÂ
Performer: June Anderson. Performer: Janâ€Hendrik 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 . -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 9, 4th MovementÂ
Performer: ±«Óătv Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Leonard Slatkin. Performer: ±«Óătv Symphony Chorus. Performer: ±«Óătv Singers. Performer: Janice Watson. Performer: Alice Coote. Performer: Kim Begley. Performer: David Wilsonâ€Johnson. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
No 16, Pt 4: Grave Ma Non TroppoÂ
Performer: Vermeer Quartet. -
Franz Schubert
Symphony No 8, 1st MovementÂ
Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner. -
Franz Schubert
Symphony No 8 'unfished', 1st MovementÂ
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 RĂ©volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 5, 3rd & 4th MovementsÂ
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. -
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique-Marche AusuppliceÂ
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis. -
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique-Reveries, 1st MovementÂ
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Colin 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 MovementÂ
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Performer: George Anthony. -
Hector Berlioz
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, 4th MovementÂ
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique - 2nd MovementÂ
Conductor: Davis, Colin . Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. -
Hector Berlioz
Romeo & Juliet - 1st Movement (Overture)Â
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
Hector Berlioz
Romeo & Juliet Symphony, 3rd MovementÂ
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
Hector Berlioz
Romeo & Juliet Symphony, 3rd MovementÂ
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
Hector Berlioz
Romeo & Juliet Workshop, 3rd Movement
Performer: Emma Fielding. Performer: Simon Russell Beale. Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 9, 4th MovementÂ
Performer: Leslie Howard. -
Franz Liszt
Hamlet Symphonic Poem No 10Â
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Composer: Berrd Haitnik. -
Hector Berlioz
Liszt - Faust Symphony, 2nd MovementÂ
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
Hector Berlioz
Liszt - Faust Symphony, 1st MovementÂ
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
Hector Berlioz
Liszt - Faust Symphony, 2nd MovementÂ
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
Hector Berlioz
Faust Symphony, 3rd MovementÂ
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
Franz Liszt
Piano Duet
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Performer: Simon Russell Beale. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 6, 2nd MovementÂ
Performer: Leslie Howard. -
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 4, 3rd MovementÂ
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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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 Hallé |
Broadcasts
- Thu 10 Nov 2011 21:00
- Thu 10 Nov 2011 23:45
- Fri 11 Nov 2011 02:40
- Fri 11 Nov 2011 22:50±«Óătv HD
- Mon 14 Nov 2011 00:00
- Fri 9 Mar 2012 19:30
- Sat 10 Mar 2012 03:30
- Fri 31 May 2013 20:00
- Fri 25 Oct 2013 19:30
- Fri 4 Jul 2014 19:30
- Fri 6 Feb 2015 20:00