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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' — I. Allegro con brio (Musopen Symphony) — Musopen Symphony

Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major Op. 55 Eroica

PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDINGLudwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' — I. Allegro con brio (Musopen Symphony) — Musopen SymphonyLudwig van Beethoven · Musopen SymphonyPlay full recording
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01 / The first 30 seconds

30-second entrance

Do not wait only for the four notes. Hear how the orchestra turns a tiny motive into a machine that moves forward.

Mood / situation

Alertness, conflict, hearing energy become organized

Minute to hear first

00:00–01:00: after the four notes, keep following the strings’ push.

02 / LISTEN FOR

Three things to wait for

  1. A small motive compressing itself
  2. Strings locking like gears
  3. The room hardening when brass enters

03 / RIGHTS

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Wikimedia Commons

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04 / VERSION

Version / performer information

Versions differ in speed and weight: some box, some build. Ask whether it pushes you forward or presses down on you.

PERFORMERMusopen Symphony912s · PUBLIC-DOMAIN

Other versions of this work

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