Adagio: Moving Slowly From Beethoven Thru Bruckner To Mahler

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In Beethoven's ground-changing Eroica Symphony the hero he had in mind was Napoleon, heir to the French Revolution whom he thought of as righting its wrongs, as a liberator, as the man who would free Europe from its socially calcified Old Order. When Napoleon crowned himself Emperor, the disillusioned Beethoven ripped out the title page dedication.

Published on Thursday 11th of March 2010 08:35:36 AM

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Beethoven’s Eroica: The Once Named Bonaparte

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It is Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (Op. 55), best known as Eroica, an Italian word for ‘heroic.’ This musical work is noted as a mark of the end of classical era and beginning of Romanticism.Originally, Beethoven dedicated this work to Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of French, and even name this symphony with The Consul’s name (Bonaparte).

Published on Thursday 11th of March 2010 08:35:36 AM

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