Eroica
“The Day That Changed Music Forever”
Overview
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.
Top-billed cast
- IIan Thompson
- VVictoria Shalet
- IIan Hart
- TTim Pigott-Smith
- JJonathan Aris
- RRobert Glenister
- FFenella Woolgar
- CCelina Liesegang
- SSarah Ford
- PPeter Hanson
Crew
- Director
- Simon Cellan Jones
Frequently asked questions
What is Eroica rated?
Eroica has an audience rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 10 votes.
Who directed Eroica?
Eroica was directed by Simon Cellan Jones.
When was Eroica released?
Eroica was released in 2003.
