Symphony No 3 / 12 Contretanze / etc
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BEETHOVEN
Symphony No 3 / 12 Contretanze / etc
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Manze
[ Harmonia Mundi SACD / Hybrid SACD ]
Release Date: Sunday 20 April 2008
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Emerging from a dark depression, Beethoven chose art rather than death, thus embracing a notion of destiny and heroism which links him to heroes of the past - and of his present. The Eroica Symphony, dedicated initially to Napoleon, and ultimately 'to the memory of a great man', was to prompt contemporary commentators to seek out interpretations in the Iliad. It was this work which first inspired the concept of a 'symphonic poem': here, it is the metaphor that serves the music, and not the contrary.
Tracks:
Symphony no.3 "Eroica" op.55 in E flat major
12 Contretänze WoO 14
The Creatures of Prometheus:
Finale from the ballet music
