In this fifth episode of Dr. Music, we discuss the Romantic Period aesthetic of "striving for the unattainable." Beethoven was the pioneer of the Romantic style, his Third Symphony igniting what became the Romantic ideal of stirring the imagination, visiting ancient times and exotic locations, and opening up a rich palette that was able to delve deeper into the artists's personal emotions. Reaching for what is unattainable, whether it is a reach through time, space, or emotional expression, is what we will experience in the podcast's musical examples.
