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Beethoven – Leonore Overture No. 3

Video-masterclass with: Michael Cox – Principal BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Beethoven - Leonore Overture No. 3 - Flute Excerpt

by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Naxos - Great Conductors

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Work:

  • Beethoven, Overture Leonora No. 3 to Fidelio

Composed:

  • 1805

First Performance:

  • 1806 as a reworking of the overture “Leonora No. 2”, which was used for the first performance of Beethoven’s Opera Fidelio. The conductor on both first performances was Ignaz von Seyfried.

Movements:

  • Adagio – Allegro

Excerpts on Principal Chairs from:

  • Adagio, bars 1-36
  • Allegro, bars 328-360

Audio excerpt from:

  • Label: Great Conductors
  • Artists: Concertgebouw Orchestra

Video lesson by:

  • Michael Cox

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