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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
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 'Eroica': Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiRudolf Barshai	-	Мелодия	17:36
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 'Eroica': Scherzo. Allegro vivaceRudolf Barshai	-	Мелодия	6:12
Symphonie no. 3 Es-Dur, op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brioJames Levine	-	Deutsche Grammophon	16:50
Symphonie no. 3 Es-Dur, op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiJames Levine	-	Deutsche Grammophon	16:36
Symphonie no. 3 Es-Dur, op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivaceJames Levine	-	Deutsche Grammophon	5:36
Symphonie no. 3 Es-Dur, op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro moltoJames Levine	-	Deutsche Grammophon	11:40
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto (5.0 mix)Bernard Haitink, London Symphony Orchestra	-	LSO Live	11:07
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo and Trio: Allegro vivace (5.0 mix)Bernard Haitink, London Symphony Orchestra	-	LSO Live	5:54
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio (5.0 mix)Bernard Haitink, London Symphony Orchestra	-	LSO Live	17:50
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai (5.0 mix)Bernard Haitink, London Symphony Orchestra	-	LSO Live	14:22
Symphony no. 3: I. Allegro con brioZubin Mehta, New York Philharmonic	-	Sony Classical	18:45
Symphonie n° 3 en mi bémol majeur op. 55 "Héroïque": Allegro con brioHerbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra	-	Éditions Prélude et Fugue	14:35
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funèbre: Adagio assaiLorin Maazel, Cleveland Orchestra	-	RCA Red Seal	14:52
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivaceLorin Maazel, Cleveland Orchestra	-	RCA Red Seal	5:37
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale: Allegro moltoLorin Maazel, Cleveland Orchestra	-	RCA Red Seal	11:35
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiSüddeutsche Philharmonie	-	Classica	4:46
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major: Mvt 2. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai (extract)Walter Weller, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra	-	Chandos	8:24
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat, op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiNeville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields	-	Philips Digital Classics	15:32
Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' - AllegroKurt Masur, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra	-	Pro-Arte Records	6:00
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, ''Eroica'', Op. 55: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - TrioBruno Walter, New York Philharmonic	-	Sony Classical	4:34

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