Beethoven's Eroica: The First Great Romantic Symphony

by Hamilton-Paterson, James
ISBN: 9781541697362
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An ode to Beethoven's revolutionary masterpiece, his Third Symphony

In 1805, the world of music was startled by an avant-garde and explosive new work. Intellectually and emotionally, Beethoven's Third Symphony, the "Eroica," rudely broke the mold of the Viennese Classical symphony and revealed a powerful new expressiveness, both personal and societal. Even the whiff of actual political revolution was woven into the work-it was originally inscribed to Napoleon Bonaparte, a dangerous hero for a composer dependent on conservative royal patronage. With the first two stunning chords of the "Eroica," classical music was transformed.

In Beethoven's Eroica, James Hamilton-Paterson reconstructs this great moment in Western culture, the shock of the music and the symphony's long afterlife.

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Hamilton-Paterson, James
  • ISBN: 9781541697362
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.60 x 0.70
  • Number Of Pages: 192
  • Publication Year: 2017