Overtures and Incidental Music

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Stanisław Skrowaczewski & Minnesota Orchestra & Bach Society of Minnesota

Overtures and Incidental Music is a collection of orchestral works by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1807 and 1812. These pieces exhibit Beethoven's transition from Classical to early Romantic orchestral language, featuring driving rhythmic motifs, expanded harmonic exploration and theatrical scoring that reflect his evolving approach to drama and form in his middle period.

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  1. 1.
    Leonore Overture No. 1 in C Major, Op. 138: Andante con moto – Allegro con brio
    9:47
  2. 2.
    Leonore Overture No. 2 in C Major, Op. 72a: Adagio – Allegro
    14:20
  3. 3.
    Leonore Overture No. 3 in C Major, Op. 72b: Adagio – Allegro
    14:25
  4. 4.
    Overture to Opera “fidelio” in E Major, op 72c: Allegro
    6:55
  5. 5.
    Overture from ’Ruins of Athens’ Op. 113: Andante con moto – Allegro, ma non troppo
    5:38
  6. 6.
    Turkish March in B‐Flat Major from ’Ruins of Athens’: Vivace
    1:56
  7. 7.
    March and Chorus in E‐Flat Major from ’Ruins of Athens’ Op. 113: Assai moderato
    6:00

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