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Beethoven's Eroica at Boston Symphony Hall

Boston Symphony Hall (301 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02115)
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The Handel and Haydn Society continues its 2011-12 season with a program celebrating historical heroes. The showpiece of the night is Beethoven's groundbreaking Eroica symphony, conducted by Jean-Marie Zeitouni. Eroica means "heroic" and the piece was intended as a tribute to Napoleon Bonaparte. The work represents the beginning of a period of large scale, emotionally complex and technically rigorous works for the composer. The program also features Haydn's Symphony No. 48, nicknamed "Maria Theresia" after the Holy Roman Empress, another hero in keeping with the theme. The nickname fits the regal, dramatic piece perfectly. The evening will begin with a concert staple, Beethoven's Egmont overture, a musical portrayal of the battle between oppression and freedom. The hero in this piece is the title character, the Count of Egmont, who fought against the Spanish Inquisition in the Netherlands and died for it.

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The last date listed for Beethoven's Eroica was Sunday February 19, 2012 / 3:00pm.

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    Drink up Beethoven's sounds and drink up some nice wine.
  • on Where to Park
    Boston is a tough city to find parking, so take public transit.
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    It's a concert, you should dress to show the orchestra some appreciation.

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One of the oldest period orchestras in the New England area, the Haydn and Haendel Society brings an interesting sonic space to Beethoven's Eroica. Even though Beethoven could be considered in the later classical, bridging romantic era, they create a great sound using the techniques and instruments characteristic of the late Baroque and early classical period. My girlfriend and I truly enjoyed this experience. As an avid concert goer to western tonal productions, I felt comfortable with this experience and would recommend seeing this skillful orchestra to anyone. My girlfriend is not the usual concert going type for classical type concerts, but she was captivated by the technical prowess and the seminal sounds of Beethoven's Eroica.

The concert hall is absurdly beautiful and one should go there just for any concert. The acoustics are damn good. Any seat you get is a great seat so don't worry about spending the extra cash for the closest seats. Goldstar actually gave us pretty sweet seats for a reasonable price.

Before the concert there was a conversation with the conductor and artistic director, but too bad we missed it. I heard great things about it though. After the concert there was a cocktail meet up for young professionals and being a yuppie myself, I decided to go. It was nice talking to some of the musicians and seeing the conductor in a relaxed setting. All in all this was an excellent buy.
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Thank you to Goldstar for excellent service and Handel and Haydn for providing wonderful seats to this performance. And a very exciting performance, The Gloria and Haydn, beautifully performed. Having an orchestra focusing on this repertoire is a real gift. The horn section had some problems with their exposed parts in the last movement of the Eroica, otherwise, the balance and texture of the instrumentation was superb. A wonderful afternoon to share.
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The music was excellent
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More Information About Beethoven's Eroica

Website

http://www.handelandhaydn.org/concerts/2011-2012/beethoven-eroica

Quotes & Highlights

  • There will be a pre-concert conversation one hour before the start of each performance in Symphony Hall's Higginson Hall.

Description

Jean-Marie Zeitouni conducts Beethoven’s groundbreaking Eroica symphony. The program also features Haydn’s Symphony No. 48, composed for a visit by the Holy Roman Empress, Maria Theresia.

Program:

* Beethoven: Egmont Overture
* Haydn: Symphony No. 48, Maria Theresia
* Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Eroica

Jean-Marie Zeitouni, Conductor


About the Ticket Supplier: The Handel and Haydn Society

Founded in Boston in 1815, the Handel and Haydn Society is the oldest continuously performing arts organization in the United States. The Society is a renowned period orchestra and professional chorus, performing music of the baroque and classical periods on the instruments and with the techniques of the time in which it was composed. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Harry Christophers, the Society's mission is "to perform baroque and classical music at the highest levels of artistic excellence and to share that music with as large and diverse an audience as possible."