- Composers: Beethoven, Ludwig van | Griffiths, Paul
- Performers: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal | Nagano, Kent | Pieczonka, Adrianne | Schell, Maximilian
Analekta is proud to present the label's first recording with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal under the direction of Kent Nagano. Conceived on the basis of an original idea of Maestro Nagano's, The General offers an entirely new interpretation of Beethoven's Egmont, itself based on a poem by Goethe.
Offered as a tribute to Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire, this original work, written by...
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Offered as a tribute to Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire, this original work, written by...
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Praises and critical
Juno Award Winner 2009 - Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment
Beethoven: Ideals of the French Revolution (English version)
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Egmont, Op. 84 |
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1 | I. Overture | 8:31 |
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The General |
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2 | No.1 Song: A drum in the distance [Egmont: No.1, Song: Die Trommel gerühret] | 3:55 |
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3 | No.2 Melodrama: One thing I learned [König Stephan: No.7, Melodrama] | 2:04 |
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4 | No.3 Melodrama: Informants, spies [König Stephan: No.5, Melodrama] | 0:49 |
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5 | No.4 Interlude 1 [Egmont: No.6, Entr'acte 4] | 3:33 |
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6 | No.5 Interlude 2 [Leonore Prohaska: Funeral March] | 5:08 |
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7 | No.6 Interlude 3 / Melodrama: I could do something [Egmont: No.2, Entr'acte 1] | 3:18 |
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8 | No.7 Interlude 4 [Egmont: No.3, Entr'acte 2] | 5:37 |
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9 | No.8 Interlude 5 [Egmont: No.7, Clara's Death] | 2:08 |
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10 | No.9 Melodrama: I was one human being [Egmont: No.8, Melodrama] | 3:10 |
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11 | No.10 Song: Lost and despairing [Egmont: No.4, Song: Freudvoll und leidvoll] | 1:20 |
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12 | No 11 Entracte 6 [Egmont: No 5, Entracte 3] | 4:03 |
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13 | No.12 Interlude 7 [König Stephan: No.8, Solemn March] | 1:39 |
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14 | No.13 Melodrama: I had nothing to say to these people [König Stephan: No.8, Melodrama from Grave risoluto e ben marcato] | 3:29 |
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15 | No.14 ‘Victory Symphony' [Egmont: No.9] | 0:27 |
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16 | No.15 Finale [Opferlied, Op.121b] | 5:33 |
