The Genius of Beethoven

Cadena:BBC One

Drama Música Historia

Episodio Anterior

S01E03 - "Faith and Fury"

Emitido el Jun 17, 2005, 11:00 AM

Próximo Episodio

Serie Finalizada

Descripción

A three-part drama-documentary series about Ludwig van Beethoven presented by conductor Charles Hazlewood. It takes eyewitness accounts of the composer's tragic life and weaves them into analysis of his groundbreaking music.

Detalles

Estado: Finalizada
Idioma: English
Duración: 60 min
Estreno: June 3, 2005
Finalizado: June 17, 2005
Horario: Friday a las 0:00

Enlaces Externos

Episodios (1 Temporada · 3 Episodios)

The Rebel

This first programme looks at Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and 2nd Symphony, and charts his turbulent early years as a pianist and composer in Vienna, after having rejected his abusive alcoholic father.

Jun 3, 2005

60 min

Love and Loss

The music of Beethoven's creative middle years is explored, alongside the dramatised recollections of his family and friends. In this period he wrote five symphonies, four concertos, and his only opera - Fidelio.

Jun 10, 2005

60 min

Faith and Fury

Beethoven again revolutionises musical composition with works such as the Hammerklavier Sonata, the Missa Solemnis, the 9th Symphony and the baffling late string quartets - all composed when he was profoundly deaf.

Jun 17, 2005

60 min