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Ludwig van Beethoven originally referred to his symphony No. 3 in E flat major (Op. 55) by what name?

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Ludwig van Beethoven originally referred to his symphony No. 3 in E flat major (Op. 55) by what name?
posted Mar 27, 2020 by Rahul Vaidya

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Bonaparte
Beethoven referred to his symphony some months before it premièred under this name. A few months later he lost faith in Bonaparte (when proclaimed Emperor of France), tore out the title page and before the first performance in April 1806 renamed the symphony "Eroica".

answer Mar 28, 2020 by Anuradha Tabyal
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