Symphony No. 3 "Eroica". 12 Contredanses WoO 14, etc.
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze
1h10
Digital
HMU807470
Excerpt:
Emerging from a dark depression, Beethoven chose art rather than death, thus embracing a notion of destiny and heroism which links him to heroes of the past – and of his present. The Eroica Symphony, dedicated initially to Napoleon, and ultimately ‘to the memory of a great man’, was to prompt contemporary commentators to seek out interpretations in the Iliad. It was this work which first inspired the concept of a ‘symphonic poem’: here, it is the metaphor that serves the music, and not the contrary.
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN [1770-1827] Symphony no.3 "Eroica" op.55 in E flat major / Mi bémol majeur / Es-dur · I. Allegro con brio (16'53) · II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai (16'11) · III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace (5'29) · IV. Finale: Allegro molto (11'48) 12 Contretänze WoO 14 · No.1 in C major / Ut majeur / C-dur (0'36) · No.2 in A major / La majeur / A-dur (0'38) · No.3 in D major / Ré majeur / D-dur (1'12) · No.4 in B flat major / Si bémol majeur / B-dur (0'55) · No.5 in E flat major / Mi bémol majeur / Es-dur (1'23) · No.6 in C major / Ut majeur / C-dur (1'43) · No.7 in E flat major / Mi bémol majeur / Es-dur (0'45) · No.8 in C major / Ut majeur / C-dur (0'55) · No.9 in A major / La majeur / A-dur (0'33) · No.10 in C major / Ut majeur / C-dyr (1'21) · No.11 in D major / Ré majeur / D-dur (0'42) · No.12 in E flat major / Mi bémol majeur / Es-dur (2'16) · Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus op.43 Les Créatures de Prométhée The Creatures of Prometheus Finale from the ballet music (6'31)
