Michael Tilson Thomas and the musicians of the San Francisco Symphony take viewers on a journey revealing classical music's universal connections to the human spirit. Explore the music and compelling stories of composers including Gustav Mahler, Hector Berlioz, Charles Ives...
The story is a self-portrait of its composer, Hector Berlioz.
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Beethoven called his Third Symphony Eroica ("Heroic").
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Explore what brought Copland to write music that gave Americans a sense of identity.
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The composition encourages the listener to think about sound in new ways.
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Publicly condemned Shostakovich's 5th Symphony saved his life. Was there a hidden meaning?
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Hear work that shocked the opening night audiences.
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Watched the Copland last night. Really good. Can't wait to take in a couple others.
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