The Ruins of Athens
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The Ruins of Athens (Die Ruinen von Athen), Opus 113, is a set of incidental music written in 1811 by Ludwig van Beethoven. The music was written to accompany the play of the same name by August von Kotzebue, for the dedication of a new theatre at Pest. It consists of an overture,three choruses,a duet piece for a soprano and baritone,a recitave and aria,interlude,a march (with chorus), and the "Turkish March". The overture and the Turkish March are often performed separately, though the other pieces are not often heard.
It was reworked in 1924 by Johann Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
[edit] References
- Kerman, Joseph, and Tyson, Alan. The New Grove Beethoven. New York, W. W. Norton and Company. 1983. ISBN 0-393-30091-9. Page 52.
