Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Choral Fantasy op. 80
Arrangement for chamber orchestra (arr. U. Stäuble)
5 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), piano, chamber orchestra
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Details
- For
- 5 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), piano, chamber orchestra
- Product Type
- Score
- Author / Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Arranger
- Urs Stäuble
- Product number
- 2299596
- Lyrics
- Christoph Kuffner
Description
Scoring: Soli SSATB, Coro SATB, Pfte solo, Fl, Ob, Clt, Fg, Cor, Tr, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc/Cb
In his Choral Fantasy (Fantasie), Beethoven created a paean to art that is at once both a cantata and a concert piece. The roughly twenty-minute work is often seen as a precursor to the Ninth Symphony’s “Ode to Joy”. After a contemplative piano introduction, a virtuosic dialogue unfolds – much like in a concerto – between piano and orchestra before the vocal soloists and choir make their entrance....
