Eggert / Gavle Symphony Orchestra / Korsten Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 - Incidental Music To Svante CD

Born on the island of R?gen off Germany's Baltic coast, Joachim Nikolas Eggert arrived in Sweden in 1803, soon establishing himself as a progressive conductor and introducing Beethoven to Stockholm audiences. Welcomed overwhelmingly on it's premi?re, Eggert's large-scale First Symphony hints at Mozart and Haydn but foreshadows Mendelssohn in it's wind textures and rich harmonies. The Third Symphony is kaleidoscopic in it's moments of light and shade and unusual in it's gigantic fugal finale. First of a two-volume set, these two symphonies alone demonstrate that Eggert should be considered one of the more important composers of his era.

1. Overture 2. Adagio Maestoso - Allegro Spiritoso 3. Marche: Grave 4. Fugue: Adagio Maestoso - Allegro 5. Marche 6. Entr'acte Between Acts I ; II 7. Postlude After Act II 8. Entr'acte Between Acts II ; III 9. Prelude to Act III: Marche 10. Marche and Chorale 11. Entr'acte Between Acts III ; IV 12. Entr'acte Between Acts IV ; V 13. Adagio Mesto - Allegro Con Brio 14. Andante 15. Minuet and Trio: Allegro 16. Finale: Allegro Vivace