Although the compositions of the first period have Beethovens unmistakable breadth and vitality, they are dominated by the tradition of Haydn and Mozart.
Beginning about 1802, Beethovens work took on new dimensions. The premiere in 1805 of the massive Third Symphony, known as the Eroica , was a landmark in cultural history. It signaled a definitive break with the past and the birth of a new era. The length, structure, harmonies, and orchestration of the Eroica all broke the formal conventions of classical music; unprecedented too was its intention to celebrate human freedom and nobility. The symphony was originally dedicated to Napoleon, who at first symbolized to Beethoven the spirit of the French Revolution and the liberation of mankind; however, when Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, the disillusioned composer renamed his work the Heroic Symphony to celebrate the memory of a great man.
The works of Beethovens middle period, his most productive, include the Piano Concertos No. 4 and No. 5 ; the Razumovsky Quartets ; his Ninth Sonata for violin, the Kreutzer Sonata , and his one Violin Concerto ; the Fourth through Eighth Symphonies ; a number of piano sonatas, among them the Waldstein and the Appassionata . His sole opera, Fidelio, was produced in its first version in 1805 and in its final form in 1814. Beethoven wrote four overtures for the opera, three of them known as the Leonore Overture. He also composed overtures to Collins Coriolan and to Goethes Egmont . From about 1813 to 1820 there was some slackening in Beethovens productivity, probably due in part to difficulties concerning his nephew.
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