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Making of Music

A series chronicling the influences that affected the course of classical music

A series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music

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Episode 25: Beethoven's Eroica

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Beethoven's Eroica

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Making of Music, Series 1, Beethoven's Eroica

The composer allegedly removed his original dedication to Napoleon from the manuscript.

The composer allegedly removed his dedication to Napoleon from the manuscript. James Naughtie on history shaping classical music.

James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music.

25/30. Beethoven's Eroica

The original dedication to Napoleon was removed from the manuscript of Beethoven's Symphony No 3, allegedly by the composer's own hand, when Napoleon declared himself Emperor in 1804.

Read by Simon Russell Beale.

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