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Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

180614 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b (1806) in one part (sonata form).

Recording: Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan (1985)

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– Sonata form0:17–14:10

A slow, dark is built on the melody of Florestan's . The fast then enters, a subsidiary section based on the follows, and a comes next. Then the begins. In the middle of it the offstage trumpet call sounds, and it is repeated before the music moves on. Then the starts. After a brief nod to the thanksgiving song from the opera, the races to a triumphant .

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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