Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" | Cristian Măcelaru | WDR Symphony Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven's Third Symphony in E flat major op. 55, also known as "Eroica", performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra under the baton of its principal conductor Cristian Măcelaru. Recorded live on September 19, 2020 at the Cologne Philharmonic Hall.
00:00:00 I. Allegro con brio
00:16:40 II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
00:30:53 III. scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio
00:36:34 IV. Final. Allegro molto
WDR Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Macelaru, conductor
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[@bertrandgandubert6352]

Quelle merveilleuse interprétation de la Troisième de Beethoven, une version "allégée" au niveau effectif. Cristian Macelaru que je vois régulièrement à Radio-France est un excellent chef d'orchestre. Merci à lui et merci aux musiciens. Cette musique fait du bien.

[@WDRKlassik]

Hi, @bertrandgandubert6352! Our pleasure!
We are happy that you like it.

[@fuffy442]

I played in the Miami Symphony Orchestra with Cristian. I haven't followed his career, so seeing this was quite a surprise. I am so very happy he's made his mark. Music deserves his talent, and he deserves to opportunity to share it with a many people as possible.

[@francoriva55]

Beethoven Beethoven Beethoven . Mio DIO !!@ grazie per essere venuto al mondo! Per sempre nei nostri cuori !!!!!!@@@

[@user-vz2jv3nq2x]

Воистину!

[@francomassarut4888]

Grazie mio D-O per avercelo donato

[@alfredocaceresvalenzuela6212]

Magnífica y poderosa interpretación. Tan memorable como la de la Orquesta Revolucionaria y Romántica de Gardiner. Gracias.

[@jacquescosnac4790]

Du grand art je m’incline devant le talent du Maestro .Sublimé

[@damnedseagull6194]

Bravo 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@brianbvb995]

Sehr schönes Stück.

[@rickmarti77]

I like the small string section.. Cleaner, clearer sound.

[@WDRKlassik]

Nice to hear that you enjoyed it. Thank you! ❤

[@gerdlindlar1980]

fulminant - welche musizierfreude

[@Discovery_and_Change]

8:07 | 16:41 2nd movement | 30:54 3rd movement |

[@RSciOfficial]

Is that Mr. Werner on the timpani? Hes fantastic!

[@WDRKlassik]

Yes, that's Werner Kühn! :)

[@keremkaymak387]

Grüße gehen raus an die Q1(Pie)🙃

[@nataliakuehn1579]

Werner Kühn ist immer große Klasse!

[@seyunyunikim]

32:55 III.

[@steicatsy78]

I don’t understand this special interpretation,where is?Everything go very fast,no soul,no heart….mah

[@francoriva55]

Beautiful!!

[@WDRKlassik]

Thank you!

[@janklaas6885]

🇺🇳30:53

[@terrhal5577]

Hier spielen ca. 35 Musiker/innen perfekt und mit Hingabe und mehr braucht es nicht, um diese ganz große Symphonie aufzuführen. Gefühlt geht es nicht besser. Diese Musik hat es nicht nötig, durch einen speziellen Sound aufgepeppt zu werden.

[@WDRKlassik]

Dankeschön:)

[@ct1796]

Was für eine nervige Bildregie - diese ständigen Wechsel und kleine Bildausschnitte...

[@johnbradbury4000]

Von Karajan interprets it better. There were sections that were too loud thus blotting out some instruments....but what do i know.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Von Karajan leaves out the repeat in the opening movement. That alone disqualifies his interpretation to be better. Form is one of the most important elements of Beethoven's music. And altering it by ignoring repeats shows a total lack of understanding of that parameter in his music.
Also he bloated the orchestra to ridiculous numbers. Which you can see here where the string section is as reduced as it should be for a Beethoven symhony.
If you play that with the full number of players you have, you may get a more lush string sound (which Karajan loved) but you'll have to start doubling the winds and brass to correct the balance. Then you end up with playing Beethoven with 6 Horns as if it were Mahler...