What is a Symphony? Part 2

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What is a Symphony? Part 2

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Beethoven changed all ideas and expectations about the Symphony. Bill Bukowski joins me as we figure out what happened to the symphony after Beethoven through the 21st century.Support Classical Breakdown: https://weta.org/donatefmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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