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'''Eroica - The day that changed music ''forever''''' is a [[BBC]] television film which dramatises the first performance of [[Beethoven | Beethoven's]] third [[symphony]] the [[Eroica Symphony | Eroica]]. |
'''Eroica - The day that changed music ''forever''''' is a [[BBC]] television film which dramatises the first performance of [[Beethoven | Beethoven's]] third [[symphony]] the [[Eroica Symphony | Eroica]]. |
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The |
The film was directed by [[Simon Cellan Jones]], written by [[Nick Dear]] and starred British actors including: [[Ian Hart]], [[Tim Pigott-Smith]], [[Anton Lesser]] and [[Frank Finlay]]. The music was played by [[Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique]] and conducted by [[Sir John Eliot Gardiner]]. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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The film |
The film is set in [[Vienna]] on June 9th 1804, the date of the private, first performance of Beethoven’s third symphony, later to be known as the ‘Eroica’. The performance, and most of the action in the film, takes place at the palace of one of Beethoven’s patrons. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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The main cast were: |
The main cast were: |
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* [[Ian Hart]] — Ludwig van Beethoven. |
* [[Ian Hart]] — [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]. |
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* [[Tim Pigott-Smith]] — Count Dietrichstein. |
* [[Tim Pigott-Smith]] — Count Dietrichstein. |
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* [[Jack Davenport]] — Prince Franz Lobkowitz. |
* [[Jack Davenport]] — [[House of Lobkowicz | Prince Franz Lobkowitz]]. |
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* [[Fenella Woolgar]] — Princess Marie Lobkowitz. |
* [[Fenella Woolgar]] — Princess Marie Lobkowitz. |
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* [[Claire Skinner]] — Countess Josephine von Deym. |
* [[Claire Skinner]] — Countess Josephine von Deym. |
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* [[Lucy Akhurst]] — Countess Teresa von Brunswick. |
* [[Lucy Akhurst]] — Countess Teresa von Brunswick. |
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* [[Frank Finlay]] — Joseph Haydn. |
* [[Frank Finlay]] — [[Joseph Haydn]]. |
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* [[Leo Bill]] — Ferdinand Ries. |
* [[Leo Bill]] — [[Ferdinand Ries]]. |
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* Peter Hanson — Wranitzky (leader of the orchestra in the film and of Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique). |
* Peter Hanson — Wranitzky (leader of the orchestra in the film and of Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique). |
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* [[Robert Glenister]] — Gerhardt (one of the prince’s servants). |
* [[Robert Glenister]] — Gerhardt (one of the prince’s servants). |
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* [[Anton Lesser]] — Sukowaty (Beethoven's copyist). |
* [[Anton Lesser]] — Sukowaty (Beethoven's copyist). |
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==External links== |
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{{wikiquote}} |
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*{{imdb title|id=0369400|title=Eroica}} |
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| Eroica | |
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| Directed by | Simon Cellan Jones |
| Written by | Nick Dear |
| Produced by | Liza Marshall |
| Starring | Ian Hart, Tim Pigott-Smith, Anton Lesser, Frank Finlay |
| Music by | Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Distributed by | BBC |
Release date | 2003 |
Running time | 129 min. |
| Language | English |
Eroica - The day that changed music forever is a BBC television film which dramatises the first performance of Beethoven's third symphony the Eroica.
The film was directed by Simon Cellan Jones, written by Nick Dear and starred British actors including: Ian Hart, Tim Pigott-Smith, Anton Lesser and Frank Finlay. The music was played by Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique and conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
Plot
The film is set in Vienna on June 9th 1804, the date of the private, first performance of Beethoven’s third symphony, later to be known as the ‘Eroica’. The performance, and most of the action in the film, takes place at the palace of one of Beethoven’s patrons.
Cast
The main cast were:
- Ian Hart — Ludwig van Beethoven.
- Tim Pigott-Smith — Count Dietrichstein.
- Jack Davenport — Prince Franz Lobkowitz.
- Fenella Woolgar — Princess Marie Lobkowitz.
- Claire Skinner — Countess Josephine von Deym.
- Lucy Akhurst — Countess Teresa von Brunswick.
- Frank Finlay — Joseph Haydn.
- Leo Bill — Ferdinand Ries.
- Peter Hanson — Wranitzky (leader of the orchestra in the film and of Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique).
- Robert Glenister — Gerhardt (one of the prince’s servants).
- Anton Lesser — Sukowaty (Beethoven's copyist).
External links
Wikiquote has quotations related to Eroica (2003 film).