Eroica

In the mid 1960s Herbert von Karajan decided to record on film all nine Beethoven symphonies with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. One of the most controversial productions was Hugo Niebeling's highly personal interpretation of the "Pastorale" (1967), with its abstract shots of instruments, rapid rhythms, fade-ins and symbolically arranged colors. Four years later Niebeling directed the "Eroica", but Karajan decided to change several passages of the film. This is Hugo Niebeling's original version; it has been reconstructed in 2010. (Verleiher-Text)