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Beethoven Cycle – Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

Beethoven - Symphony No. 4 in B flat major (35 mins) Pierre Boulez - Dialogue de l'ombre double (20 mins) INTERVAL Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica' (50 mins) Jussef Eisa: clarinet, Proms debut artist IRCAM live electronics West–Eastern Divan Orchestra Daniel Barenboim: conductor Daniel Barenboim and his youthful ensemble relish the energy of Beethoven's Fourth Symphony before tackling the 'Eroica', one of the irrefutable mould-breakers of classical music. Between these peaks, Boulez's Dialogue de l'ombre double introduces another kind of theatre, the clarinet's electronic double becoming more 'real' than the soloist physically present.

English
  • Originally Aired July 21, 2012
  • Runtime 90 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC Four
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