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Edinburgh International Festival
Beethoven and Bruckner: Nine Symphonies Two monumental musical structures are paired in tonight's concert recorded at the Usher Hall. Beethoven's Eroica, originally dedicated to
Napoleon, and Bruckner's third, a massive homage to Wagner, which inflamed the pro-Brahms critics and was deemed unplayable by the Vienna Philharmonic. With Donald Macleod. Beethoven Symphony No 3 in E flat (Eroica) Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conductor Charles Mackerras
Bruckner Symphony No 3 in D minor Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Gunther Herbig

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod.
Conductor:
Charles MacKerras
Conductor:
Gunther Herbig
Source: Radio Times

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