Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major op. 55 "Eroica"

Beethoven wrote most of the symphony in late 1803 and completed it in early 1804.

The symphony was premiered privately in summer 1804 in Count Lobkowitz’s castle Eisenberg. The first public performance was given in Vienna’s Theater an der Wien on April 7, with the composer conducting.


Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, op. 93

Beethoven referred to it as "my little one." Unusually among Beethoven's works, the Eighth Symphony bears no dedication.

Beethoven wrote the symphony 1811 until 1812.

The first public performance was given in Vienna, in the "Redoutensaa"
on February 2nd 1814.


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"Nie hat es eine weniger künstliche, eine selbstverständlichere, bei aller Gewalt der Aussage schlichtere oder – um es modern auszudrücken – sachlichere Musik gegeben als die seine. Heute, im Zeitalter der Sachlichkeit – wobei ich dieses Wort positiv meine – ist er schon deshalb aktuell wie kein anderer." (Wilhelm Furtwängler)