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Beethoveniana

Joining Beethoven Unleashed, a year-long, BBC-wide marathon marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, a BBC Grand Virtual Orchestra made up of over 300 BBC musicians perform Beethoveniana by composer Iain Farrington, a brand new reworking of Beethoven’s nine symphonies commissioned by the BBC Proms to celebrate the opening of the 2020 Proms season. Farrington describes his work as 'taking Beethoven's music and putting it in a musical washing machine to see which colours run'. Director Toby Amies brings the music to life in this film, premiering exclusively on BBC Four, Choreographed by Cameron McMillan, starring dancers Emma Farnell-Watson and Joshua Smith together in their own lockdown bubble.

English
  • Originally Aired July 19, 2020
  • Runtime 6 minutes
  • Production Code m000l3s7
  • Network BBC Four
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Name Type Role
Emma Farnell-Watson Guest Star
Joshua Smith Guest Star
Toby Amies Director
Iain Farrington Creator
Cameron McMillan Creator