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.
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'. It continues with Mozart, the genius who wrote his first symphony at the age of eight, 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.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven - Symphony No 1 - 1st Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven - Symphony No 9 - Choral - Finale
Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Performer: 大象传媒 Singers. Performer: Janice Watson. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven - Symphony No 2 - Scherzo from 3rd Mvt
Performer: Harmonieband. Conductor: Charles Hazlewood. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven-Symphony No 3 'Eroica' 1st Movement
Performer: Orchestre R茅volutionnaire et Romantique. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven-Symphony No 3 'Eroica' 2nd Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven-Symphony No 3 'Eroica' 4th Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn CD Symphony No 1, 3rd Movement
Performer: Philharmonia Hungarica. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn CD Symphony No 100 'Military' 3rd Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Conductor: Frans Br眉ggen. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn CD Symphony No 12, 3rd Movement
Performer: Philharmonia Hungarica. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn CD Symphony No 45 'Farewell' 4th Mvt
Performer: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn CD Symphony No 83 Finale
Performer: Tafelmusik. Conductor: Bruno Weil. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn Symphony No 88
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Performer: Kuiijen. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn CD Symphony No 95
Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn Symphony No 98, 4th Movement
Performer: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis. -
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Joseph Haydn
The Creation Part 1 Chaos
Performer: Balthasar鈥怤eumann鈥怌hor. Conductor: Thomas Hengelbrock. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn Piano - Symphony No 98, 4th Movement
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn - Symohony No 22 'Philospher' 1st Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn - Symohony No 22 'Philospher' 2nd Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn - Symphony No 100 'Military' 1st Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn - Symphony No 100 'Military' 2nd Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn - Symphony No 104 'London' 1st Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn - Symphony No 104 'London', 4th Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn - Symphony No 40, 1st Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn - Symphony No 41'Jupiter' 4th Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn - Symphony No 6 'Le Matin' 1st Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn - Symphony No 98, 2nd Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Joseph Haydn
Haydn - Symphony No 98, 4th Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Franz Liszt
Liszt/Beethoven Symphony No 3'Eroica' 1st Mvt
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Cyprien Katsaris. -
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Franz Liszt
Liszt/Beethoven Symphony No 3'Eroica' 4th Mvt
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Cyprien Katsaris. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart - Symphony No 1, 1st Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart - Symphony No 31, 'Paris' 1st Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart - Symphony No 40, 1st Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Alessandro Poglietti
Poglietti CD Ave Regina Coelorum
Performer: Niederaltaicher Scholaren. -
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Johann Stamitz
Stamitz - Sym in D Major. Op3. No 2, 1st Movement
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Johann Stamitz
Stamitz workshop-Sym in D Major.Op3.No2. 1st Mvt
Performer: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Simon Russell Beale |
| Producer | Andy King-Dabbs |
| Director | Andy King-Dabbs |
| Series Producer | Helen Mansfield |
| Conductor | Sir Mark Elder |
| Orchestra | OAE |
Broadcasts
- Thu 3 Nov 2011 21:00
- Thu 3 Nov 2011 23:25
- Fri 4 Nov 2011 02:50
Fri 4 Nov 2011 22:50大象传媒 HD- Sun 6 Nov 2011 20:00
- Fri 2 Mar 2012 19:30
- Sat 3 Mar 2012 03:30
- Fri 24 May 2013 20:00
- Fri 18 Oct 2013 19:30
- Fri 20 Jun 2014 19:30
- Fri 30 Jan 2015 20:00