Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43 Turku Philharmonic Orchestra & Leif Segerstam

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act I:
• 1 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act I: Ouverture. Adagio - Allegro molto con brio 05:25
• 2 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act I: Introduction "La Tempesta". Allegro non troppo 02:14
• 3 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act I: No. 1, Poco adagio - Allegro con brio 03:39
• 4 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act I: No. 2, Adagio - Allegro con brio 02:25
• 5 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act I: No. 3, Allegro vivace 02:03
• The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II:
• 6 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 4, Maestoso - Andante 01:21
• 7 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 5, Adagio - Andante quasi allegretto 09:06
• 8 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 6, Un poco adagio - Allegro 01:40
• 9 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 7, Grave 09:40
• 10 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 8, Marcia. Allegro con brio - Presto 04:34
• 11 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 9, Adagio - Allegro molto 05:05
• 12 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 10, Pastorale. Allegro 02:51
• 13 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 11, Andante 00:31
• 14 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 12, Maestoso - Adagio - Allegro 03:11
• 15 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 13, Allegro - Comodo 04:35
• 16 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 14, Andante - Adagio - Allegro - Allegretto 06:11
• 17 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 15, Andantino - Adagio - Allegro 04:52
• 18 The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 16, Finale. Allegretto - Allegro molto 06:52
• Total Runtime 01:16:15

Info for Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43

Beethoven was commissioned to write his first stage work- a ballet score for Die Geschopfe des Prometheus (‘The Creatures of Prometheus’)- for the dancer and choreographer Salvatore Vigano, nephew of composer Luigi Boccherini. In the myth, Prometheus is punished by Zeus for stealing fire for the benefit of mankind; in the allegorical ballet, Prometheus brings Enlightenment ideas of art and science to humanity. The overture remains popular and the finale- the theme of which Beethoven was later to use in his ‘Eroica’ Symphony- offers a heroic conclusion.

Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor

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