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Beethoven - Wellington's Victory, Op. 91 (Battle Symphony)
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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture & Capriccio Italian
Recommendedspoken commentary by Deems Taylor
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra & University of Minnesota Brass Band, London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati
it sounds even more spectacular than it did in its vinyl format, vividly catching Beethoven's musical picture of armies clashing. —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Both battle pieces incorporate cannon fire recorded at West Point, with Wellington's Vic-tory adding antiphonal muskets and 1812, the University of Minnesota Brass Band and the bells of the... —
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Beethoven: Egmont, Wellington's Victory & Military Marches
RecommendedBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, Herbert von Karajan
I won't claim that Wellington's Victory is Beethoven's greatest composition ever, but Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic give the piece just the right amount of knowing tongue-in-cheek,... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Symphonic Battle Scenes
Lorin Maazel, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Gebirgsmusikkorps Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Michael Euler
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Classics Go To War
Norbert Kraft (guitar)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Capella Istropolitana, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Oxford Camerata, Oxford Schola Cantorum, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Brandenburg Philharmonic Orchestr, Uwe Mund, Adrian...
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Antal Dorati conducts Beethoven
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati
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Beethoven 2020 – Symphonies & Overtures
Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano), Peter Schreier (tenor), José van Dam (bass (vocal)), Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Helmut Froschauer (chorus master), Wiener Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Singverein, Orchestre Révolutionnaire...
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Special offer. Beethoven: Egmont & Wellingtons Sieg
Wim T. Schippers (voice)
Orkest van het Oosten, Jan Willem de Vriend
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