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Death of the Hero - The ‘Eroica’ Symphony

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for 10 months

Donald Macleod explores the composition of Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony, during which the composer was assailed by the first signs of the dreadful troubles with his hearing. Show more

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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