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

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

I. Allegro con brio
II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
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.

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1962 · on 22 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 22 linked albums
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Leonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1978 · on 11 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 11 linked albums
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George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1957 · on 8 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 8 linked albums
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Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1976 · on 8 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 8 linked albums
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Michael Halász
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1988 · on 7 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 7 linked albums
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Recordings (1,307)

Performance practice

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

Historically informed (HIP)1 Unknown1,306

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Symphonie No. 3 in E‐Flat Major, Op. 55 “Héroïque”: IV. Finale. Allegro moltoAntal Doráti, Minnesota Orchestra	-	BnF Collection	10:32
Symphony No. 3 in E‐Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiJascha Horenstein, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra	-	BnF Collection	15:23
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivaceErich Leinsdorf, Boston Symphony Orchestra	-	RCA Victor	6:06
Symphonie No. 3 in E‐Flat Major, Op. 55 “Héroïque”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivaceAntal Doráti, Minnesota Orchestra	-	BnF Collection	5:20
Symphonie No. 3 in E‐Flat Major, Op. 55 “Héroïque”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiAntal Doráti, Minnesota Orchestra	-	BnF Collection	15:28
Symphony No. 3 in E‐Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brioJascha Horenstein, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra	-	BnF Collection	15:20
Symphony No. 3 in E‐Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivaceJascha Horenstein, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra	-	BnF Collection	6:08
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale. Allegro moltoRené Leibowitz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	-	Chesky Records	10:50
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brioErich Leinsdorf, Boston Symphony Orchestra	-	RCA Victrola	15:33
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major op. 55 'Erocia' Part 4 of 4Anton Nanut	-	Collector's Classics	12:31
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major op. 55 'Erocia' Part 3 of 4Anton Nanut	-	Collector's Classics	6:17
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major op. 55 'Erocia' Part 1 of 4Anton Nanut	-	Collector's Classics	14:39
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major "Eroica", op. 55: Allegro MoltoNikolaus Harnoncourt, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra	-	RCO Live	11:19
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major "Eroica", op. 55: ScherzoNikolaus Harnoncourt, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra	-	RCO Live	5:20
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major "Eroica", op. 55: Allegro Con BrioNikolaus Harnoncourt, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra	-	RCO Live	14:59
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major "Eroica", op. 55: Marcia FunebreNikolaus Harnoncourt, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra	-	RCO Live	14:25
Symphony no. 3 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (extract)Béla Drahos	-	Naxos	0:23
Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II - Marcia Funebre, Adagio AssaiOtmar Suitner, Berlin Staatskapelle	-	-	15:01
Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV - Allegro MoltoOtmar Suitner, Berlin Staatskapelle	-	-	11:06
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, "Eroica": I. (extract)Walter Weller, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra	-	The Open University	3:22

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