When BBC Music Magazine asked one hundred fifty-one of the world rsquo s leading conductors to list twenty of what they believed to be the greatest symphonies ever written Beethoven rsquo s Third Eroica came out on top The work whose title means ldquo heroic rdquo was written during the turmoil of the French revolution But it also came out of Beethoven rsquo s own struggle as he slowly lost his hearing The music evokes extreme swings of emotion that express what it means to be human and alive while facing challenges Through wild swings of happiness sadness and eventual [... more]