Skip to content
Classikal
Back to Works
ClassicalSymphony

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

Ludwig van Beethoven1803–1804Op. 55
Browse 1,307 recordings ↓Checking favorite status…
MusicBrainz

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

    Browse 4 recordings and 22 linked albums

    Recordings in this entry

    Linked albums

  2. 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

    Recordings in this entry

    Linked albums

  3. 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

    Recordings in this entry

    Linked albums

  4. 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

    Recordings in this entry

    Linked albums

  5. Michael Halász

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1988 · on 7 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings

    Browse 4 recordings and 7 linked albums

    Recordings in this entry

    Linked albums

Recordings (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 Grammophon122Sony Classical83Decca Classics78EMI Classics65Warner Classics60Decca Records59RCA Red Seal36Bruton Classical Series34Naxos29Profil Edition Günter Hänssler24TOWER RECORDS22Brilliant Classics17
Decade
1920s41930s201940s491950s1371960s1061970s561980s811990s812000s942010s1162020s24

Performance practice

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

Historically informed (HIP)1Unknown1,306
Recording / performers
Symphony no.3 In E Flat Major 'Eroica', op. 55: Marcia Funebre: Adagio AssaiEmmanuel Krivine, La Chambre philharmonique
13:56
Symphony no.3 In E Flat Major 'Eroica', op. 55: Scherzo: Allegro VivaceEmmanuel Krivine, La Chambre philharmonique
5:39
Symphony no.3 In E Flat Major 'Eroica', op. 55: Finale: Allegro MoltoEmmanuel Krivine, La Chambre philharmonique
11:02
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale. Allegro moltoRafael Frühbeck de Burgos, London Symphony Orchestra
12:25
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivaceRafael Frühbeck de Burgos, London Symphony Orchestra
5:41
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai)André Cluytens, Berlin Philharmonic
16:13
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro moltoZdeněk Košler, Slovak Philharmonic
12:26
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivaceZdeněk Košler, Slovak Philharmonic
6:11
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivaceKurt Sanderling, Philharmonia Orchestra
6:33
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro moltoKurt Sanderling, Philharmonia Orchestra
13:21
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiKurt Sanderling, Philharmonia Orchestra
17:31
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro moltoLeonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic
11:52
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiLeonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic
17:40
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brioLeonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic
17:44
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivaceLeonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic
6:11
Symphony No. 3 op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiOtmar Suitner, Berlin Staatskapelle
15:01
Symphony No. 3 op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brioOtmar Suitner, Berlin Staatskapelle
18:40
Symphony No. 3 op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivaceOtmar Suitner, Berlin Staatskapelle
5:26
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica': I. Allegro Con BrioDavid Porcelijn, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
16:31
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brioAnton Nanut, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
14:37

Loading listening library…

Report a catalog issue

Prepare a correction for Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”. Your draft stays on this page until you copy it. Review it before posting publicly on Fider; avoid personal information.

Fider requires a separate sign-in. Your Classikal sign-in does not sign you into Fider.

More works by Ludwig van Beethoven

View all →

Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”

Symphony·1822·1,910 recordings

Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67

Symphony·1804·1,711 recordings

Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”

Symphony·1808·1,642 recordings

Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92

Symphony·1811·1,375 recordings

Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93

Symphony·1812·1,013 recordings

Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”

Sonata·1801·970 recordings

Explore the catalogue

Appearance

Search the catalogue

Composers · Performers · Works · Recordings · Releases