Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider conducts “the Heroic Symphony”: a masterful concert by the Lyon National Orchestra in pictures! This work is one of the most illustrious achievements in musical history.
The Symphonie héroïque was originally have been entitled “Bonaparte”. But no sooner had the ink dried than Napoleon was crowned emperor. Beethoven flew into a rage, before debaptising it: “So he is just an ordinary man, and nothing more! From now on, he will trample on human rights and live only for his own vanity; he will place himself above everyone else to become a tyrant!”