Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – Beethoven: King Stephan, The Ruins of Athens & Leonore Prohaska (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 49:32 minutes | 875 MB | Genre: Classical
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Laurence Equilbey’s new album features repertoire from her original concert initiative, “Beethoven Wars”, a concept inspired by the parallel themes in manga and opera such as heroism, tragedy, love and loss.
Taking the form of a multimedia animated Manga ‘space opera’, the repertoire draws on lesser-known works by Beethoven – King Stephen, The Ruins of Athens and Leonore Prohaska. While these stage plays are not among the composer’s best-known, they bear witness to his tireless creative spirit.
Tracklist:
1-1. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – König Stephan, Op. 117: Ouverture (04:13)
1-2. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – König Stephan, Op. 117: No. 1, Chor. “Ruhend von seinen Taten” (01:51)
1-3. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – König Stephan, Op. 117: No. 2, Chor. “Auf dunkelm Irrweg in finstern Hainen” (01:12)
1-4. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – König Stephan, Op. 117: No. 3, Siegesmarsch (01:54)
1-5. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – König Stephan, Op. 117: No. 8d, Grave risoluto e ben marcato (00:54)
1-6. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – König Stephan, Op. 117: No. 7b, Andante maestoso – No. 7c, Maestoso con moto (00:54)
1-7. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – König Stephan, Op. 117: No. 8g, Presto (00:32)
1-8. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – König Stephan, Op. 117: No. 4, Chor der Frauen. “Wo die Unschuld Blumen streute” (02:21)
1-9. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – König Stephan, Op. 117: No. 5, Melodram – No. 6, Chor. “Eine neue strahlende Sonne” (01:21)
1-10. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – König Stephan, Op. 117: No. 8a, Geistlicher Marsch (01:53)
1-11. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – König Stephan, Op. 117: No. 8b, Chor. “Heil unserm Könige!” (00:29)
1-12. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – König Stephan, Op. 117: No. 8e, Andante mosso (01:18)
1-13. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – König Stephan, Op. 117: No. 9, Schlusschor. “Heil! Heil! Heil unsern Enkeln!” (02:19)
1-14. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113: Ouverture (04:56)
1-15. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113: No. 2, Duett. “Ohne Verschulden Knechtschaft dulden” (04:45)
1-16. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113: No. 4, Marcia alla turca (01:51)
1-17. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113: No. 3, Chor. “Du hast in deines Ärmels Falten” (02:21)
1-18. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – Leonore Prohaska, WoO 96: No. 4, Trauermarsch (03:59)
1-19. Thomas Bloch – Leonore Prohaska, WoO 96: No. 3, Melodram (Instrumental Version) (01:40)
1-20. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – Leonore Prohaska, WoO 96: No. 2, Romanze (02:26)
1-21. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113: No. 6a, Marsch (02:43)
1-22. Accentus – Laurence Equilbey – Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113: No. 6b, Chor. “Schmückt die Altäre!” (03:29)