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Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”

Ludwig van Beethoven1803–1804Op. 55
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Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica” by Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony, composed 1803–1804. 1,307 recordings in this catalogue, from 1926 to 2023.

Movements

  1. I. Allegro con brio

  2. II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai

  3. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

  4. IV. Finale. Allegro molto

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 114 recordings

Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra · 99 recordings

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 71 recordings

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 57 recordings

Herbert von Karajan

Conductor · 50 recordings

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Conductor · 48 recordings

Günther Herbig

Conductor · 46 recordings

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Orchestra · 45 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

  1. Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1962 · on 22 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings

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  2. Leonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1978 · on 11 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings

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  3. George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1957 · on 8 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings

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  4. Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1976 · on 8 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings

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  5. Michael Halász

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1988 · on 7 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings

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Recordings (1,306 of 1,307)

Conductor
Herbert von Karajan50Wilhelm Furtwängler48Günther Herbig46Otto Klemperer26Pierre Monteux24Georg Solti23Zdeněk Košler22Arturo Toscanini20Bruno Walter20Eugen Jochum20Carl Schuricht18Nikolaus Harnoncourt17
Orchestra
Berlin Philharmonic114Vienna Philharmonic99Royal Philharmonic Orchestra71London Symphony Orchestra57Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra45Philharmonia Orchestra34New York Philharmonic29Chicago Symphony Orchestra22Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra21Slovak Philharmonic21Berlin Staatskapelle20Boston Symphony Orchestra20
Label
Deutsche Grammophon121Sony Classical83Decca Classics77EMI Classics65Warner Classics60Decca Records59RCA Red Seal36Bruton Classical Series34Naxos29Profil Edition Günter Hänssler24TOWER RECORDS22Brilliant Classics17
Decade
1920s41930s201940s491950s1371960s1061970s561980s811990s802000s942010s1162020s24

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Historically informed (HIP)1Unknown1,306
Recording / performers
Symphony no. 3: II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assaiOtto Klemperer, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
15:47
Symphony no. 3: III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro vivaceOtto Klemperer, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
6:10
Symphony no. 3: IV. Allegro molto: Poco andante: PrestoOtto Klemperer, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
12:52
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiMax von Schillings, Berlin Staatskapelle
14:36
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivaceMax von Schillings, Berlin Staatskapelle
4:00
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale. Allegro moltoMax von Schillings, Berlin Staatskapelle
10:50
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55, “Eroica”: 1. Allegro con brioColin Davis, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
18:53
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55, “Eroica”: 2. Marcia funèbre (Adagio assai)Colin Davis, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
17:30
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55, “Eroica”: 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)Colin Davis, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
6:01
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55, “Eroica”: 4. Finale (Allegro molto)Colin Davis, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
12:57
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brioLovro von Matačić, Czech Philharmonic
15:09
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre - Adagio assaiLovro von Matačić, Czech Philharmonic
16:11
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo - Allegro vivaceLovro von Matačić, Czech Philharmonic
5:38
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale - Allegro moltoLovro von Matačić, Czech Philharmonic
12:00
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brioMax von Schillings, Berlin Staatskapelle
14:15
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brioMichael Gielen, Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna
13:37
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55, “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brioLan Shui, Copenhagen Philharmonic
14:36
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55, “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assaiLan Shui, Copenhagen Philharmonic
12:55
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55, “Eroica”: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivaceLan Shui, Copenhagen Philharmonic
5:24
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55, “Eroica”: IV. Finale: Allegro moltoLan Shui, Copenhagen Philharmonic
10:13

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