Coriolanus-Ouvertüre – 2. Teil

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Titel	Coriolanus-Ouvertüre – 2. Teil
Titelzusatz	Overture from "Coriolan", part 2
Spieldauer	00:04:51
Urheber/innen	Beethoven, Ludwig van [Komponist/in] [GND]
Mitwirkende	Kleiber, Erich [Dirigent] [GND] Berliner Philharmoniker [Orchester]
Datum	1930 [Vermutliches Datum]
Ort	Wien, Alter Streicherhof [Ortsbezug]
Schlagworte	Musik ; E-Musik ; Instrumentalmusik - Ouvertüre ; Besetzung - Orchester ; Publizierte und vervielfältigte Aufnahme
	19. Jahrhundert
Typ	audio
Format	SCS [Schallplatte, Schellack]
Nummern	E 653 15170 15171
Sprache	Englisch
Signatur	Österreichische Mediathek, 2-12991_b_b01_k02
Medienart	Mp3-Audiodatei

Standort des ehemaligen "Alten Streicherhofs". Bild: CC BY-SA 3.0 AT. Österreichische Mediathek 2020

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On 12 April 1812, the Vienna-based piano manufacturers Nanette and Johann Andreas Streicher, who were personal friends of Beethoven, opened a concert hall in the building known as the “Streicherhof.” The highlight of the venue’s celebratory opening concert was a performance of Beethoven’s overture to Heinrich Joseph von Collin’s tragic play “Coriolan”, which had originally been composed in 1807. The play explores the personal tragedy suffered by General Coriolanus, and Beethoven reflects that tragedy very effectively in his music. This excerpt is taken from the end of the overture. Instead of an apotheosis, the musical themes disintegrate as the piece nears its end, reflecting Coriolanus’ failure and the fact he is left with no choice but to commit suicide.

The recording was made in 1930 by the Berlin Philharmonic under Erich Kleiber (1890–1956). Kleiber was famous for his determination to achieve the highest levels of precision in his performances. He served as musical director of the Berlin State Opera from 1923, where he was responsible for a number of significant premieres, including that of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck. The rest of Kleiber’s life was affected by the political upheavals of the 20th century. An advocate of modern music, he was harassed by the Nazis until he emigrated to South America. He went on to take charge of the Berlin State Opera in 1954, but resigned his post after only a few months in the face of political interference by the East German authorities.
(Constanze Köhn)

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Musik ; E-Musik , Instrumentalmusik - Ouvertüre , Besetzung - Orchester , Publizierte und vervielfältigte Aufnahme