Today is the anniversary of the death of the Swedish composer Joachim Eggert (1779-1813). During his short-lived music career, Eggert championed Beethoven, conducting the Swedish premieres of Beethoven's 1st and 2nd symphonies in 1808.
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I have yet to purchase any of his works, any recommendations Hofrat?'Man know thyself' -
Originally posted by Peter View Post
Dear Peter;
You would be very hard-pressed to find any recordings of Eggert's works. For the past 7 years, I have been fighting tooth-and-nail to change that, but without much luck. Several orchestras and recording companies have expressed interest, notably the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra who have scheduled for performance Eggert's E-flat symphony this autumn.
The Swedish Music Anthology has recorded one of Eggert's string quartets (MSCD 425). The Orchestra of the Hermitage has recorded a single movement (!) of Eggert's C-major symphony (ARTE 7141). If your sound system can still handle LP's, there is a 1985 recording of Eggert's E-flat symphony (SLT 33272)."Is it not strange that sheep guts should hale souls out of men's bodies?"Comment
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