from Beethoven: Symphony No 3 (LSO0580) 1 Allegro con brio [17'49] 49 minutes 11 seconds 4 tracks2 Marcia funebre: Adagio assai [14'22] 3 Scherzo: Allegro vivace [5'54] 4 Finale: Allegro molto – Poco andante – Presto [11'06] 'The vitues of Bernard Haitink's Beethoven cycle at the Barbican are well summarised by this performance of the Eroica ... [he] puts Beethoven first in every aspect, giving the first movement a s ... 'An amazing level of audible detail in even the most heavily scored passages … I respect both Haitink for his willingness to rethink his interpretation and the LSO for its evident enthusiasm in g ... 'The clarity is exemplary … Haitink's performance has a magnificently strong forward flow to it ... The orchestral detail is excellent and enhances the subtlety of Haitink's phrasing' (Class ... |