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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.
Michael Tilson Thomas journeys to the provincial Austro-Hungarian city of Gustav Mahler's childhood, traces his musical roots, follows his rise as a young conductor, and, with the help of the San Francisco Symphony, escorts us through the stunning creation and shocking premiere of Mahler's First Symphony.













