Eroica poster

Eroica

The Day That Changed Music Forever

7.5(12)20031h 29m2

British filmmaker Simon Cellan Jones directs the BBC drama Eroica, starring Ian Hart as Ludwig van Beethoven. Shot on digital video, this TV film depicts the first performance of Beethoven's Third Symphony, June 9th, 1804, in Vienna, Austria. Prince Lobkowitz (Jack Davenport) has invited friends to listen to Beethoven conduct his new symphony for the first time. Among the aristocratic attendees are Count Dietrichstein (Tim Pigott-Smith), Countess Brunsvik (Claire Skinner), and composer Josef Haydn (Frank Finlay). The actual musical score is performed by the Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique, under the direction of John Eliot Gardiner.

Share WhatsApp Telegram
Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
—
Language
English
  • classical music

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

United Kingdom

Gallery

Still from Eroica

Videos

No extra videos are listed for this title yet.

Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • TV4 Oct 2003

Frequently asked questions

Eroica was released on 4 October 2003.

Member reviews

Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

Member comments

0

Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

More like this