Anyone else a fan of Eroica?

[LynneSin]

http://www.all-about-beethoven.com/symphony3.html



Beethoven's 3rd Symphony was good but it can't touch the power and wonder of his Ninth Symphony. It was around the 3rd Symphony when Beethoven started to go death

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beethoven

[swimboy]

1. Moderator please move to Classical Music Forum

:rofl:

[wildhorses]

2. I bow to the master...

both LynneSin and Beethoven...

[progmom]

3. going death...

so is that like going goth or something? ;)

[LynneSin]

6. Spell check does not pick up grammatical errors

:eyes:

[SaveElmer]

4. I believe the 3rd Symphony was composed in honor of Napolean...

And Beethoven later regretted that move...and tried to erase any evidence of that fact from his manuscripts!

It is a great symphony however!

[LynneSin]

7. Isn't that the reason it was changed to Eroica

To distance it from Napoleon?

[Xipe Totec]

5. I Love Eroica!

Then again, I love all of his music.

But the ninth is the best, no doubt about it. I have a recording of the ninth conducted by Bernstein at the Brandenburg Gate after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear LynneSin!

I love this symphony!

Even though the Fifth, the Sixth and the Ninth are my favs......this one still ranks up there for me!

His music is incredibly good..... :applause: :applause: :applause:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

9. I liked it when Cannibal Corpse went death!

[LynneSin]

13. HEY!!! No grammar check with DU

:grr:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

18. Just messin' witcha

:D

[khashka]

10. When one goes death

does one have to wear black eyeliner? Sounds like fun but not if it involves makeup.



The Third is pretty good but the Ninth is the one that really gets to me......


Khash.

[autorank]

11. The Third is wonderful...

...and there is nothing in any are medium that matches the 9th. After all, Beethoven was talking to God, even if there isn't one;) Since you're a Beethoven fan, my favorite live performance was the Emperor Concerto, Vienna Sympnhon Orchestra, Claudio Abado, Conductor; Mauritzio Polini at the key board. Heaven!!!

[bridgit]

12. works for me - Harry Partch, Marimba Eroica...

http://www.corporeal.com/instbro/inst01.html

[Bear down under]

14. Beethoven himself

He was once asked by his friend Christian Kuffner (the poet who wrote the words of the Choral Fantasy) which of the symphonies was his own favourite.

"The Eroica."

"I would have guessed the C minor" the poet replied.

"No," said Beethoven, "the Eroica."


It is true that he originally dedicated the Third Symphony to Napoleon, whom he saw as a champion of the rights of man; but when he heard that N had crowned himself Emperor (in 1804) he shouted, "So he is only a man after all and will turn tyrant!", tore up the title page with its inscription 'Bonaparte', and wrote a new one inscribed: Sinfonia Eroica, composta per festeggiare il sovvenire di un grand'uomo -- Heroic symphony, composed to celebrate the memory of a great man.

The tale is told that when Beethoven was given the news of Napoleon's death he remarked, "Did I not foresee this when I wrote the funeral march in the Eroica?"

[Beware the Beast Man]

15. Gooooooooo DEATH!!!

:P

[Metta]

16. The start of the Romantic period in music.

I haven't heard it in awhile and will listen again soon. I remember liking Klemper with the Philharmonia, Bernstein with the NY Phils, Walter with the Columbia Symph, Szell with the Cleveland and Zinman with the Tonhalle Orchester Zurich. Great stuff.

[Missy Vixen]

17. The other Eroica

Hi LynneSin,

You've got to check this one out, too. Eroica Riesling from Chateau Ste. Michelle is one of the best wines we've ever had the pleasure of drinking. I'm not a big fan of Riesling, but this one's exceptional.

http://www.ste-michelle.com/Eroica_Riesling.cfm

The wine was named for Beethoven's composition, and is produced in collaboration between a German winemaker, Dr. Loosen, and Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville, WA.

We have one bottle of the '02 right now. I'm saving it for a special occasion.

Julie

[khashka]

19. I apologize to Lynne

on my and everyone else's behalf for making fun of her typo.

But it was a truly great typo!


Khash.

[progmom]

20. you're so sweet

and yes - it was a brilliant typo.

[khashka]

25. I'm pretty damn good!

But we all seemed to gang up on her for an innocent typo.
Great fun for us, not so much for her... but she has a good sense of humour. Still, should be said that it was meant in fun....

Khash.

[NightNurse]

27. Christ,Yeah.

Looked like Ebonics 101

[lizziegrace]

21. One of the first orchestral pieces I ever played

back when I was in an orchestra... Personally, I like it.

(We did a run-out concert and the HS where we played put "Erotica" in the program... :eyes:)

[Bear down under]

24. There is an excellent red rose called 'Eroica'

It's a Hybrid Tea raised in Germany in 1968. Its raiser originally named it 'Erotika' -- the red rose is after all the flower of love and passion -- but the prudes of the Registration Committee of the American Rose Society (the international authority in these matters) refused to register the name and so it was changed to 'Eroica'.

[TOhioLiberal]

22. Boy did I misread the thread title...

...:blush::rofl:

[lizziegrace]

23. Not to hijack the thread

but consider coming to the meetup in August!

:hi:

[pokerfan]

26. I love all of Mr. B's odd numbered symphonies

[tuvor]

28. It's the Beethoven symphony I've listened to the most.

Forced myself to like it in my first attempt at classical music appreciation long ago.

It's the only symphony that resides on my 2mb SD card, and it'll probably stay there.

[SKKY]

29. Too funny. I thought you were talking about the album by...

...Wendy and Lisa of Prince and the Revolution fame. I feel silly now.