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Part of a longer score of incidental music to Goethe's play, Beethoven's Egmont overture nevertheless stands as a self-contained tone-poem in its own right. His youthful piano concerto shows the composer advancing in his own style from Mozart's model, with a tender slow movement and mischievous and sprightly finale. The impulse behind the Pastoral symphony was Beethoven's love of the Austrian countryside. The five movements embrace solitary contemplation and peasant's celebration, a summer thunderstorm and a final, tranquil hymn of thanksgiving. London Symphony Orchestra website.

Cast/Performers

Maria Joao Pires (piano)

Creatives/Company

Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner