Beethoven Edition: Fidelio

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Staatskapelle Dresden & Chor der Staatsoper Dresden & MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Edith Mathis & Karl Böhm

Fidelio is a two-act opera by Ludwig van Beethoven, first performed in 1805. The score combines classical operatic structures with Beethoven's expansive orchestral writing—featuring dramatic choruses, lyrical solo vocal writing and heightened harmonic tension—and as his only opera it occupies a distinctive place at the cusp of the Classical and Romantic periods in his career.
First released: 1970

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Fidelio: Erster Akt, Nr. 10
    18:17
  2. 2.
    Fidelio: Ouverture
    6:16
  3. 3.
    Ouvertüre: "Leonore III"
    13:37
  4. 4.
    Fidelio: Zweiter Akt, Nr. 16
    14:13
  5. 5.
    Fidelio: Erster Akt, Nr. 1-4
    18:27
  6. 6.
    Fidelio: Zweiter Akt, Nr. 11
    9:58
  7. 7.
    Fidelio: Zweiter Akt, Nr. 12-15
    21:29
  8. 8.
    Fidelio: Erster Akt, Nr. 5-9
    27:20

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