Description |
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, LPCM stereo; aspect ratio16:9. |
Performer |
Ian Hart (Beethoven) ; Tim Pigott-Smith (Count Dietrichstein) ; Jack Davenport (Prince Lobkowitz) ; Fenella Woolgar (Marie, Princess Lobkowitz) ; Claire Skinner (Josephine) ; Lucy Akhurst (Therese) ; Frank Finlay (Haydn) ; Leo Bill (Reis [i.e., Ries]) ; music performed by the Orchestre révolutionnaire et romantique ; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor. |
Credits |
Writer, Nick Dear; director, Simon Cellan Jones; producer, Liza Marshall. |
Event |
Produced for BBC Television, 2003. |
Note |
Program notes in English, French and German in container. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
Period-drama depiction of the private, first performance of Beethoven's "Eroica" symphony at the Lobkowitz Palace in 1805, the momentous musical event that prompted composer Joseph Haydn to remark "Everything is different from today." |
Note |
Bonus feature: complete, stand-alone performance of the symphony. |
Language |
Subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Symphonies, no. 3, op. 55, E♭ major.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 -- Performances.
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Symphonies -- First performances.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 -- Sinfonías.
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Sinfonías.
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Genre/Form |
Historical television programs.
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Television plays.
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Added Author |
Hart, Ian, 1964-
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Pigott-Smith, Tim.
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Davenport, Jack, 1973-
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Woolgar, Fenella.
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Skinner, Claire.
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Akhurst, Lucy, 1975-
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Finlay, Frank, 1926-
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Bill, Leo.
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Dear, Nick.
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Jones, Simon Cellan.
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Marshall, Liza.
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Gardiner, John Eliot. Conductor.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Symphonies, no. 3, op. 55, E♭ major.
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Orchestre révolutionnaire et romantique. Performer.
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Opus Arte (Firm)
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Standard No. |
809478009085 |
Music No. |
OA 0908 D Opus Arte |
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