Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 1 and 2
Episode 3 · 2012-07-20
- Documentary
Episode overview
A special night at the BBC Proms, as Daniel Barenboim embarks on his complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies, becoming the first conductor since Henry Wood in 1942 to perform all nine symphonies in a single Proms season. He begins the journey with Beethoven's First and Second Symphonies, performed by his acclaimed West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, which famously brings together both Arab and Israeli musicians and which he describes as 'less an orchestra for peace' than 'an orchestra against ignorance'. Throughout this symphony cycle, Barenboim pairs the revolutionary and visionary music of Beethoven with one of the great musical innovators of our time, Pierre Boulez, and here he presents the intricate and shimmering soundworlds of Boulez's Dérive 2. Introduced by Suzy Klein.
180 minutes
Season 66 episodes
1. First Night of the Proms2012-07-13
2. Strauss and Sibelius2012-07-19
3. Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 1 and 22012-07-20
4. Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 3 and 42012-07-21
5. Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 5 and 62012-07-26
6. Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 7 and 82012-07-27
7. Beethoven's 9th Symphony2010-07-28
8. Bach's Mass in B minor2012-08-02
9. Bruckner's 8th Symphony2012-08-03
10. Handel's Water Music2012-08-04
11. A Fantasia of English Music2012-08-09
12. Bruckner's 6th Symphony2012-08-10
13. An Evening with Ivor Novello2012-08-11
14. Vaughan Williams Night2012-08-16
15. National Youth Jazz Orchestra2012-08-17
16. From the New World2012-08-18
17. National Youth Jazz Orchestra2012-08-23
18. The Romantics2015-08-24
19. Gilbert and Sullivan2012-08-25
20. Wallace and Gromit at the Proms2012-08-27
21. Wagner and Strauss2012-08-30
22. Elgar's First Symphony2012-09-01
23. Bernstein's Mass2012-09-06
24. Haitink Conducts the Vienna Philharmonic2012-09-07
25. Last Night of the Proms - Part 12012-09-08
26. Last Night of the Proms - Part 22012-09-08
27. Last Night of the Proms in 3D2012-09-08
29. Episode 29
30. Episode 30
31. Episode 31
