Watch Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
- 53 min
The Symphony No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 55, the famous Eroica, was premiered in Vienna in 1805 under the direction of the composer. This work broke with the classical symphony customs because of a length which had never been attained before (approximately fifty minutes). Completely misunderstood at the time, it was to be appreciated only with posterity. Abbado magistrally conducts this masterpiece.