Music Of Revolution

Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Shostakovitch: Symphony No.11 - 'The Year 1905'
Plus: Revolutionary choruses, and songs from across the world (to include 'Va pensiero' and 'Nkosi Sikelel')

Music reflecting revolutionary historical struggles. The fight of Count Egmont against the despotic Duke of Alba is captured in Beethoven's powerful overture 'Egmont', and the Russian revoloution of 1905 is powerfully encapsulated in Shostakovitch's masterful 11th Symphony. Plus revolutionary choruses, arias and songs from conflicts around the world!