LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827): Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (arr. Friedrich Starke [1774-1835]), Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21 (arr. Georg Schmitt [d. before 1840]), Fidelio Overture and March, Op. 72 (arr. Wenzel Sedlak [1776-1851]), Andante cantabile from Quintet for Piano and Winds, Op. 16 (arr. Joseph Triebensee [1772-1846]), Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" (arr. anon.).
Catalogue Number: 02J041
Label: SOMM
Reference: CD 070
Format: CD
Price: $17.98
Description: A very diverting collection of major Beethoven orchestral (and other) works arranged by various hands during Beethoven's lifetime - a time when wind bands were everywhere and the demand for arrangements of this sort (from eight- to eleven-part ensembles) was very high. Modern instruments. The Albion Ensemble.
