Scene from: Great Composers: Beethoven
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
The programme was filmed on location in Bonn and Vienna and includes filmed extracts with: Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in Symphonies 3 & ;5 Sir Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Symphony No.9; Vladimir Ashkenazy playing the Hammerklavier Sonata; Bernard Haitink conducting Glyndebourne Festival Opera in Fidelio; The Lindsays playing the Late Quartet Op.110 and the Quartet Op.59 No.2; the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performing Cantata on the Death of Josef II and the Piano Concerto No.5 'Emperor' with soloist Charles Rosen. Biographical and critical commentary from John Suchet, Barry Cooper, William Meredith, Basil Deane, William Kindeman, Michael Tilson Thomas, Tia DeNora and Sir Peter Hall.
Catalogue: 5101154502