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Symphony: Episode 2: Beethoven and Beyond

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Beethoven and Beyond

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Episode 2: Beethoven and Beyond

BBC Four - Symphony, Beethoven and Beyond

Simon Russell Beale looks at the symphonies of Beethoven, Schubert, Berlioz and Liszt.

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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A reappraisal of the symphony's place in the modern world and how it shaped our identity

Simon Russell Beale presents a radical reappraisal of the place of the symphony in the modern world and explores the surprising way in which it has shaped our history and identity

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