Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica

1 DVD - Label: San Fransisco Symphony - SFS60013 - - Beethoven, Ludwig Van - Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas - Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony

Not all revolutions are political. Some overturn artistic conventions. Beethoven's 'Eroica' challenged accepted notions of music as a kind of decorative background and brought the listener along on a gripping voyage into the unconscious. Beethoven spent three years writing 'Eroica', which was an intimate and unflinching 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. Bonus Features: Live Performance of Beethoven's 'Symphony No.3, Eroica' by the San Francisco Symphony and MTT shot in high definition, presented in 16:9 widescreen and 5.1 surround sound. Documentary includes optional close-captioned English subtitles. Subtitles in German, French, Spanish and Chinese.

Price: $26.98