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Background: The 7th symphony by Beethoven is often referred to as a 'dance symphony' and was described by Wagner as a 'grand apotheosis of the dance', but van Schayk hears in the music the voice of an almost obsessive idealism. Beethoven wrote the his Symphony No.7 between 1812 and 1813, the last years of the Napoleonic Wars, and the choreographer feels that it expresses the composer's ecstatic longing to reach the sublime future he was convinced lay ahead at the end of the dark period of the war.

Hans van Manen was once told that Beethoven was one of the few composers whose work was impossible to choreograph. Van Manen rose to the challenge, creating Grosse Fuge to Beethoven's String Quartets, op.133 in B flat major (Grosse Fuge) and the Cavatina from op.130 in B flat major. The resulting work is an abstract ballet on van Manen's favourite theme - the tension and relationships between human beings.

CATALOGUE NR: 100282
RECORD LABEL: Arthaus Musik
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 22.99 including VAT, or £ 19.57 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 03-Nov-2003

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: The Dutch National Ballet
TRACKS: Symphony No.7 in A op.92 (Beethoven choreographed by Toer van Schayk). Grosse Fuge (Beethoven choreographed by Hans van Manen) Music by : Prokofiev / Satie / Debussy. Interview with Hans van Manen.
ARTISTS: Dutch National Ballet      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: PAL 4:3 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo / Region Code: 2 5 / Duration: 123 minutes ballet performance - 25 minutes interview

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