I like Bruno Walter because he's a bridge to an earlier world. He studied under Gustave Mahler.
This symphony was originally called the Napoleon Symphony by Beethoven. But when Napoleon turned into a megolomaniac dictator, Beethoven changed the name to Eroica since it had been meant as a description of a hero.
snaggletoothie of the Loyal Opposition --- THE BLOG OF "NO" -- Because someone must stand between civilization and chaos and say, "No more today, thanks."
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