Eroica

In 1802, Beethoven decided he wanted to "embark on a new path." And that path led to what is perhaps his most personal symphony: the "Eroica." It is a landmark, a milestone—and thus a perfect fit for Pierre Boulez, the musical revolutionary born 100 years ago. His twelve miniatures for piano, which he compiled in 1945 as "Notations," are immensely inventive, poetic, not at all defiant, indeed surprisingly relaxed. They became milestones of a new ...