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Keeping Score  Beethoven's Eroica

Beethoven called his Third Symphony Eroica ("Heroic"). Details

 
 

Program: Keeping Score

Episode: Beethoven's Eroica

Beethoven's Third Symphony laid bare his dreams, his fears, and, at its climax, his rediscovered heroism. From his early musical rivalries in Vienna to his terrifying duel with deafness, Beethoven reveals the roots of his genius in this episode of Keeping Score.

Duration: (55:37)
Premiere Date: 10/14/2009
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: TV-G


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