Beethoven - Leonore Overutre No. 1 [HL:51489044]

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Overture No. 1 for the Opera “Leonore”
(1807)

Study Score

Series: Henle Study Scores Publisher: Henle Urtext Edition Format: Softcover Study Score Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven Editor: Helga Lühning

Beethoven wrote a total of four overtures for his only opera, “Leonore”/“Fidelio”. The so-called Leonore Overture no. 1 is third in the series by chronology, having been written in 1806/07 for a performance in Prague that never materialised. For a long while it was erroneously regarded as a predecessor to the Leonore Overture no. 2 that Beethoven discarded, which greatly tarnished its reception. And yet it pays off to take an impartial look at this overture, which is substantially shorter than nos. 2 and 3, since with its more lyrical than dramatic character, it casts a new light on Beethoven's struggle to find the ideal opening to his stage work. Featuring a new preface, it now appears as a study edition prepared on the basis of the musical text of the Beethoven Complete Edition.
Inventory #HL 51489044 UPC: 888680991241 Publisher Code: HN9044 Width: 6.75" Length: 9.5" 36 pages