Symphony No.3/Leonore Ove

London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

Beethoven:
 Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
 Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a 

"The orchestra plays superbly, and there are plenty of indications that the conductor has taken note of recent changes in attitude to Beethoven performance, such as giving prominence to the woodwind and the timpani in a way no previous generation of conductors did."
BBC Music Magazine - August 2006 ****

"Haitink's approach is softer, more malleable, less uptight, lighter on its feet than some bit still engaged with what one might call the Romantic tradition. His liveliness never draws attention to itself… Haitink offers us a thoughtful and unfussy Leonore No 2, strong and well paced... with some telling pianissimi."
Gramophone Magazine - September 2006