Symphony No. 8: A tribute to Haydn | Gardiner and the ORR on Beethoven's Symphonies

Composed hot on the heels of the Seventh Symphony, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F major is often seen as glancing backwards to 18th-century models. In this instalment of our Beethoven Symphonies series, John Eliot Gardiner shares his insights on a piece which pays tribute to Joseph Haydn, but is also peppered with surprises. The discussion is accompanied by exclusive footage of the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique in rehearsals for our Beethoven Symphony Cycle.

Our live recording of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8, taken from a performance at London’s Cadogan Hall in 2013, is available to purchase from the MCO shop here:
https://shop.monteverdi.co.uk/product...

Credits:
- Directed and edited by Richard Wilson.
- Produced by Bill Lloyd & Richard Wilson.
- Director of Photography, Benjamin Ealovega.
- Concert footage courtesy of the Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals and the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona.

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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