José Luis Gomez , conductor Homero Cerón , marimba Chris Herman , marimba Fred Morgan , marimba Matthew Timman , marimba -------------------------------------------- Séjourné : Concerto for Four Marimbas and Strings, “Gotan” Beethoven : Symphony No. 4 in B♭ Major REVIEW: Tucson Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Saturday, 5 October 2019 'War and Peace' , Leo Tolstoy's mammoth, multi-faceted representation, reflection and philosophical analysis of Russian society in the face of the slogging Napoleonic Wars, was once aptly described as a "loose, baggy, monster". Celebrating the ideals of the French Revolution, and originally dedicated to Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, Beethoven's 3rd Symphony is a similarly sprawling affair, written by an artist soon disgusted with Napoleon's warring ways. Beethoven's Third is his 'War and Peace'... And of course, penned only a few years later, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is a singular all
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