BEETHOVEN EROICA

JAN 20 + 22

Overview

Feel the power of Beethoven’s “heroic” symphony, celebrating “the memory of a great man”—from its two bolts-out-of-the-blue opening chords to the brilliant finale—as H+H, led by Václav Luks, breathes exhilarating life into this majestic masterpiece. We begin with power of another kind: a storm at sea, as the symphony’s nickname promises. The composer (a friend of Mozart) raises thunderous effects of all kinds, reserving the mightiest for the last movement, with the bass drum front and center.

A special treat! The H+H Youth Choruses, led by Dr. Kevin McDonald, will open the concert with Martini’s Domine, ad Adjuvandum me Festina.

Location

Symphony Hall

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Dates

Friday, January 20, 2023 at 7:30PM
Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 3:00PM

Music

Wranitzky: Symphony in D Minor, La Tempesta
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 Eroica

Performed by

Václav Luks, conductor
H+H Orchestra

Concert Length

The concert runs 2 hours including intermission.

Program Book

Read all about this concert’s music and musicians in the program book.
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Listen

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Eroica
I. Allegro con brio
Richard Egarr, conductor
Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Eroica
II. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai)
Richard Egarr, conductor
Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Eroica
IV. Finale: Allegro molto – Poco andante – Presto
Richard Egarr, conductor
Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra