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I. Allegro con brio
II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
IV. Allegro molto

Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
1966/04/14, Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo, Live Recording by NHK

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In our previous journey, we witnessed the solid architectural structure of the symphony erected by Haydn, and the profound pathos and celestial order with which Mozart filled it. The world of perfect balance and harmony achieved by Classicism seemed as though it would last forever. However, the times were turbulent, and the aspirations of a new generation, shattering the order of the old aristocratic society, were too massive to be contained in existing elegant vessels. If Mozart transparently refined personal sorrow within the form, it is now time for a giant to emerge, shatter that form to pieces, and elevate music to the level of a 'grand human epic'. A revolutionary declaration that forever altered the course of symphonic history, the colossal doors of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, "Eroica," now open to us through the 1966 Tokyo live performance by Herbert von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker.

Around 1802, as this massive explosion was being prepared, Beethoven's personal life was wandering at the very bottom of absolute despair. The loss of hearing—essentially a death sentence for a musician—approached as an inescapable reality, leading him to contemplate death while drafting a bitter testament in Heiligenstadt. However, at the darkest edge of life's precipice, he miraculously saved himself by choosing an 'artistic mission' over death. Having tempered his inner muscles through a solitary and fierce struggle against destiny, Beethoven was now preparing to elevate the energy of that dramatic struggle onto the most massive public canvas: the orchestra.

The anecdote surrounding the birth of this work is one of the most famous dramatic moments in musical history. Beethoven fervently admired Napoleon Bonaparte, who embodied the French Revolution's ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and proudly wrote the name 'Bonaparte' at the very top of the title page. However, in 1804, when his pupil Ferdinand Ries brought the news that …

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