In this symphonic overture Alfred Bösendorfer describes his impressions in Ljubljana immediately before Slovenia's uprising against Serbian supremacy in the old Yugoslavia - and the feeling of hope that struck him in connection with the desired independence.

At first, the dark and tense mood before the outbreak of hostilities is heard. The deployment of the military determined the sound. The "Echo of the Carpathians" and the "Choir of the Partisans" from afar give hope for early liberation. A...