Eroica - The day that changed music forever

Movie
Original title	Eroica - The day that changed music forever
Country of production	Great Britain
original language	English
Publishing year	2003
length	83 minutes
Rod
Director	Simon Cellan Jones
script	Nick Dear
production	Liza Marshall
music	John Eliot Gardiner (musical director), Ludwig van Beethoven
camera	Barry Ackroyd
cut	Joe Walker
occupation
Ian Hart : Ludwig van Beethoven Lucy Akhurst : Theresia Brunswik Claire Skinner : Josephine Brunsvik Leo Bill : Ferdinand Ries Tim Pigott-Smith : Count Dietrichstein Jack Davenport : Franz Joseph Maximilian von Lobkowitz Fenella Woolgar : Princess Maria Karoline von Lobkowitz Frank Finlay : Joseph Haydn Peter Hanson : Wranitzky Robert Glenister : Servant Gerhardt Anton Lesser : Sukowaty, Beethoven's copyist Trevor Cooper : Otto Fischer Victoria Shalet : Kirsten Jonathan Aris : Paul Dorfmüller Jacob Engelberg : Franz Sarah Ford : Mrs. Fischer Celina Liesegang : Stella Joseph Morgan : Matthias Ian Thompson : Albrecht Dorfmüller Jeffrey Towers : Waiter

Eroica - The day that changed music forever is a 2003 British TV movie . At the center of the plot of the BBC production is the "Eroica", the 3rd symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven , originally dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte .

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On June 9, 1804 Ludwig van Beethoven rehearsed his latest composition in the palace of Prince Franz Joseph Maximilian von Lobkowitz in the presence of the nobility, the 3rd Symphony ("Eroica") dedicated to the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte .

While the ladies show enthusiasm, the other aristocrats and musicians react distantly to the demanding music. Beethoven's enthusiasm for Napoleon Bonaparte, who seems to be advocating the ideals of the French Revolution , is also a topic of conversation.

Meanwhile, the widowed Josephine von Deym rejects Beethoven's marriage proposal, as the law would deprive her of care for her children if she married a commoner. In order to give Beethoven the financial security he needs to compose, Prince Lobkowitz offers him a fee of 2000 florins for the exclusive use of the symphony for six months  .

Joseph Haydn , who was present at the rehearsal, prophesies that everything will be different from this day on because of the novelty of the “Eroica”. While Beethoven reports to his pupil Ferdinand Ries that his first hearing impairments are noticeable, he learns that Napoleon has crowned himself emperor. The musician furiously crumples the title page of the “Eroica” score and throws it to the ground.

Awards

In 2004 the film won the “ Prix ​​Italia ” in the “Performing Arts” category.

Web links

• Eroica - The day did changed music forever in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

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