There are three Eâs in Beethoven: Egmont, Emperor and Eroica. Read my bilingual commentary @ http://itywltmt.blogspot.com/2011/09/montage-24-three-es-in-beethoven.html, playlist details @ https://archive.org/details/pcast-024-playlist (ITYWLTMT Poodcast # 24 - September 30, 2011)
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Overture (Sostenuto, ma non troppo. Allegro) from the incidental music for Goethe's Egmont, Op.84, no. 1
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan, conducting
First movement (Allegro) from the Piano Concerto no.5 in E-flat major, Op.73 ('Emperor’)
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conducting
Symphony no.3 in E-flat major, Op.55 ('Eroica'’)
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conducting