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Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus op. 43a
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| Title | Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus op. 43a |
| Title addition |
The Creatures of Pometheus |
| Playing time | 00:04:24 |
| Authors |
Beethoven, Ludwig van [Komponist/in]
[GND]
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| Contributors |
Weingartner, Felix von [Dirigent]
[GND]
Columbia [Label] Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. [Produzent] Wiener Philharmoniker [Orchester] |
| Place |
Wien, Alser Straße 10 [Ortsbezug]
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| Keywords | Musik ; E-Musik ; Instrumentalmusik - Ouvertüre ; Publizierte und vervielfältigte Aufnahme |
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19. Jahrhundert
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| Type | audio |
| Format |
SCS [Schallplatte, Schellack] |
| Numbers |
L.X. 8235 [Bestellnummer] CHAX 88 [Katalognummer] CHAX 88-3 [Matrizennummer] |
| Language |
Englisch |
| Signature | Österreichische Mediathek, 2-38230_b_b01_k02 |
| Media type | Mp3-Audiodatei |
Standort eines ehemaligen Wohnhauses von Karl Fürst von Lichnowsky. Bild: CC BY-SA 3.0 AT. Österreichische Mediathek 2020
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Beethoven composed the music for The Creatures of Prometheus 1800 following a commission from Salvatore Viganò, ballet master at the Vienna Court Theatre, who asked Beethoven to write a score for the ballet of the same name. The shortened piano arrangement of the ballet music was dedicated to Princess Maria Christine Lichnowsky, née Countess of Thun-Hohenstein. Her husband, Prince Karl Lichnowsky, was a supporter of Beethoven, and owned the house at Alser Strasse 10, where Beethoven lived for a time.
Of all the music in the original score, only the energetic overture has survived to take its place in the modern concert repertoire as a distinct work independent of the ballet. This audio sample presents a performance conducted by Felix Weingartner (1863–1942), one of the first conductors whose work is documented by an extensive back-catalogue of recordings. He was also the first conductor in history to record all of Beethoven's symphonies. He held numerous high-profile roles in the world of opera during his career, not least conducting the Vienna Court Opera from 1908 to 1911 and again 1935-1936, and taking charge of the Vienna Volksoper from 1919 to 1924. His precise handling of the baton made his reputation as the epitome of the elegant conductor.
(Constanze Köhn)
Of all the music in the original score, only the energetic overture has survived to take its place in the modern concert repertoire as a distinct work independent of the ballet. This audio sample presents a performance conducted by Felix Weingartner (1863–1942), one of the first conductors whose work is documented by an extensive back-catalogue of recordings. He was also the first conductor in history to record all of Beethoven's symphonies. He held numerous high-profile roles in the world of opera during his career, not least conducting the Vienna Court Opera from 1908 to 1911 and again 1935-1936, and taking charge of the Vienna Volksoper from 1919 to 1924. His precise handling of the baton made his reputation as the epitome of the elegant conductor.
(Constanze Köhn)
