Symphony No. 3 (Eroica) - Ludwig van Beethoven
Information about Symphony No. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven, and the best recordings available on CD or for download.
The work was written in 1803, and is in the key of E flat major. It consists of four movements lasting a total of approximately 50 minutes.
RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS
Haitink (LSO Live LSO 0080)
A superb performance, recorded live at the Barbican Centre in 2005.
London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Haitink, 2005.
LSO Live LSO 0080 (mono)
Also included in the boxed set: Beethoven: Complete Symphonies
Vänskä (BIS BIS-SACD-1516)
Minnesota Orchestra, conducted by Osmo Vänskä.
BIS BIS-SACD-1516
Klemperer (EMI Classics 7243 567 740-2)
One of the greatest recordings of the third symphony.
Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Otto Klemperer, 1955.
EMI Classics 7243 567 740-2 (mono)