Stephen Fry tells the story of Beethoven's ballet The Creatures of Prometheus, performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra, with animation by Hillary Leben.

An ancient Greek creation story tells of Prometheus stealing fire from Mount Olympus, to bring lumps of clay to life. Prometheus then calls on Apollo, god of music and dance, the Muses, and a host of other deities to teach his Creatures what it is to be fully human. Our former Principal Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen guides us through this timeless but also timely story.

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:37 Overture
00:10:22 Introduction: Allegro non troppo
00:14:10 No. 1 Poco Adagio – Allegro con brio
00:18:13 No. 2 Adagio – Allegro con brio
00:20:00 No. 3 Allegro Vivace
00:24:07 No. 4 Maestoso – Andante
00:25:30 No. 5 Adagio – Andante quasi allegretto
00:33:26 No. 6 Un poco adagio – Allegro
00:34:57 No. 7 Grave
00:41:17 No. 8 Allegro con brio – Presto
00:49:24 No. 9 Adagio– Allegro molto
00:54:08 No. 10 Pastorale: Allegro
00:57:34 No. 11 Andante
00:58:06 No. 12 Maestoso ¬– Adagio – Allegro
01:01:35 No. 13 Allegro – Comodo
01:06:23 No. 14 Andante – Adagio – Allegro – Allegretto
01:12:20 No. 15 Andantino – Adagio – Allegro
01:18:00 No. 16 Finale: Allegretto – Allegro molto – Presto

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