Coriolan Overture
Template:Short description Template:Italic title Template:Use dmy dates Template:Plain image with caption Template:Plain image with caption Template:Plain image with caption The Coriolan Overture (Template:Langx), Op. 62, is a composition written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1807 for Heinrich Joseph von Collin's 1804 tragedy Coriolan.Template:Efn
The overture was premiered in March 1807 at a private concert in the home of Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz. The Symphony No. 4 in B-flat and the Piano Concerto No. 4 in G were premiered at the same concert.[1]
Context
The structure and themes of the overture follow the play very generally. The main C minor theme represents Coriolanus' resolve and war-like tendencies (he is about to invade Rome), while the more tender E-flat major theme represents the pleadings of his mother to desist. Coriolanus eventually gives in to tenderness, but since he cannot turn back having led an army of his former enemies, the Volsci, to Rome's gates, he kills himself. (This differs from the better-known play Coriolanus by William Shakespeare, in which he is murdered. Both Shakespeare's and Collin's plays are about the same semi-legendary figure, whose actual fate was not recorded.)
The Coriolan Overture is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B♭, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in E♭, 2 trumpets in C, timpani, and strings.
Recordings
Two of the most highly regardedScript error: No such module "Unsubst".Script error: No such module "Unsubst". recordings are of Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting the Berlin Philharmonic (1943)[2] and Fritz Reiner conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1959. Sir Roger Norrington has created a notable period performance version with his recording of the overture with the London Classical Players.
Other notable recordings include those of Otto Klemperer with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic,[3] Karl Böhm with the Vienna Philharmonic, Carlos Kleiber conducting the Bavarian State Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood with the Academy of Ancient Music, and Bruno Walter conducting the Columbia Symphony. The work was a staple of Arturo Toscanini's repertoire, and six recordings under Toscanini's baton are extant as well as one recording of rehearsal excerpts.
Notes
Citations
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- ↑ Steinberg, Michael. The Symphony: A Listeners Guide. pp. 19–24. Oxford University Press, 1995.
- ↑ Furtwängler conducts Beethoven, MusicandArts.com Template:Webarchive
- ↑ "Recording details, Deutsche Grammophon Template:Webarchive
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Sources
- Joseph Kerman, Alan Tyson, "Ludwig van Beethoven", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed 21 August 2007)
External links
- Coriolan, Op. 62: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (includes original manuscript)
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