Keeping Score Season 1 Episode 2
Keeping Score
Season 1

Ep 2. Beethoven's Eroica

  • November 2, 2006

Beethoven's Third Symphony Eroica, the "Heroic," literally turned classical music on its head. Composing the first ever symphonic autobiography, Beethoven laid bare his dreams, his fears, and, at its climax, his rediscovered heroism. From his early musical rivalries in Vienna to the terrifying realization of his increasing deafness, Beethoven reveals the roots of his genius in this episode of Keeping Score. Never before had music dared to paint so personal a portrait. Follow Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony as they delve deep into the psyche of one of Western Civilization's greatest artists, reading between the notes of his favorite work.

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Description
  • First Aired
    November 2, 2006
  • Language
    English