Egmont, Op. 84 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Egmont |
| Alternative title | Musik zu Goethe's Trauerspiel |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven, composer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, librettist |
| Opus | Op.84 |
| Instrumentation | soprano and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 10 |
| Keys | F minor |
| Composed | 1809 |
| First published | 1811 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Incidental music |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
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| Ouverture. Sostenuto, ma non troppo - Allegro - Allegro con brio | — | F minor | — |
| 1. Lied. Die Trommel geruhret. Vivace | — | F minor | — |
| 2. Entracte I. Andante | — | E major | — |
| 3. Entracte II. Larghetto | — | E flat major | — |
| 4. Lied. Freudvoll und leidvoll, gedankenvoll sein | — | — | — |
| 5. Entracte III. Allegro - Marcia. Vivace | — | C major | — |
| 6. Entracte IV. Poco sostenuto e risoluto - Larghetto - Andante agitato | — | E flat major | — |
| 7. Clärchens Tod bezeichnend. Larghetto | — | D minor | — |
| 8. Melodrama. Poco sostenuto - Poco vivace - Andante con moto | — | — | — |
| 9. Siegessymphonie. Allegro con brio | — | F major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| View | Selections | small orchestra | Wilhelm Pötzsch |
| View | Overture | chamber orchestra | Julius Weiss |
| View | Overture | 2 piano 8 hands | Franz Xaver Chwatal |
| View | Overture | 2 piano 8 hands | Theodor Herbert |
| View | Overture | 2 piano 8 hands | Gustav Rösler |
| View | Overture | 2 pianos | — |
| View | Overture | 2 pianos | Carl Czerny |
| View | Overture | piano 4 hands | Richard Kleinmichel |
| View | Overture | piano 4 hands | — |
| View | Overture | piano | Jan Brandts Buys |
| View | Overture | piano | Adolf von Henselt |
| View | Overture | piano | Richard Kleinmichel |
| View | Overture | piano | Julius Weiss |
| View | Marcia from Entracte III (No.5) | 2 piano 8 hands | August Horn |
| View | Marcia from Entracte III (No.5) | violin and piano | William Thomas Best |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | Overture | Czech National Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Complete Recording Complete Recording |
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| View | Overture | — | Stefano Ligoratti, conductor | Complete Performance |
| View | Overture | London Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Antal Doráti, conductor | Complete Recording |
| View | Overture | Berliner Philharmoniker (orchestra) | Joseph Keilberth, conductor | Complete Recording |
| View | Overture | Orchestre national de France (orchestra) | Georges Tzipine, conductor | Complete Recording |
| View | Overture | Berliner Philharmoniker (orchestra) | Ferenc Fricsay, conductor | Complete Recording |
| View | Overture | NBC Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Arturo Toscanini, conductor | Complete Performance |
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