Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' / Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

 
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' / Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall

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Release Date: Wednesday 25 May 2016

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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.

"it still has the ability to make one sit up and take note, whether it be the brilliance of the woodwind tone, the shimmering tremolo strings with cutting cross-accents driving the music forward like some sort of life-bringing juggernaut that refuses to be ignored; perhaps for the first time, I heard what my university lecturers meant by the shock value of "Eroica", and Savall does all of this without milking each of the many dramatic moments." Early Music review

"The sound is detailed and has enormous impact. Indeed the climaxes at times sounded almost overdone but result I am sure from the use of period instruments which have a naturally edgy harmonic envelope, especially the timpani played with hard sticks and the brass. The acoustic of the 11th Century Romanesque Collegiate Chapel Sant Vicenç is reproduced with the most remarkable realism managing the happy combination of clarity and space to perfection...the end-result has been amongst the most impressive demonstrations of believable surround-sound I have heard." Recording of the Month MusicWeb (May 2016)

Tracks:

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Listen to the Concert des Nations conducted by Jordi Savall