After hearing Beethoven play through his 3rd Symphony at the piano, the composer’s pupil Ferdinand Ries wrote that “heaven and earth will tremble when it is performed”. This prediction metaphorically came true: the Eroica’s unprecedented ambition in terms of expression and architecture lifted the symphony into a new realm and has shaken composers, performers and listeners ever since. In the third film of our Beethoven Symphony series, John Eliot Gardiner shares his insights on the Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major ‘Eroica’, with exclusive footage of the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique in rehearsals for our Beethoven Symphony Cycle.

Directed and edited by Richard Wilson. Produced by Bill Lloyd & Richard Wilson. Director of Photography, Benjamin Ealovega.

About the series:
Though we’re sad not to be performing our Beethoven Symphony Cycle for you live at the moment, we’re delighted to share of our new nine-part film series in which John Eliot Gardiner and the ORR explore these incredible works as we rehearsed for this project. We'll be releasing a new film on each Symphony every Friday - for more information on this series, visit our website:
https://monteverdi.co.uk/john-eliot-g...

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The three Monteverdi ensembles – the Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique – are a leading force on the international music scene. World-class musicians and singers from many nationalities come together to share in the distinctive vision of our Artistic Director, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, in ground-breaking projects that span eight centuries of musical masterpieces.

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