Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' (Riccardo Minasi)

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Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

• Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica"

Ensemble Resonanz

Riccardo Minasi, conductor

Date: 2026

Label: harmonia mundi

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Following their acclaimed Mozart album, conductor Riccardo Minasi and Ensemble Resonanz deliver another triumph by restoring the radical, cutting-edge modernity of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony. Informed by the latest musicological research and historical sources, their interpretation strips away familiar conventions to recapture the revolutionary spirit that permanently reshaped symphonic form. Emphasizing the score’s dramatic fissures, heightened tensions, and uncompromising daring, Minasi and the ensemble break free from traditional performance norms. The result is an electrifying, forward-looking reading that reveals the Eroica in all its original urgency and visionary scope.

Born in Rome in 1978, Riccardo Minasi is an internationally acclaimed Italian violinist and conductor specializing in historically informed performance. Trained in both modern and baroque violin, he served as soloist and concertmaster with leading early-music ensembles—including Jordi Savall’s Le Concert des Nations, Il Giardino Armonico, and Concerto Italiano—before founding the chamber group Musica Antiqua Roma in 2007. Minasi has held prominent leadership roles as Principal Conductor of Il Pomo d'Oro, Chief Conductor of the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, and Artist in Residence with Ensemble Resonanz at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, alongside serving as first Kapellmeister of the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra. A dedicated educator and celebrated recording artist, he has earned numerous awards across more than twenty albums.

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