Lexus - Elvis Costello - Beethoven commercial

Summary: Elvis Costello listens to Beethoven in a Lexus.

Video:
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Music in the commercial

Song: Ninth Symphony (Scherzo) composed by Beethoven

amazon - Beethoven Collection: Symphonies Nos. 1-9, Complete Recording

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Another way of referring to the song is symphony name + movement: "Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 II. Molto Vivace"

Description

Elvis Costello talks about Ludwig van Beethoven. "He wrote a few toe-tappers," he says matter-of-factly, but realizing full-well that Beethoven composed some of the most well-known and well-regarded music in history. The piece he's listening to is from Beethoven's 9th Symphony, which Costello points out was written when Beethoven was deaf. Costello then compares and contrasts the song to rock 'n' roll music.

Credits

Director: Peter Thwaites

Cast

Elvis Costello ... Himself

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Comments

piccolo June 14, 2007 23:32

Is this the John Eliot Gardiner version with the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique? They seem to use that tempo.

Keith June 15, 2007 00:15

piccolo,
I'm not sure which performance the commercial uses. If I find out I'll update the iTunes and amazon links, but for now they're just pointing to example performances.

Peter Coville January 28, 2008 03:18

I'm pretty sure it's the version recorded for Deutsche Grammofon directed by Herbert Karajan, unless someone can put me right.