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S01E04 - "Revolution and Rebirth"
Aired on Nov 24, 2011, 9:00 PM
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Episodes (1 Season · 4 Episodes)
Genesis and Genius
Simon Russell Beale's series looking at the history of the symphony begins with Haydn's arrival in England in 1791 and continues with Mozart and Beethoven.
Nov 3, 2011
60 min
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.
Nov 10, 2011
60 min
New Nations and New Worlds
Simon Russell Beale discovers how nationalist voices such as Tchaikovsky and Dvorak brought the symphony to wider audiences in the late 19th century.
Nov 17, 2011
60 min
Revolution and Rebirth
Simon Russell Beale investigates the symphonic world of the Soviet Union composer Shostakovich, and how Ives and Copland were creating a new American sound.
Nov 24, 2011
60 min
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