The First Complete “Eroica“ (1924) Fried/Berlin

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica“ I. Allegro con brio (0:08) II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai (14:24) III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio (30:17) IV. Finale. Allegro molto - Poco Andante - Presto (34:19) Oskar Fried, conductor Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded in 1924 Berlin This is not the first recording of the “Eroica“. That distinction belongs to an abridged recording with Henry Wood. Still another early recording was with Albert Coates, both are very fast and incomplete. The present recording is the first complete recording, although Fried does not take all of the repeats. This is an acoustic recording from 1924, but it is also pretty fair sounding, especially considering the scaled down Orchestra required for the early technology involved. Still, Fried is quite skillful in his use of the smaller orchestra, much as he was with his first recording of the Second Symphony by his teacher and mento