1st Eroica motif

[MontrealPianist]

Originally posted by Peter:
No work by Beethoven is 'random' - we're dealing here with the greatest master of form and structure and the 3rd is no exception. The 3rd was a monumental achievement and even if you don't like the work, you have to appreciate that it opened the door for everything else Beethoven subsequently wrote.

I very much agree with this. Beethoven's genius comes from the fact every one of his notes in a piece is important. Tchaikovsky is the only other I know who composed like this.