In Search of Beethoven
Compelling, original and comprehensive, the connoisseurs guide to the real Beethoven behind the myth. Narrated by Juliet Stevenson. With 100 interviews / experts views / exclusive performances.
One of the finest movies about a great musician I’ve ever seen - The Observer
A Dynamic Mix of Interviews and Performances
“10/10… The best film I’ve seen about a composer” – The Sun Herald
In Search of Beethoven offers a comprehensive and dynamic account of the life and works of the great composer. The film features 65 performances by the world’s finest musicians. In addition 100 interviews were conducted in the making of this beautifully crafted film.
Leading Performers
“The music is sublime” – Sight and Sound
In Search of Beethoven has brought together the world’s leading performers and experts to reveal new insights into both Beethoven the man and his music. The line-up of performers and interviewees includes Gianandrea Noseda, Sir Roger Norrington, Riccardo Chailly, Claudio Abbado, Fabio Luisi, Frans Brüggen, Ronald Brautigam, Hélène Grimaud, Vadim Repin, Janine Jansen, Paul Lewis, Lars Vogt, and Emanuel Ax among others. The film is narrated by Juliet Stevenson and young RSC actor David Dawson.
Moving away from the romantic stereotype – a complex man
“Expertise and passion combined…high-class” – New York Times
The film delves beneath the mythical image of the tortured, cantankerous genius to search for the real Ludwig van Beethoven. In Search of Beethoven addresses the romantic myth that Beethoven was a heroic, tormented figure battling to overcome his tragic fate, struck down by deafness, who searched for his ‘immortal beloved’ but remained unmarried. The results reveal someone quite different and far more interesting.
Part of the composers series, an established approach
“An endearing human biography…every bit as wonderful a In Search of Mozart” – Chicago Tribune
In Search of Beethoven takes a comprehensive look at the composer’s life through his musical output. Having created a successful and critically acclaimed blueprint with In Search of Mozart, Phil Grabsky documents each piece of music chronologically marrying it to Beethoven’s biography and letters.
Exclusive footage and in-depth research
“The beating heart of the film is Beethoven’s music , and Grabsky brings on a dizzying parade of performers to rhapsodize about their hero and offer lovely live renditions” – Boston Phoenix
Phil Grabsky travelled across Europe and North America to interview historians and musicians between rehearsals and performances. He managed to film a remarkable 65 performances for the film – and has once again captured the raw energy of these world-class artists. It includes exclusive footage of Claudio Abbado’s critically-acclaimed performance of Beethoven’s opera Fidelio. There are further performances from Frans Brüggen’s Orchestra of the 18th Century, the Salzburg Camerata with Sir Roger Norrington, Leipzig Gewandhaus with Riccardo Chailly, Vienna Symphony with Fabio Luisi, violinists Vadim Repin, Janine Jansen or pianists Leif Ove Andsnes, Ronald Brautigam, Jonathan Biss, Emanuel Ax, Lars Vogt and cellist Alban Gerhardt reveal their unique approach and share their passions. The Endellion String Quartet gave exclusive access to film a number of complete Beethoven quartets.
Interviewees & Performers:
Leif Ove Andsnes
Emanuel Ax
Kristian Bezuidenhout
Giovanni Bietti
Jonathan Biss
Ronald Brautigam
Riccardo Chailly
Barry Cooper
Jonathan Del Mar
Albert Dohmen
Cliff Eisen
Alban Gerhardt
Hélène Grimaud
Janine Jansen
Hebe Jeffrey
Christine Köndgen
Chris Kraus
Louis Langrée
Paul Lewis
Fabio Luisi
Nicholas Marston
Sir Roger Norrington
Bayan Northcott
Gianandrea Noseda
Vadim Repin
Ilona Schmiel
Lars Vogt
David Waterman
Claudio Abbado
Frans Brüggen
Endellion String Quartet
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Salzburg Camerata
Wiener Symphoniker
Norrköpping Symphony Orchestra
In order of appearance in the feature film:
Opus 58, Piano Concerto no.4 in G major Piano – Ronald Brautigam Norrköpping Symphony Orchestra Conductor – Andrew Parrott Opus 133, String Quartet, Grosse Fuge in B flat major Christian Gottlob Neefe WoO4, Piano Concerto in E flat major Haydn Mozart Mozart Haydn WoO87, Cantata on the death of Emperor Joseph II Opus 19, Piano Concerto no. 2 in B flat major Opus 15, Piano Concerto no.1 in C major Opus 1, no 1 Piano Trio in E flat major Opus 2 no 1, Piano Sonata no 1 in F minor Opus 5 no 2, Cello Sonata in G minor Opus 10 no. 2, Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major Opus 18 no 6, String Quartet in B flat major Opus 21, Symphony no. 1 in C major Opus 24, Violin Sonata no.5 in F major “Spring” Opus 27 no 2, Piano Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor “Moonlight” Opus 47, Violin Sonata in A major “Kreutzer” Opus 37, Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor Opus 55, Symphony no.3 in E flat major “Eroica” Opus 53, Piano Sonata no.21 in C major “Waldstein” Opus 57, Piano Sonata no.23 “Appassionata” in F minor Opus 56, Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin & Cello in C Opus 72, Opera, Leonore (Later re-named Fidelio) Opus 60, Symphony no.4 in B flat major Opus 61, Violin Concerto in D major |
Opus 59, no.2 String Quartet in E minor “Razumovsky” Opus 62, Overture, Coriolan in C minor Opus 69, Cello Sonata in A major Opus 68, Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral” in F major Opus 58, Piano Concerto no.4 in G major Opus 58, Piano Concerto no.4 in G major Opus 58, Piano Concerto no.4 in G major Opus 67, Symphony no. 5 in C minor Opus 73, Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major “Emperor” Opus 81a, Piano Sonata no. 26 in E flat major “Das Lebewohl” Opus 74, String Quartet in E flat major “Harp” WoO59, Piano Bagatelle: Für Elise in A minor Opus 91, Wellington’s Sieg “Battle Symphony” Opus 92, Symphony no. 7 in A major Opus 93, Symphony no. 8 in F major Opus 46, Song “Adelaide” Opus 102, no 1 Cello Sonata in C major Opus 101, Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major Opus 98, Song Cycle: An die ferne Geliebte H33 Minuet for String Quartet in A flat major Opus 110, Piano Sonata no.31 in A flat major Opus 111, Piano Sonata no.32 in C minor Opus 123, Mass: Missa Solemnis in D major Opus 125, Symphony no. 9 in D minor “Choral” Opus 131, String Quartet in C sharp minor Opus 133, String Quartet, Grosse Fuge in B flat major |
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Narrator: Julie Stevenson
Interviewees and cooperative musicians: Leif Ove Andsnes, Emanuel Ax, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Giovanni Bietti, Jonathan Biss, Ronald Brautigam, Riccardo Chailly, Barry Cooper, Jonathan Del Mar, Albert Dohmen, Cliff Eisen, Alban Gerhardt,Hélène Grimaud, Janine Jansen, Hebe Jeffrey, Christine Köndgen, Chris Kraus, Louis Langrée, Paul Lewis, Fabio Luisi, Nicholas Marston, Sir Roger Norrington, Bayan Northcott, Gianandrea Nosed, Vadim Repin, Ilona Schmiel, Lars Vogt, David Waterman, Claudio Abbado, Frans Brüggen, Endellion String Quartet, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Salzburg Camerata, Wiener Symphoniker, Norrköpping Symphony Orchestra
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Pénztárnyitás: az első előadás előtt 30 perccel.
Pénztárzárás: az utolsó előadás kezdetét követően 15 perccel.
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