Its trademark is performing major works from memory and its latest target is nothing less than Beethoven’s seismically influential Symphony No. 3, the Eroica. Does memorisation make a difference?

This time, the masterpiece we share is Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, also known as Eroica, conducted by Yamada Kazuki.

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In 1804 Beethoven wrote his magnificent and epoch-making third Symphony, which we know today as the ‘Eroica ... This one needs no context – it simply exists in an eternal present.

The Claremont Symphony Orchestra will present a concert of music by Beethoven, Jacques Offenbach and Jesús Guridi 3:30 p.m.

Symphony San Jose will present BEETHOVEN'S EROICA on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 7:30pm and Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:30pm at The California Theatre.

Yes, there are a few ragged edges and the occasional eccentric recording balance; but anyone chancing upon Beethoven’s symphonies ... far more than its modest asking price.' Symphony No. 1 Symphony No ...

Riccardo Chailly’s first recorded Beethoven cycle shows him to be a Classicist through and through. This is no surprise ... the Seventh Symphony’s Funeral March is clearly more to Chailly’s taste than ...