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Beethoven's Eroica
Beethoven's Eroica
Keeping Score
Beethoven called his Third Symphony Eroica ("Heroic").
Ives Holidays Symphony
Ives Holidays Symphony
Keeping Score
The composition encourages the listener to think about sound in new ways.
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Keeping Score
Publicly condemned Shostakovich's 5th Symphony saved his life. Was there a hidden meaning?
Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
Keeping Score
Hear work that shocked the opening night audiences.
A Mahler Journey
A Mahler Journey
Keeping Score
Mahler's music is performed by the San Francisco Symphony led by Michael Tilson Thomas.
Filming "On Location" for Keeping Score: Mahler
Filming "On Location" for Keeping Score: Mahler
Keeping Score
A behind the scenes look at the making of Keeping Score: Mahler.
Ranging from tender sentiment to savage chaos, the music of early 20th-century composer Charles Ives explores an essentially American riddle: how can we survive the relentless assault of our own success? Join Michael Tilson Thomas as he, the San Francisco Symphony, and Charles Ives belt it out over truth, beauty, and the American Way.













