Leonore Overture for Orchestra no. 3 (Score)
Beethoven, Ludwig Van
Leonore Overture for Orchestra no. 3 (Score)
Beethoven, Ludwig Van
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Of the four overtures that Beethoven composed for his only opera, the 'Leonore Overture' No. 3 is the most popular. The first reviewer found fault with it for its 'incessant dissonances and overblown fluttering of the violins', Wiener Theater-Zeitung,1806, but it soon became famous as 'one of the most imposing, difficult, yet richest and strangest of compositions' Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung,1810. This version of the 'Leonore Overture' quickly established itself independently of the stage
