Beethoven / Segerstam / Turku Philharmonic Orch: Creatures of Prometheus - COMPACT DISCS

Beethoven / Segerstam / Turku Philharmonic Orch: Creatures of Prometheus - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Creatures of Prometheus

Artist:

Beethoven / Segerstam / Turku Philharmonic Orch

Label:

Naxos

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

747313385379

Genre:

Classical

Release Date:

2019-09-13

Number of Discs:

1

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.

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