Beethoven - Symphony 3 in E♭, Op.55 ("Eroica") (Color-Coded Analysis)

[@TheWindWaker333]

4:34 - 5:11 If there was any one time when the Romantic era began it must have been when Beethoven wrote this. Especially 5:05. I can't imagine anything like it being written before Beethoven.

[@TheCaoth]

7:18 -- "I said, 'That damned horn player! Can't he count properly? It sounds infamously wrong!' I think I nearly had my ears boxed - Beethoven did not forgive me for a long time." -- Ferdinand Ries, 1838

[@목사님-h8v]

2nd and 4th mvts are ALL wrong. The CORRECT structure is listed below: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai A: (c) - a (c) - a' (c - Eb) - b (Eb - c) - a" (f - c) - b' (Eb - c) - a''' (f - c) - codetta (c) B: (C) - a (C - G) - b (C) - a' (C - C) A: (c) - a (c - f) - c (f - g - c) - a' (c - Eb) - b (Eb - c) - a''' (f - c) - codetta (c) CODA (c) IV. Finale. Allegro molto - Poco Andante - Tempo I - Introduzione (Eb) - Thema (Eb) - Variation I (Eb) - Variation II (Eb) - Variation III (Eb) + Transition - Variation IV (c, fuga) - Variation V (D) - Variation VI (g) + Transition - Variation VII (Eb, fuga) - Variation VIII (Eb, Poco Andante, 1/2) - Variation IX (Eb, Poco Andante, 2/2) - Variation X (Eb, Poco Andante) - Coda (Eb, Poco Andante - Tempo I)

[@MoiAussi18]

Many thanks for this. Very useful.

[@danielkelly5910]

I love the tempi - nothing bloated, nothing attempting to sound monumental - just the fierce energy of the music itself. Does anyone know the orchestra and conductor?

[@PastorG-bm1ch]

los 43 minutos de mi vida mas perdidos. Gracias profe de música

[@Timrath]

Strange how the pitch gradually dropped during these 43 minutes. Play the first 10 seconds and then the last 10 seconds and have your ears blown away by almost half a semitone.

[@isaach4296]

Maybe because the orchestra has been playing for so long that their instruments gradually becomes out of tune?

[@telemachus53]

It may have something to do with fact that the tempo has significantly slowed down. Prob. a fault of the up loader.

[@NeutronDance]

can anyone point me towards a performance where the exposition is repeated? thanks

[@danieleriksson5728]

that kinda threw me off aswell, i'm not sure i like the fast tempo they perform the piece with here either.

[@VRichardsn]

_i'm not sure i like the fast tempo they perform the piece with here either_ This was recorded following Beethoven's metronome markings.

[@NN-df7hl]

Ed, could you kindly tell me how the A theme differs from the B in the scherzo? I can hear no difference. It all sounds like one main theme.

[@lvbandmore]

The A theme is the small beginning at 27:17. This is followed by 2 B themes at 27:29 & 28:34 which are modulated and expanded versions of the A theme. I suppose it could also be perceived as one long theme section if you like.:)

[@NN-df7hl]

@@lvbandmore Thanks, Ed! And by "modulated" I guess you mean the B section is in a different key?

[@lvbandmore]

@@NN-df7hl Yes!

[@sprcow]

Thanks for posting this. Great refresher before seeing B3 live.

[@makytondr8607]

+Alex Pritchard And also a good refreshed after seeing it live :)

[@mahmoodiaco]

Really its the best movement of all symphonies all time. i tried to recomposed some of its notes in my phone

[@WeepingWillow6497]

What key is the second theme of the scherzo in? The section you label as B.

[@RohrDC]

42:26

[@los_audaces]

how to download this video whit te notes?

[@NgChongZheng96]

Those horns dayum

[@rw1993n64]

yes and this symphony was dedicated to the celebration of napoelon, before he crowned himself emperor.

[@yinge101]

37:10 Yep, it's over now. LOL JUST KIDDING.

[@VRichardsn]

Classic Beethoven.

[@joannahague7363]

This is really good and clear, however for the benefit of trad music theory, it would be great if you could re-label 1st theme etc to 1st subject. I think that what you call the 2nd theme which is in F is part of a dominant prep for the 2nd Subject in Bb (your theme 3) This reappears at 4.03 and that's one of Beethoven's bits of mis-direction because it leads, not to full-on 2nd subject development, but as you rightly say to what might be the first Romantic era fugue. Well music theorists will always disagree, and I know that you are trying to keep things simple.

[@makytondr8607]

+joanna hague I was thinking about that too. Some of the "themes" were rather just "motives", or "subjects", but who cares about the words, MUSIC is the most important thing here and I am pretty sure the author of the video just wanted to make the things simple for everyone ;)

[@makytondr8607]

+joanna hague Also the "fugue" should rather be called a fugato :)

[@bmort1313]

I understand you, but sometimes something can be too dumbed down to the point of being just plain wrong. Mis-interpreting the music, for public purposes or not, is equivalent to pissing on the score and throwing it onto Beethoven's grave. Because this piece is not one to be misinterpreted, mainly because everything is so simple and in front of you, and disregarding it is a sin beyond murder. And from what I can see, this analyst has more urine in him than a camel.

[@chito049]

thank you for posting this video!!!!

[@aayeung90]

This will definitely help me for my music history final :-]

[@HarbingerGunner]

not going to lie. it was tempting for me

[@hannibaltheundeadcat]

Currently my favorite symphony. Certainly my favorite of Beethoven's works, it seems under-appreciated compared to his other more famous compositions.

[@tongwilson]

Great!!!!

[@4Clan8975]

Yo it’s still good

[@WeepingWillow6497]

That's what Beethoven said about Napoleon isn't it?

[@WhiteMaskPianist]

Thank you!!!

[@profViolino]

Excellent! thanks ;)

[@tmz714zmt]

0 dislikes! Great! Shows just how amazing this symphony is! Now watch a hater come along right after I post this...

[@Valbuenium]

6:18 ♥

[@tasoscheilaris4680]

For me this is the most thrilling part of the First Movement.

[@colterOfficial]

bruh classic music moment

[@cdiegorodriguez]

That funeral march is WAY too fast! 15 minutes? Are you kidding me?

[@VRichardsn]

Leibowitz followed Beethoven's original metronome markings, which is why Leibowitz's rendition of all 9 symphonies sound faster than usual.

[@stonewallbaron09]

Natural Selection Beethoven disagrees with you, and Furtwängler

[@stonewallbaron09]

Too fast for you maybe, but not for Beethoven, you know, the man that wrote it..

[@stonewallbaron09]

Natural Selection It is awesome no doubt, and I do enjoy different interpretations. But, that still doesn’t change the fact that Beethoven composed it to be played much faster. We all call Beethoven a great genius, and then virtually everyone ignores his tempos. I think Gardiner nails it, but Furtwängler is a badass for sure

[@rw1993n64]

So he is no more than a common mortal! Now, too, he will tread under foot all the rights of man, indulge only his ambition; now he will think himself superior to all men, become a tyrant!

[@Ultraempoleon]

Who In Gods name Dislikes this

[@MKH-dh8td]

Vive l'Empereur!

[@maxcohen13]

WAAYYY too fast.

[@VRichardsn]

This was recorded following Beethoven's metronome markings.