The First Four Notes: Beethoven's Fifth and the Human Imagination

by Matthew Guerrieri

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  A Note About the Author

  Matthew Guerrieri is a music critic for The Boston Globe, and his articles have also appeared in Vanity Fair, NewMusicBox, Playbill, and Slate. He is responsible for the popular classical music blog Soho the Dog (http://sohothedog.blogspot.com). He lives in Framingham, Massachusetts.

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