Special offer. Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music
Conductor Leif Segerstam captures the essence of this score effectively, conveying its colourful character, its wit and subtleties... this Prometheus is very well played and interpreted. Thus,...
Special offer. Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
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Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music
Conductor Leif Segerstam captures the essence of this score effectively, conveying its colourful character, its wit and subtleties... this Prometheus is very well played and interpreted. Thus,...
About
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.
Contents and tracklist
The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act I: Ouverture. Adagio - Allegro molto con brio
Track length5:23
The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act I: Introduction "La Tempesta". Allegro non troppo
Track length2:13
The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 5, Adagio - Andante quasi allegretto
Track length9:07
The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 8, Marcia. Allegro con brio - Presto
Track length4:38
The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Act II: No. 14, Andante - Adagio - Allegro - Allegretto
Track length6:11
Awards and reviews
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International Classical Music Awards2019Nominee - Symphonic Music
January 2020
Conductor Leif Segerstam captures the essence of this score effectively, conveying its colourful character, its wit and subtleties... this Prometheus is very well played and interpreted. Thus, if you want a fine performance of this ballet music with excellent sound reproduction, this new one by Segerstam may be the one to get.
