"As long as the Austrians have their brown beer and little sausages, they will never revolt." ~ Ludwig van Beethoven Tuscon Symphony Orchestra Classic Series Concert - 6 & 8 December 2019 José Luis Gomez , conductor Sean Chen , piano PROGRAM Estévez : Mediodía en el Llano Saint-Saëns : Piano Concerto No. 2 Beethoven : Symphony No. 5 in C Minor REVOLUTIONARY Ludwig van Beethoven is arguably the single most influential and inspirational composer in Western music history. He set fire to art music as courtly entertainment, in favor of expression of individual and societal struggles and triumphs. He helped ignite the search for new meaning to the most fundamental questions of human existence, during a time of political revolt. Powerfully moved by the Enlightenment principles of reason over dogma, and democracy over oligarchy, Beethoven celebrated the triumph of the French Revolution, initially dedicating his Third Symphony to the Emperor Napoleon
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