Thank you, David. I came to know Eroica by an ancient Music for Pleasure lp of the Berlin Philharmonic from 1962, conducted, I think, by Karl Bohm. It's the 'authentic' version for me and I've not listened to many other versions much or with much enthusiasm. But the BBC Symphony performed it with cracks of meteoric energy.
The Guardian's reviewer describes the performance as 'invigorating' and it's just the word to describe my own response.
The Guardian's reviewer describes the performance as 'invigorating' and it's just the word to describe my own response.
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