Symphony
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- Episode
- Genesis and Genius
- Broadcast Info
- 2011 (59 mins)
- Description
- 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. The first episode begins amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution with the arrival in England of Joseph Haydn, dubbed "The Father of the Symphony". We also meet Mozart, the genius who wrote his first symphony at the age of 8; and Beethoven, the revolutionary who created the idea of the artist as hero and whose Eroica Symphony changed music for ever. The music is performed by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Sir Mark Elder.
- Genre
- Arts; History; Music
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The Open University, "Symphony". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/82359 (Accessed 10 Jan 2025)