[music] Beethoven – Simphony no. 3
August 2, 2007 | Filed Under music | Leave a Comment
Also known as Eroica it’s a beautiful masterpiece. If you have not listened it until now, now it’s the time to do it! It’s a must listen!
Here are some links with more information about Beethoven – Simphony no.3 in E flat major ‘Eroica’:
keepingscore.org – lots of resources nicely presented.
[Wikipdia] “Beethoven originally dedicated the symphony to Napoleon Bonaparte. Beethoven admired the ideals of the French Revolution, and Napoleon as their embodiment, but the composer was so disgusted when Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French in May 1804, that he went to the table where the completed score lay, took hold of the title-page and scratched the name Bonaparte out so violently that he created a hole in the paper. He later changed the title to Sinfonia eroica, composta per festeggiare il sovvenire d’un grand’uomo (Heroic symphony, composed to celebrate the memory of a great man).” Read more …
So, what do you think about it?