Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations
Conductor: Jordi Savall
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alia Vox
Release: 2016
Size: 907 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 ‘Eroica’
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Marcia Funebre, Adagio assai
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
04. IV. Finale, Allegro molto – poco andante – Presto
05. Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
This is music to shock, arouse and thrill — the only thing it won’t do is leave you unmoved. Sitting like a gate-keeper to the new century, a century that saw more change than any before it, Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ (1803-5) changed the history of music. Take note, it seems to say: Man has the power to challenge Fate and sometimes even win (the French Revolution was still echoing in the mind). In 1994 Jordi Savall conducted Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ symphony with Le Concert des Nations (a group he founded in 1989 for Baroque music), winning praise for this well-researched and groundbreaking interpretation.