The DVD of the Month for September 2019 at My Classical Notes is the Symphony #3 (Eroica) by Ludwig van Beethoven, as conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT).
Beethoven spent three years writing the Eroica, which was an intimate journal of his personal crises. The piece marked his emergence as an original master. In this DVD, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony invite you to discover the music of the Eroica and the circumstances surrounding its creation.
Retracing Beethoven’s steps through Vienna’s aristocratic ballrooms and Austria’s rustic villages, MTT explores how Beethoven channeled his fears of deafness, his admiration for Napoleon, and his obsession to prove himself the greatest composer of his time and to write a piece that forever changed what a symphony would be.
Here is Mr. Thomas directing the music and telling us more about Beethoven:
