SKU: LM.29321
ISBN 9790230993210.
SKU: LM.JJ67672
ISBN 9790230867672.
SKU: LM.JJ66460
ISBN 9790230866460.
SKU: MN.70-500
UPC: 688670705007. English.
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SKU: LM.29344
ISBN 9790230993449.
SKU: HL.50581704
SKU: HL.48180221
From Tannhauser.
SKU: HL.50581653
SKU: HL.50581621
SKU: CA.1039400
ISBN M-007-18767-5. Key: C minor. German/English. Text: Christoph Kuffner.
In a mixture of cantata and concert piece, Beethoven set a hymn to art in his Choral Fantasy. The work, about 20 minutes in length, is often seen as a precursor to the Ode to Joy in the 9th Symphony. After a piano introduction, a dialog between piano and orchestra develops in the space of just 400 measures, before the soloists and chorus enter for the last 200 measures. (If necessary, the solo parts can be sung by members of the chorus or a semi-chorus.) In the main section, headed Finale (beginning with the double basses and celli), the theme from Beethoven's early song Gegenliebe (WoO 118, also used in the Ode to Joy) is presented, varied and finally used in the March in F major. The main source of the Choral Fantasia for the edition is the first edition of the parts, published in 1811 and corrected by Beethoven; alongside this an English edition of the parts published by Clementi (1810) has been consulted for comparison. The edition contains an English singing version in a translation by Natalia Macfarren from the 19th century.