"One of the best music programmes I ever saw" (The Guardian)
"A riveting display of television..." (Daily Mail)
The first movement of Beethoven's Third Symphony is explored with the help of the composer's notebooks, which provide a unique and fascinating insight into the mind of a revolutionary genius.
Introduced and conducted by Bernard Keeffe who has completed and orchestrated some of Beethoven's early sketches.
With the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Leader, Rodney Friend
(A full performance of the Eroica Symphony, conducted by Colin Davis: BBC-1 on Friday, 10.25 p.m. not Wales)