Eroica / BBC ; written by Nick Dear ; directed by Simon Cellan Jones ; produced by Liza Marshall.

Format Video (DVD)
PublicationHeathfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom : Opus Arte, [2004]
Distribution[London, United Kingdom] : distributed under license from BBC Worldwide Limited
Copyright Date©2004
Description1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (25 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Subjects

Other author/creatorGardiner, John Eliot, conductor.
Other author/creatorHart, Ian, 1964- actor.
Other author/creatorPigott-Smith, Tim, actor.
Other author/creatorDavenport, Jack, 1973- actor.
Other author/creatorWoolgar, Fenella, actor.
Other author/creatorSkinner, Claire, actor.
Other author/creatorAkhurst, Lucy, 1975- actor.
Other author/creatorFinlay, Frank, 1926-2016, actor.
Other author/creatorBill, Leo, actor.
Other author/creatorDear, Nick, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorJones, Simon, 1963- director.
Other author/creatorMarshall, Liza, producer.
Included WorkBeethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Symphonies, no. 3, op. 55, E♭ major.
Other author/creatorOrchestre révolutionnaire et romantique, performer.
Other author/creatorOpus Arte (Firm), production company.
Other author/creatorBritish Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, television producer.
Abstract Period-drama depiction of the private, first performance of Beethoven's "Eroica" symphony at the Lobkowitz Palace in 1805, the momentous musical event that prompted composer Joseph Haydn to remark "Everything is different from today."
General noteSubtitle on disc label and container: The day that changed music forever.
General noteBonus feature: complete, stand-alone performance of the symphony and cast gallery.
CreditsMusic performed by the Orchestre révolutionnaire et romantique ; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor ; editor, Joe Walker ; cinematography, Barry Ackroyd.
Performer Ian Hart (Beethoven) ; Tim Pigott-Smith (Count Dietrichstein) ; Jack Davenport (Prince Lobkowitz) ; Fenella Woolgar (Marie, Princess Lobkowitz) ; Claire Skinner (Josephine) ; Lucy Akhurst (Therese) ; Frank Finlay (Haydn) ; Leo Bill (Reis [i.e. Ries]).
Date/time/place of a event noteProduced for BBC Television, 2003.
Audience MPAA rating: Not rated.
Technical detailsDVD, LPCM stereo; DTS digital surround; 16:9 anamorphic; DVD 9 (double layer disc); NTSC; encoded for all regions.
LanguageSubtitles in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian; program in English, French and German in container.
Genre/formBiographical television programs.
Genre/formMade-for-TV movies.
Genre/formDrama.
Genre/formTelevision musicals.
Genre/formSymphonies.
Genre/formFilmed performances.
Genre/formVideo recordings.
Genre/formMusic videos.
Genre/formFiction television programs.
Other title Eroica (Television program)
UPC 809478009085
Publisher numberOA 0908 D Opus Arte

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