Beethoven's Wellington's Victory performed at the closing concert of season 45 of the NKO, live from Tel Aviv Museum of Arts, July 13th, 2016. Conducted by Chief Conductor Shalev Ad-El
I grew up with the Antal Dorati recording with the London Symphony on Mercury Records from 1961; a demo of the power of stereo, as the opposing "forces" moved onto the field of battle from opposite speakers and the engagement took place in the middle of one's living room. The record jacket also included a history of the piece, which Beethoven composed to be performed on an early automaton.
I'm surprised so many people (including Deutsche Grammafon itself!) refer to this opus as "Wellington's Victory". The name comes from a battle the Duke of Wellkington one, to be sure, but it was the Battle of Vitoria, in the Basque country.
1. More Russians in the orchestra. You don’t want trouble with them. Believe me. 2. When you order a French flag on eBay , it’ll most probably come from China.