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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

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  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 (1,307)

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, Op. 55: III. ScherzoAlberto Lizzio
6:11
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiWilliam Steinberg, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
6:53
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai (concluded)William Steinberg, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
8:50
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55: Scherzo. Allegro vivaceBéla Drahos
5:57
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale. Allegro MoltoFerenc Fricsay, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
13:20
Symphony no. 3: conclusionChristoph von Dohnányi, Cleveland Orchestra
3:31
Marcia funebre, from Symphony No. 3 in E flat, "Eroica"Herbert Kegel, Dresden Philharmonic
16:54
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro moltoJansug Kakhidze
12:13
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivaceJansug Kakhidze
5:25
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiJansug Kakhidze
16:14
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brioJansug Kakhidze
18:08
Symphony no. 3 Scherzo:Allegro VivaveDaniel Barenboim, West–Eastern Divan Orchestra
6:13
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brioRafael Frühbeck de Burgos, London Symphony Orchestra
18:03
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiRafael Frühbeck de Burgos, London Symphony Orchestra
16:06
Sinfonie No.3 in Es-Dur "Eroica" Op 55: 1. Allegro con brio (Slowakische Philharmonie)Slovak Philharmonic
14:36
Sinfonie No.3 in Es-Dur "Eroica" Op 55: 3. Scherzo (Slowakische Philharmonie)Slovak Philharmonic
6:14
Sinfonie No.3 in Es-Dur "Eroica" Op 55: 2. Marcia funebre (Slowakische Philharmonie)Slovak Philharmonic
16:33
2° Mouvement : Marche Funèbre, Adagio AssaiJosef Krips, London Symphony Orchestra
12:46
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" I. Allegro con brioAntal Doráti, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
17:13
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)Antal Doráti, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
5:51

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