In 1970, conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim and his close friend, filmmaker Christopher Nupen, collaborated on a thirteen-part series about Ludwig van Beethoven's music - marking the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth. Lost to the British public for half a century, this series of films has never been shown together on national television in the UK. Now, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary in 2020, the episodes have been resurrected in their original form.
“I doubt whether in the whole history of the arts,” says Daniel Barenboim, “there has been such a great stride forward in such a short time… I believe it opens a new page in the history of human consciousness.” He is speaking about Beethoven’s Third Symphony, the Eroica, among the composer’s most celebrated works with its ties to Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France. It was a watershed moment in the evolution of Beethoven’s artistry and the wider Romantic revolution.
Music piece excerpts performed:
01:32 Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
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