In 1804, when Napoleon's imperial ambitions became clear, Beethoven took hold of the title page of his Third Symphony and scratched the name Bonaparte out so violently that he made a hole in the paper.
En 1804, cando as ambicións imperiais de Napoleón se fixeron evidentes, Beethoven colleu a portada da súa Terceira Sinfonía e rascou o nome de Bonaparte con tanta violencia que fixo un burato no papel.