From Birmingham
The Birmingham Studio Orchestra, conducted by Frank Cantell
There are two monuments to Count Egmont, the patriot of the Netherlands : one is the statue of him that was erected at Brussels some sixty years ago (which many listeners will have seen) the other is Goethe's tragedy bearing his name, for the stage presentation of which Beethoven wrote music - an Overture and a good many incidental pieces, which all finely match the dramatic story. The Overture is full of the pride and heroism of Egmont.