Hans Hubert Schoenzeler: Beethoven The Ruins of Athens

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Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113 (The Ruins of Athens)

Incidental music composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) in 1811 for the play Die Ruinen von Athen by August von Kotzebue (1761-1819). The famous Turkish march and the overture are often performed separately from the rest of the incidental music.

Soprano: Neumar Starling
Baritone: Vladimir de Kanel
Conductor: Hans Hubert Schoenzeler
Berliner Symphoniker, Berliner Konzertchor