 The Choral Fantasy in C minor, Opus 80 Complete |
| File: | beet_op80comp.nwc (November 2005) 60 kB |
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| Full name of work: | The Choral Fantasy in C minor, Opus 80 Complete |
| NWC Version: |  |
| Composer: | Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827), German |
| Lyricist: | Christian Kuffner (Unknown) |
| First line: | Schmerichelnd hold und lieblich klingen unsers Lebens Harmonien (Soft and Sweet through ether winging sounds of harmonies if life…) |
| Music category: | Classical |
| Instruments: | Orchestra, Piano & Chorus |
| Name of file creator: | Carl B. Mill |
| e-mail address: | TheAppraisalMill "at" aol "dot" com |
| Running time: | 18:18 |
| Comments: | Requires Boxmark2, MusicSymbols & NWslur fonts. Beethoven's CHORAL FANTASY, for piano, choir, and orchestra in c minor op. 80, marks Beethoven's first successful marriage of choral and instrumental music, something he would revisit in his Ninth Symphony. The Choral Fantasy, which includes a piano solo that Beethoven wrote for himself, was first performed on December 22, 1808, as the finale of a long concert that also featured the premieres of Beethoven's fifth and sixth symphonies. He wrote the work just days before the performance; in fact, scholars believe that most of the piano solo was improvised during the performance. Tempo and articulation based, as closely as possible, on a 1962 recorded performance at Manhattan Center, New York City by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra & Westminster Choir, conducted by Leonard Bernstein with Rudolf Serkin at the piano. (18.18 minutes) Comments invited, address to - TheAppraisalMill@aol.com |