Fidelio, Op.72 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

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Complete Opera

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Paris: Farrenc, n.d., Plate 72

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 Overture and Act I
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Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. (1870).
Reprint - Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 1984.

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Overture

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Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 3. Ouverturen für Orchester, No.26
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 Orchestral Score
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Mutopia Project, 2003

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Source: Eulenburg, 1919. The parts have no multimeasure rests
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Overture

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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.
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Public Domain

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 Complete Parts
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Source: Eulenburg, 1919. The parts have no multimeasure rests. See above for accompanying full score.

Vocal Scores

1805 version, 3 acts - Leonore

German

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Erich Prieger (1849-1913)

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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1905, no plate number

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1805 3-act version "Leonore"

French

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Louis Narici (1858–1935), piano reduction
L. V. Durdilly, French text

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Paris: Choudens, n.d.(ca.1890), no plate number

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Public Domain

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1814 version, 2 acts

German

 Complete score
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Kurt Soldan (1891–1946)

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Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(1927), plate 10563

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Includes Soldan's preface

German / English

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Gustav Kogel (1849-1921), piano reduction
Theodore Baker (1851-1934), English text
H.E. Krehbiel (1854-1923), Introduction

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New York: G. Schirmer, 1906, plate 18108

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English / German

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London: Boosey & Sons, n.d.(ca.1870), no plate

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French / German

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André van Hasselt (1806-1874)
J. B. Rongé, French text

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Braunschweig: Litolff, Collection Litolff, n.d.(ca.1880), plate 2312

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete Opera

For Piano solo

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Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1865). Plate 4581.

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Braunschweig: Litolff, Collection Litolff, n.d.(ca.1880), plate 2483

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General Information

Work Title Fidelio, Op.72
Alternative Title Leonore, oder Der Triumph der ehelichen Liebe
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue Number Op.72
Number of Movements/Sections 3 acts [1st version]
2 acts [2nd/3rd versions]
Average Duration 2 Hours
Year/Date of Composition 1804–05 [1st version], 1805 [2nd version], 1814 [3rd version]
First Performance Vienna, Theater an der Wien, 20 November 1805 [1st version]
Theater an der Wien, 29 March 1806 [2nd version]
Kärntnertortheater, 23 May 1814 [3rd version]
Year of First Publication 1810 (vocal score) [2nd version]
1814 (vocal score), 1826 (full score) [3rd version]
Librettist Joseph Ferdinand Sonnleithner (1766–1835)
Jean Nicolas Bouilly (1763-1842)
Stephan von Breuning (1774–1827) [2nd version]
Georg Friedrich Treitschke (1776–1842) [3rd version]
Language German
Genre Opera
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Cast — Florestan (tenor), Leonore (soprano), Rocco (bass), Marzelline (soprano), Jaquino (tenor), Don Pizarro (bass-baritone), Don Fernando (bass), 1st prisoner (tenor), 2nd prisoner (bass) + Chorus (SATTBB)
Orchestra — piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon + 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones + timpani + strings
Onstage — trumpet
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