Beethoven - Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Egmont, Op. 84 by Ludwig van Beethoven, is a set of incidental music pieces for the 1787 play of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It consists of an overture followed by a sequence of nine pieces for soprano, male narrator, and full symphony orchestra. The male narrator is optional; he is not used in the play and does not appear in all recordings of the complete incidental music.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egmont_(Beethoven)
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
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Beethoven: Symphonies, Overtures & Piano Concertos
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Harnoncourt - Beethoven
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Building a Library, January 2015, First Choice
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Beethoven - Complete Symphonies
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2008, Editor's Choice
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Wilhelm Furtwängler
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