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4. Dez. 2020 · 85. 4.3K views 3 years ago. Esa-Pekka Salonen, the Philharmonia's former Principal Conductor, and script writer Gerard McBurney, delve into the story, the meaning, and the music of Beethoven's...
- 15 Min.
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- Philharmonia Orchestra
4. Dez. 2020 · Footage of Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the score is interwoven with a narration by Gerard McBurney, drawn from the ballet’s synopsis, spoken by Stephen Fry, and illustrated with animations by...
- 87 Min.
- Tim Ashley
There is also surely no mistake in Beethoven’s choice to compose music for a ballet of the story of Prometheus – the god who defied Apollo to give humans the gift of fire. Christoph Altstaedt conducts the Orchestra in a performance that features narration written by Gerard McBurney and performed by Sara Kestelman.
Gerard McBurney reimagined the music’s programme into a series of text fragments describing how Prometheus fashioned two creatures out of clay, brought them to life with the help of fire stolen from the gods, and then took his soulless “children” to Apollo’s Mount Parnassus, so they could there learn – from gods, graces and muses ...
- Esa-Pekka Salonen
Gerard McBurney reimagined the music’s programme into a series of text fragments describing how Prometheus fashioned two creatures out of clay, brought them to life with the help of fire stolen from the gods, and then took his soulless “children” to Apollo’s Mount Parnassus, so they could there learn – from gods, graces and muses ...
- Esa-Pekka Salonen
- December 4, 2025
- Lavender Hill, Battersea, London, SW11 5TN, Greater London
- January 1, 1970
5. Dez. 2020 · Stephen Fry has returned in partnership with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, the Philharmonia Orchestra and, funnily enough, Beethoven’s music, to narrate Gerard McBurney’s version of The Creatures of Prometheus.
Stephen Fry – narrator. Gerard McBurney – script writer. Hillary Leben – animator. Programme. BeethovenThe Creatures of Prometheus (complete ballet) An ancient Greek creation story tells of Prometheus, who breathed life into lumps of clay to create human beings, and stole fire from the gods to give them light and understanding.
