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...overture from Beethoven's "Incidental Music to Goethe's Egmont" opened the second half of the program. It was a work of dark splendor. The jaggedly imperious strings stood in stark contrast to the plaintive radiance of the woodwinds. Saturday's performance had a nobly crafted strength; the orchestra responded to Wilkins's tight command with fervor and conviction...

Author: By Jurretta J. Heckscher, | Title: Playing an Eclectic Blend | 11/1/1977 | See Source »

...indication, Bach Soc is one of your best sources of musical inspiration at Harvard this year--a disciplined group with fine soloists and a sense of ensemble. The requisite Bach for the first concert if the Overture No. 3. But even better, there's going to be Beethoven's "Egmont" Overture, Bruch's Violin Concerto in g and Vaughan Williams' "Serenade to Music." Not that most Bach isn't fine and great to listen to; but there are some really sensitive and beautifully written works in the orchestral repertoire which don't come out of Germany or the Baroque period...

Author: By Richard Kreindler, | Title: Musical Inspiration | 10/6/1977 | See Source »

SYMPHONY HALL. Lorin Maazel conducting the BSO. Beethoven: Egmont, Fourth Piano Concerto (Vladimir Ashkenzay, soloist); Schumann: Second Symphony. Tickets...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Classics | 3/22/1973 | See Source »

SYMPHONY HALL. Eugen Jochum conducting the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. All-Beethoven program. Egmont, Piano Concerto No. 1 (Veronica Jochum, soloist), and Symphony No. 3. Tickets...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Classics | 3/15/1973 | See Source »

...have been Edward Heath's big moment. Britain's Prime Minister and the Premiers of Ireland, Denmark and Norway had just arrived in Brussels' Palais d'Egmont to sign a Treaty of Accession to the European Common Market, thus officially marking the end of 18 months of tough negotiations. The occasion, the next-to-last formal step before the four nations become full members of the Common Market next Jan. 1-if all goes according to schedule-was being carried live on Eurovision. Then, just as Heath walked through the Palais doors, a blonde woman stepped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMON MARKET: Road to Brussels | 1/31/1972 | See Source »

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