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Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

180514 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a (1805) in one part (sonata form).

Recording: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

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– Sonata form0:19–14:24

A dark, unsettled slow carries a hint of Florestan's in the woodwinds and horns. The begins with a leaping, heroic tune, and a warm reworking of the follows (). The is very long. At its the music stops and a trumpet call sounds from off-stage, and then sounds again. The is very short, and the hurries to a joyful end.

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