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The Creatures of Prometheus (German: Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus), Op. 43, is a ballet composed in 1801 by Ludwig van Beethoven following the libretto of Salvatore Viganò. The ballet premiered on 28 March 1801 at the Burgtheater in Vienna and was given 28 performances.
English: A chamber arrangement from the ballet The Creatures of Prometheus by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed in 1986.It's an example of the range and tone quality of the basset-horn, an instrument primarily used during the classical period; the piano and oboe are also used.
The theme was a favourite of Beethoven's. He had used it in the finale of the ballet music he composed for The Creatures of Prometheus (1801), as well as for the seventh of his 12 Contredanses, WoO 14 (1800-02), before being the subject of the variations of this work and of the later symphony. [1] It begins thus:
1960 Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus - Excerpts; 1960 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 Pianist: Sviatoslav Richter; 1960 Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 11 Pianist: Gary Graffman; 1960 Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 Cellist: Gregor Piatigorsky
Title page of Beethoven's symphonies from the Gesamtausgabe. The list of compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven consists of 722 works [1] written over forty-five years, from his earliest work in 1782 (variations for piano on a march by Ernst Christoph Dressler) when he was only eleven years old and still in Bonn, until his last work just before his death in Vienna in 1827.
Ludwig van Beethoven [n 1] (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music.
[5] From 2007 to 2015, the IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library used a logo based on a score. The score image in the background was taken from the beginning of the first printed book of music, the Harmonice Musices Odhecaton. It was published in Venice, Italy in 1501 by Ottaviano Petrucci, the library's namesake. [5] [non-primary source needed]
A chamber arrangement from the ballet The Creatures of Prometheus by Ludwig van Beethoven. It's an excellent sample of the range and distinctive tone quality of the basset-horn, an instrument primarily used during the classical period. The performers are Leila Storch (oboe), William McColl (basset-horn), and Anita Cummings (piano).