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.
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* 8.0 (1)DocumentaryUnited Kingdom
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
BBC Four · BBC
Runtime
60 min/ep
Release
03/11/2011
Score
8.0 / 10 (1)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
4 episodes · 2011
Episode 1. Genesis and Genius
2011-11-03 · 60 min
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…
Episode 2. Beethoven and Beyond
2011-11-10 · 60 min
Simon Russell Beale continues his journey into the world of the symphony with the story of the revolutionary later symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven and their phenomenal impact. We also meet Franz Schubert, whose two greatest symphonies…
Episode 3. New Nations and New Worlds
2011-11-17 · 60 min
Simon Russell Beale continues his history of the symphony by taking a musical journey through the rise of nationalism in Europe into the New World. He discovers how nationalist voices such as Tchaikovsky, Dvorak and Sibelius brought the…
Episode 4. Revolution and Rebirth
2011-11-24 · 60 min
Simon Russell Beale's journey takes him into the 20th century, a time when the certainties of empire were falling away, war was looming and the world was changing faster than ever before.
Simon investigates the extraordinary symphonic…