Currentzis & Sasha Waltz: Beethoven No. 7 at the ancient theater of Delphi

Synopsis

In the ancient theater of Delphi, against the backdrop of the ruins of the Temple of Apollo, musicAeterna, conducted by Teodor Currentzis, performs Ludwig van Beethoven's 7th Symphony, in conjunction with a new choreography by Sasha Waltz and her company. Beethoven completed the symphony in 1812. The premiere 1813 at the height of the wars of liberation was a patriotic event and an enormous success. Wagner’s bon mot of this Symphony as the “apotheosis of dance” is legendary. Thae fusion of the symphony with a dance performance would certainly have been in the spirit of the grand master of this Gesamtkunstwerk. “Currentzis compares the 7th Symphony to classical, ancient architecture […] the original sound orchestra musicAeterna plays with an almost exemplary transparency.” Deutschlandfunk

Additional Info

• No: A85050001
• Composer: L.v. Beethoven
• Conductor: Teodor Currentzis
• Orchestra: musicAeterna
• Artists: Sasha Waltz & Guests
• Production year: 2021
• Run time: 00:43:00
• Director: Choreography by Sasha Waltz
• Producers: MEGARON, Unitel, Sasha Waltz & Guests, ZDF/ARTE
• Format: HDTV 16:9