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Both performances are sparked by a celebratory dramatic tension and excitement.?

-Martin Bookspan in Prodigy

On balance, this Eroica…is a free reading, at times occasionally atypical in its breadth, but still not so broad…in the first movement as the more familiar 1953 account released by RCA. In contrast, the Fifth is very fast, at times febrile, and though it is well played in terms of getting all the notes in accurately, it is glib… Highly informative notes by Christopher Dyment comprise a major bonus.?

-Mortimer H. Frank in Fanfare

ARTURO TOSCANINI CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN. Symphony No. 3 in E-flat & Symphony No. 5 in c, NBC Symphony Orchestra (1945).

Sound Clips (MP3):

1. Symphony No- 3 in E flat major, Op- 55, Eroica I- Allegro con brio – The NBC Symphony Orchestra

2. Symphony No- 3 in E flat major, Op- 55, Eroica II- Marcia funebre Adagio assai – The NBC Symphony Orchestra

3. Symphony No- 3 in E flat major, Op- 55, Eroica III- Scherzo Allegro vivace – The NBC Symphony Orchestra

4. Symphony No- 3 in E flat major, Op- 55, Eroica IV- Finale Allegro molto – The NBC Symphony Orchestra

5. Symphony No- 5 in C minor, Op- 67 I- Allegro con brio – The NBC Symphony Orchestra

6. Symphony No- 5 in C minor, Op- 67 II- Andante con moto – The NBC Symphony Orchestra

7. Symphony No- 5 in C minor, Op- 67 III- Allegro – The NBC Symphony Orchestra

8. Symphony No- 5 in C minor, Op- 67 IV- Allegro – The NBC Symphony Orchestra