![]() ![]() ![]() Hoffmann in 1810, not long after the symphony was first performed. And as Guerrieri writes, one of the most influential reviews of that work was written by E.T.A. SIEGEL: The book is about how Beethoven's 5th symphony. I came across his name last Christmas season in Matthew Guerrieri's book "The First Four Notes." Hoffmann, born 1776, died 1822 in the Kingdom of Prussia. His name used to be hugely famous, but nowadays it draws blank stares, even from people who know his work. I'm Robert Siegel.Īnd in this part of the program, a repeat airing of a story about a man responsible for a work that is a staple of the holiday season. ![]() This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. ![]()
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