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Ludwig van Beethoven

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Ludwig van Beethoven (Listeni/ˈlʊdvɪɡ væn ˈbeɪˌtoʊvən/, /ˈbeɪtˌhoʊvən/; German: [ˈluːtvɪç fan ˈbeːtˌhoˑfn̩] ( listen); baptised 17 December 1770[1] – 26 March 1827) was a German composer. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, his great Mass the Missa solemnis and an opera, Fidelio.

Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire, Beethoven displayed his musical talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven and by composer and conductor Christian Gottlob Neefe. At the age of 21 he moved to Vienna, where he began studying composition with Joseph Haydn, and gained a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. He lived in Vienna until his death. By his late 20s his hearing began to deteriorate, and by the last decade of his life he was almost totally deaf. In 1811 he gave up conducting and performing in public but continued to compose; many of his most admired works come from these last 15 years of his life.

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Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven)

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Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Opus 55 (also Italian Sinfonia Eroica, Heroic Symphony) is a structurally rigorous composition which marked the beginning of the creative middle-period of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven.[1][2]

Beethoven began composing the third symphony soon after Symphony No. 2 in D major, Opus 36; he completed the composition in early 1804, and the first public performance of Symphony No. 3 was on 7 April 1805 in Vienna.[3]

On display at the Lobkowicz Palace in Prague is a first published edition (1806) of Beethoven's Eroica, as well as other Beethoven treasures including manuscripts of the 4th and 5th symphonies, featuring Beethoven's own corrections and annotations for performance.

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I have never seen a published performance of a major symphony without any indication of the conductor and orchestra.

Here at the vinyl headquarters, I’ve got in stock:

Karajan/BPO
Szell/Cleveland
Klemperer/Philharmonia
Liebowitz/RPO
van Otterloo/Sydney Symphony
Dorati/Minneapolis
Munch/Boston
Furtwangler/Vienna
Jochum/LSO
Monteux/VPO

I usually play either the Szell or the Karajan.

[Mr. Mojo]

The lackluster 4th movement is what keeps the Eroica from being Ludwig’s best symphony, imo.

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As much as I love me some Ludwig Van, I'm enjoying Steve Earl right now.

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Lovely, lovely music by a genius...thanx, Whiskey, for elevating the discourse many notches...greatly appreciated....

[SamAdams76]

Thanks for the post. I was just listening to Beethoven's Op 61 today (Violin Concerto). I can never get enough of Beethoven and now his late quartets are starting to appeal to me (must be I'm getting older) where before, I found them to be inaccessible.

Despite what others here say, I like the fourth movement of Symphony No. 3.