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Beethoven - Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Composed: 1807First performed: 1st March 1807,  private concert in the home of Prince Franz Joseph von LobkowitzGenres: Orchestral » Overtures Lyricist: r Heinrich Joseph von Collin

The Coriolan Overture (German: Coriolan-Ouvertüre or Ouvertüre zu Coriolan), Op. 62, is a composition written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1807 for Heinrich Joseph von Collin's 1804 tragedy Coriolan.

The structure and themes of the overture follow the play very generally. The main C minor theme represents Coriolanus' resolve and war-like tendencies (he is about to invade Rome), while the more tender E-flat major theme represents the pleadings of his mother to desist.

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  • Recorded live at Royal Festival Hall, London, 5-8 October 2008

    The Monteverdi Choir & Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner

    everything seems in focus: not just the tempo, but also the rhythmic drive and urgency seem absolutely right in the third and fourth movements...This performance gives a lively sense of what... More…

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  • Aase Nordmo Løvberg (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Hans Hotter (bass-baritone), Philharmonia Chorus (Wilhelm Pitz chorus master), Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer

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  • Berit Lindholm, Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto), Alexander Young, Donald McIntyre (bass)

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Band of the Grenadier Guards, John Alldis Choir, Welsh National Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra,...

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  • Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano), Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado

    I have never heard this concerto sound so interesting and surprising. It is, of course, known as Beethoven’s most introspective. Here it fascinates anew for the sheer sounds it makes and for... More…

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  • Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer

    this is generally a fine and well-recorded performance, with a welcome degree of expressive flexibility in such moments as the opening movement’s gentle second subject. More…

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  • Ingeborg Wenglor (soprano), Ursula Zollenkopf (alto), Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (tenor), Theo Adam (bass), Rundfunkchor Leipzig (chorus)

    Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny

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