Symphony no. 3 "Eroica"

Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, 'Eroica' is a symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, completed in 1804. The work broadened the scale and expressive range of the symphony with extended movements, bold harmonic shifts, rigorous motivic development and dramatic orchestral textures, marking a turning point between Beethoven's early and middle periods and influencing nineteenth-century symphonic practice.