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Beethoven: Harmoniemusik / Alfredo Bernardini, Zefiro
Arcana

Beethoven: Harmoniemusik / Alfredo Bernardini, Zefiro

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Details

Composer
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
Artist
Bernardini, Zefiro
Format
CD
Label
Arcana
Released
Jan 08, 2021
Catalog #
A901
UPC
3760195739013

About

Ludwig van Beethoven's devotion to wind musical instruments dates already from his young life in Bonn, as proved from the correspondence between his teacher Josef Haydn and the Elector of Bonn Maximilian Franz: here the composition of his Parthia dans un concert, or wind Octet op. 103 is mentioned as a work written before his arrival in Vienna and therefore as the earliest piece he wrote for winds. The remarkable Rondino for the same instruments, using the recently invented mutes for the horns, might have been part of the same Parthia in an earlier version. Once in Vienna, Beethoven was impressed by an ensemble consisting of just 2 oboes and cor anglais and wrote for them the extended and virtuosic Terzetto op. 87 in 1794 and the Variations on Mozart’s Don Giovanni in 1796. Also from 1796, a quintet with the unusual scoring of one oboe, three horns and bassoon survives incomplete. The picture of Beethoven’s output for winds wouldn’t be complete without his military music, commissioned around the year 1810. According to the Austrian tradition, with remote Turkish influence- the so-called janissary music- the scoring here includes also trumpets, contrabassoon and a rich variety of percussion instruments.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 07:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini
  2. 2 II. Andante 06:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini
  3. 3 III. Menuetto and Trio 03:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto and Trio
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Presto 03:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini
  5. 5 8 Variations on Là ci darem la mano from Mozart's Don Giovanni in C Major, WoO 28, Hess 18 09:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    8 Variations on Là ci darem la mano from Mozart's Don Giovanni in C Major, WoO 28, Hess 18
    Duration
    09:17
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini
  6. 6 March in C Major, WoO 20, "Zapfenstreich" 04:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    March in C Major, WoO 20, "Zapfenstreich"
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini
  7. 7 I. Allegro (fragment) 03:14
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro (fragment)
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini
  8. 8 II. Adagio maestoso 03:44
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio maestoso
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini
  9. 9 III. Minuetto: Allegro (fragment) 00:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Minuetto: Allegro (fragment)
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini
  10. 10 I. Allegro 10:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    10:28
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini
  11. 11 II. Adagio cantabile 05:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Adagio cantabile
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini
  12. 12 III. Menuetto: Allegro molto - Scherzo 02:48
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro molto - Scherzo
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini
  13. 13 IV. Finale: Presto 04:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini
  14. 14 Ecossaise in D Major, WoO 22 01:20
    Track
    14
    Title
    Ecossaise in D Major, WoO 22
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini
  15. 15 Polonaise in D Major, WoO 21 02:03
    Track
    15
    Title
    Polonaise in D Major, WoO 21
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini
  16. 16 Rondino in E-Flat Major, WoO 25 07:12
    Track
    16
    Title
    Rondino in E-Flat Major, WoO 25
    Duration
    07:12
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Zefiro
    Conductor
    Alfredo Bernardini