Ouvertüre Coriolan, op. 62, is a composition written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1807 to Heinrich Joseph von Collin's 1804 tragedy. Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Heinrich Joseph von Collin (1771-1811 Austrian Dramatist, was born in Vienna, on 26 December 1771 Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a ^[1] The structure and themes of the overture follow the play very generally. Overture ( French ouverture meaning opening in Music is the instrumental introduction to a Dramatic choral or occasionally The main C minor theme represents Coriolan's resolve and war-like tendencies (he is about to invade Rome), and the tender E-flat major theme represents the pleadings of his mother to desist. In the compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven, C minor is commonly regarded as a special key works by Beethoven in this key are felt to be powerful and emotionally Gaius Marcius Coriolanus was possibly a legendary Roman general who lived in the 5th century BC E major or E-flat major is a Major scale based on E-flat consisting of the pitches E{{music|flat}}, F, G, A{{music|flat}} Coriolan eventually gives in to tenderness, but since he cannot turn back having led an army of his former enemies to Rome's gates, he kills himself.

Coriolan Overture

performed by the Fulda Symphonic Orchestra, conducted by Simon Schindler

Problems listening to the file? See media help. The Fulda Symphonic Orchestra (German Fuldaer Symphonisches Orchester is an Orchestra based in Fulda, Germany

Recordings

Two of the most highly regarded recordings are of Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker (1943) and Fritz Reiner conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1959. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Wilhelm Furtwängler (January 25 1886 &ndash November 30 1954 was a The Berlin Philharmonic (in German: Die Berliner Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Frederick Martin “Fritz” Reiner ( December 19, 1888 Neither of these recordings, however, uses period instruments or follows Beethoven's own metronome markings. Sir Roger Norrington uses period instruments and historically informed techniques in his recording of the overture with the London Classical Players (in a boxed set along with the 9 symphonies). Sir Roger Arthur Carver Norrington, CBE (born March 16, 1934) is a British conductor.

Other notable recordings include those by Herbert von Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic, Karl Böhm with the Vienna Philharmonic, Carlos Kleiber conducting Bavaria State Orchestra and Bruno Walter conducting the Columbia Symphony. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Herbert von Karajan ( April 5 The Berlin Philharmonic (in German: Die Berliner Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Karl August Leopold Böhm ( August 28, 1894 &ndash The Vienna Philharmonic (in German: die Wiener Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the Carlos Kleiber ( July 3, 1930 - July 13, 2004) was an Austrian-Argentine conductor. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Bruno Walter ( September 15, 1876 &ndash February The work was a staple of Arturo Toscanini's repertoire, and six recordings under Toscanini's baton are extant as well as one recording of rehearsal excerpts. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Arturo Toscanini (ɑrˈturɔ ˌtɔskɑˈnini (March 25 1867 &ndash January

References

• Joseph Kerman/Alan Tyson, "Ludwig van Beethoven", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed August 21, 2007), (subscription access)

Notes

External links

• Album microsite from Deutschegrammophon.com
• Furtwängler conducts Beethoven: Album site from MusicandArts.com
• Coriolan Overture was available at the International Music Score Library Project. The International Music Score Library Project ( IMSLP) is a project for the creation of a virtual library of Public domain music scores, based on the