THE ANALYSIS OF KLEMPERER’S INTERPRETATION OF BEETHOVEN’S EROICA

Abstract

This article discusses the interpretative approach of the German conductor Otto Klemperer towards Beethoven’s Third Symphony Eroica. It attempts to analyze the distinctive features of his interpretation in relation to the concepts of Classicism and Romanticism. These are further elaborated by comparisons with several other interpretations. It concludes with acknowledgment, that the overall continuity flow is what makes this interpretation aesthetically coherent and appealing to the listener.

Keywords

• klemperer
• analysis
• symphony
• eroica
• aestetics
• interpretation
• clasical form