Symphony No. 2: Expanding the canvas | Gardiner and the ORR on Beethoven's Symphonies

At a time when the Beethoven’s increasing deafness was causing him particular anguish, he composed one of his most cheerful works, with a final movement driven by an irrepressibly mischievous musical gesture. In the second film of our Beethoven Symphony series, John Eliot Gardiner shares his insights on the Symphony No. 2 in D Major, 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.

Our live recording of the Symphony No. 2, taken from a performance at London’s Cadogan Hall in 2013, is available to purchase from the MCO shop here:
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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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