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4 episodes in this season

Genesis and Genius

60 min

Beethoven and Beyond

60 min

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New Nations and New Worlds

60 min

Revolution and Rebirth

60 min

Symphony

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20111h8.0

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New Nations and New Worlds

Season 1 · Episode 3 · Nov 17, 2011

Simon Russell Beale continues his history of the symphony by taking a musical journey through the rise of nationalism in Europe into the New World. He discovers how nationalist voices such as Tchaikovsky, Dvorak and Sibelius brought the symphony to wider audiences and visits Dvorak's summer house as he left it at his death in 1904, a remarkable insight into the personal life of the great composer. Simon follows the development of the symphony outside Europe and explores how growing urbanisation led to the construction and growing popularity of some of the world's greatest concert halls, visiting the Musikverein in Vienna, the Philharmonic Hall in St Petersburg and Carnegie Hall in New York. The symphonies are played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Mark Elder.

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Symphony

TV Series

20111h8.0

Documentary

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New Nations and New Worlds

Season 1 · Episode 3 · Nov 17, 2011

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