The London Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1932, established its own record label in 2005, with recordings often taken from live concerts.
Performer Biography
Kurt Masur, the conductor on this album, had a 25-year relationship with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, serving as Principal Guest Conductor and later Principal Conductor.
Compositional Technique
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony opens with an iconic eight-note 'fate' motif that dominates the first movement and is referenced in almost every bar.
Compositional Technique
The Finale of Beethoven's 'Eroica' Symphony features a unique formal design, combining variation form, passacaglia, and rondo.
Performer Biography
Kurt Masur was instrumental in preventing violence in Leipzig before the fall of the Berlin Wall and led a moving performance of Brahms's German Requiem after 9/11.
Composition History
Beethoven initially dedicated his 'Eroica' Symphony to Napoleon, but angrily deleted his name when Napoleon crowned himself Emperor in 1804.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Beethoven's 'Eroica' Symphony was intended to express his faith in humanity's capacity for greatness, a new and gigantic message for the symphonic genre.
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