The 'Eroica' stands as arguably the most important, influential symphony in the history of western music. Before its premier in 1805, most symphonic music had been composed to be heard as pleasurable pastime. Beethoven ripped up the rule book and composed a symphony of greater length, harmonic complexity and emotional fervour than had ever been heard, or even imagined. It truly changed the world.

In the third movement scherzo the mood lightens a little, but retains huge rhythmic power and a reminder in the trio from the horns of the heroic nature of the piece.

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