Beethoven Cycle – Symphony No. 4

Synopsis

Celebrated for his interpretations of Beethoven’s oeuvre, the great conductor Herbert von Karajan conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker in the composer’s Fourth Symphony. When Beethoven visited the summer residence of the famed Viennese musical patron Prince Lichnowsky, the Count Franz von Oppersdorff met the composer and fell under the spell of his Second Symphony. He offered Beethoven a considerable sum of money to compose a new symphony in the same joyous mood as the Second, leading to the genesis of the Symphony No. 4, which in turn was dedicated to Oppersdorff himself.

Additional Info

• No: 8554
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
• Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
• Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker
• Production year: 1983
• Run time: 00:33:00
• Producers: Telemondial
• Format: HDTV 16:9