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Beethoven's Heroic Symphony. Once Upon a Masterpiece.

Beethoven's Heroic Symphony. Once Upon a Masterpiece.

R 335.00 ZAR
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By (author): Anna Harwell Celenza. Illustrated by: Joann E. Kitchel.

Discover the little-known story of Beethoven’s beloved masterwork. 

As the best pianist in Vienna, Ludwig van Beethoven had everything: talent, money, fame. But he also had a terrible secret. He was slowly going deaf. Though his hearing deserted him, the maestro never lost his music. Seeking inspiration for his compositions, Beethoven hit upon Napoleon Bonaparte, then considered a liberator and a folk hero. Soon after Beethoven completed the work, Napoleon declared himself Emperor of France; betrayed and enraged, Beethoven tore his copy of the score to pieces. But his friend Ferdinand rescued a copy, and in time, Beethoven renamed it Eroica: the Heroic Symphony, dedicated to hero in each and every one of us.

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