[BBC紀錄片 交響樂史] 1 天才與創世紀 （Genesis and Genius）

這部由BBC拍攝、演員兼音樂史學者西蒙•羅素•貝爾講解、指揮家馬克•埃爾德和BB­C交響樂團傾情演繹。回顧了從為王公貴族服務的一小群宮廷樂師，發展到大型音樂會上超­過一百人的現代交響樂團，跨度超過250年的交響樂的發展歷程，以眾多著名的作曲家及­重要作品為主線，闡述交響樂如何從古典時期、浪漫時期過渡到現代主義時期並呈現多樣化­的趨勢，足跡遍及德、奧、法、英、美、俄、捷、匈、芬蘭等與交響樂息息相關的各個國家­和城市。

Simon Russell Beale presents a radical reappraisal of the place of the symphony in the modern world and explores the surprising way in which it has shaped our history and identity.

The first episode begins amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution with the arrival in England of Joseph Haydn, dubbed the 'Father of the Symphony'. It continues with Mozart, the genius who wrote his first symphony at the age of eight, and Beethoven, the revolutionary who created the idea of the artist as hero and whose Eroica Symphony changed music for ever.

The music is performed by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Sir Mark Elder.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VS3MRLCrx8