Beethoven: Symphony No 3, 'Eroica'; Méhul: Overture from 'Los amazones'

Beethoven: Symphony No 3, 'Eroica'; Méhul: Overture from 'Los amazones'

HMM 902421 (harmonia mundi, CD)

NEW RELEASE (23 April 2021)
Tracks: 5
Booklet pages: 40
℗ 2021 harmonia mundi musique sas
© 2021 harmonia mundi musique sas
Main country of recording: France
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Beethoven: Symphony No 3, 'Eroica'; Méhul: Overture from 'Los amazones' published on 11 May 2021

Les Siècles
François-Xavier Roth, conductor

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):

Symphony No 3 in E flat, 'Eroica', Op 55
1 Allegro con brio
2 Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
3 Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Alla breve - Tempo primo
4 Finale. Allegro molto - Poco andante - Presto

Étienne-Nicolas Méhul (1763-1817):

Les Amazones, ou La Fondation de Thèbes
5 Overture. Adagio - Allegro agitato

Recorded in March 2020 at MC2, Grenoble and in September 2020 at the Théâtre municipal de Tourcoing et à la Maison de l'ONDIF, Alfortville (Beethoven) and in February 2020 at La Seine Musicale, Boulogne-Billancourt, France (Méhul)