Beethoven's Eroica: The First Great Romantic Symphony (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781541697362)

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.

Author: James Hamilton-Paterson
ISBN-10: 1541697367
ISBN-13: 9781541697362
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 12/05/2017
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.30w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2017 pg. 13
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Choice 06/01/2018