Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performs Beethoven’s Egmont | Liev Schreiber, narrator

About this event

SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER

Orpheus stands up for justice and freedom in this homage to courageous voices. Beethoven, an unyielding critic of despots, channeled his ardor and rage into music for Goethe’s historical drama about a local hero defying foreign occupiers. Liev Schreiber narrates an incisive new translation by Philip Boehm, while the clarion voice of Karen Slack and Orpheus illuminate the eternal truths of Egmont.

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This concert was made possible through the generous support of Berjé and the German Consulate General New York. 

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Programme

• 1. Concert – approx. 60 min programme

Repertoire

Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Tarkmann): Incidental Music from Egmont, Op. 84

Translated and Adapted by Philip Boehm.

This concert was recorded in Beechwood Park in Hillsdale, NJ.

Special thanks to Mayor John Ruocco, Denise Kohen and Eileen McLaughlin.