Ludwig van Beethoven received a commission from the Vienna Court Theatre to compose incidental music for Goethe's tragedy "Egmont" in the autumn of 1809. This not only brought him the urgently needed fee: Beethoven was able to use this music to set his experiences in French-occupied Austria to music. In Goethe's tragedy, the Dutch Count Egmont defends himself against Spanish rule, while Beethoven's adopted home of Vienna groaned under Napoleonic occupation. Goethe's piece precisely reflected Beethoven's political sentiments: after initially placing his hopes in Napoleon's reforms, he had become enraged by his unscrupulous methods.

Klaus Dillmann

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9 - 10 Mar, 2025

7th Symphony Concert · Staatstheater Braunschweig

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