Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
This performance of Beethoven's Marcia funebre (Funeral March) from Symphony No. 3, Eroica, appeared in a recent digital concert "Piano Quartets with Stewart Goodyear." This movement sinks into a prolonged state of despair that might induce misery if not for its undeniable grace and beauty. One major challenge in transcribing Beethoven’s symphonies is how to emulate the huge contrasts and dynamic swings in the orchestration; Ries’ strategy here was to hold back the strings at the start, so that their entrance could emulate the contrasting colors of Beethoven’s woodwinds.
Enjoy the full performance for free: content.thespco.org/music/concert-library/composition/marcia-funebre-from-symphony-no-3-in-e-flat-eroica-for-piano-quartet-arr-by-ferdinand-ries-ludwig-van-beethoven
Stream the full concert for free: content.thespco.org/music/concert-library/concert/piano-quartets-stewart-goodyear
This performance of Beethoven's Marcia funebre (Funeral March) from Symphony No. 3, Eroica, appeared in a recent digital concert "Piano Quartets with Stewart Goodyear." This movement sinks into a prolonged state of despair that might induce misery if not for its undeniable grace and beauty. One major challenge in transcribing Beethoven’s symphonies is how to emulate the huge contrasts and dynamic swings in the orchestration; Ries’ strategy here was to hold back the strings at the start, so that their entrance could emulate the contrasting colors of Beethoven’s woodwinds.
Enjoy the full performance for free: content.thespco.org/music/concert-library/composition/marcia-funebre-from-symphony-no-3-in-e-flat-eroica-for-piano-quartet-arr-by-ferdinand-ries-ludwig-van-beethoven
Stream the full concert for free: content.thespco.org/music/concert-library/concert/piano-quartets-stewart-goodyear
