Fidelio, Op. 72 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Title Fidelio
Alternative title Leonore, oder Der Triumph der ehelichen Liebe
Creators Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
Joseph Sonnleithner, librettist
Stephan von Breuning, librettist
Georg Friedrich Treitschke, librettist
Opus Op.72
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
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Composed 1804
First published 1810
Dedication
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Composition types Operas
Language German
Period Classical
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Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete piano 4 hands
View Complete piano
View Complete piano Not credited
View Selections small orchestra Wilhelm Pötzsch
View Overture theater orchestra Leopold Weninger
View Overture 2 piano 8 hands Franz Xaver Chwatal
View Overture 2 piano 8 hands Gustav Rösler
View Overture violin, piano and harmonium Wilhelm von Lenz
View Overture piano 4 hands Richard Kleinmichel
View Overture piano 4 hands Jan Brandts Buys
View Overture piano
View Quartett: Mir ist so wunderbar 3 woodwinds Joseba Berrocal
View Act I, No.6 March guitar and 3 mandolins Ferdinand Kollmaneck
View Act I, No.6 March 2 piano 8 hands Carl Burchard
View Act I, No.6 March violin and piano

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete A. Farrenc Complete Score
View Complete Breitkopf und Härtel 1864 Complete Score (grayscale)
Complete Score (black and white)
View Complete Edition Peters 1872 Overture and Act 1
Act 2
View Complete Manuscript 1814 Act 1
View Overture Breitkopf und Härtel Complete Score
View Overture Schott Complete Score
View Overture Edition Peters 1872 Complete Score
Complete Score
View Overture August Cranz Complete Score
Complete Score
View Overture Mutopia Complete Score
View Complete (1814 version, 2 acts) parts Breitkopf und Härtel Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Contrabassoon
Horn 1
Horn 2
Horn 3
Horn 4
Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2
Trumpet (On-Stage)
Trombone 1 (Tenor)
Trombone 2 (Bass)
Timpani
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Complete (1814 version, 2 acts) parts Breitkopf und Härtel Sopranos
Altos
Tenors I
Tenors II
Basses I
Basses II
View Complete (1814 version, 2 acts) parts Breitkopf und Härtel Oboe 1
View Overture parts Pleyel Cover
Flute 1, 2
Oboe 1, 2
Clarinet 1, 2 (A)
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (E)
Trumpet 1, 2 (C)
Trombone 1/2 (tenor, bass clef)
Timpani
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Overture parts Breitkopf und Härtel Flute 1, 2
Oboe 1, 2
Clarinet 1, 2 (A)
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (E)
Trumpet 1, 2 (C)
Trombone 1, 2 (tenor, bass clef)
Timpani
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos / Basses
View Overture parts Mutopia Complete Parts
View Overture parts Clarinet 1/2 (A)
Clarinet 1/2 (B)
View Overture parts Clarinet 1, 2 (B)
View Overture parts Horn 3 (F)
View 1805 version, 3 acts - ''Leonore'' vocal score Breitkopf und Härtel 1905 Complete Score
View 1805 version, 3 acts - ''Leonore'' vocal score Choudens Complete Score
View 1814 version, 2 acts vocal score N. Simrock 1815 Complete Score (300 dpi)
View 1814 version, 2 acts vocal score A. Farrenc 1826 Complete Score (300 dpi)
View 1814 version, 2 acts vocal score Edition Peters Complete Score
View 1814 version, 2 acts vocal score Edition Peters Complete Score
View 1814 version, 2 acts vocal score Boosey & Hawkes Color cover
Title page, preliminaries, Leonore Overtures 1, 2
Act 1 (including Fidelio Overture)
Act 2
View 1814 version, 2 acts vocal score Novello Complete Score
View 1814 version, 2 acts vocal score Schirmer 1906 Complete Score
Act 1
Act 2
View 1814 version, 2 acts vocal score Schirmer 1906 Complete Score
View 1814 version, 2 acts vocal score Litolff Complete Score
View 1814 version, 2 acts vocal score P. Jurgenson Title Page, Index and Recitatives (in Russian)
Overture
Act 1
Act 2
View Act 1. Finale: "O welche Lust, in freier Luft" (Prisoners' Chorus) vocal score Novello "Oh What Delight"
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands Edition Peters Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands Edition Peters Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano Edition Peters Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano Litolff Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Not credited
Ricordi 1869 Act 1
Act 2
View Complete Arrangement for small orchestra
by Wilhelm Pötzsch
; selections
Aibl 1885 Complete Parts (see note)
View Overture Arrangement for theater orchestra
by Leopold Weninger
Musikverlag Lyra Condensed Score
Complete Parts
View Overture Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands
by Franz Xaver Chwatal
Litolff Piano 1
Piano 2
View Overture Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands
by Gustav Rösler
Edition Peters Piano 1
Piano 2
View Overture Arrangement for violin, piano and harmonium
by Wilhelm von Lenz
Litolff Complete Score
View Overture Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Richard Kleinmichel
Edition Peters Complete Score
View Overture Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Jan Brandts Buys
Universal Edition Complete Score
View Overture Arrangement for piano Hirsch 1854 Complete Score
View Quartett: Mir ist so wunderbar Arrangement for 3 woodwinds
by Joseba Berrocal
2 Oboes and Bassoon
2 Oboes and English Horn
2 Clarinets and Bassoon
3 Flutes
Engraving files (Finale)
View Act I, No.6 March Arrangement for guitar and 3 mandolins
by Ferdinand Kollmaneck
Musikverlag Hella 1923 Complete Score
View Act I, No.6 March Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands
by Carl Burchard
Breitkopf und Härtel Piano 1
Piano 2
View Act I, No.6 March Arrangement for violin and piano John J. Caulon Complete Libretto
View Act I, No.6 March Arrangement for violin and piano A. Barion 1932 Complete Libretto
View Act I, No.6 March Arrangement for violin and piano De Agostini 1990 Complete Libretto

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeSectionEnsemblePerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View Complete Ouverture
Act 1 (Part 1)
Act 1 (Part 2)
Act 2 (Scene 1)
Act 2 (Scene 2)
View Complete Overture, Act 1
Act 2
View Selections Bamberger Symphoniker (orchestra) Joseph Keilberth, conductor Overture
View Selections Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra) Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Komm, Hoffnung
View Quartett: Mir ist so wunderbar Synthesized Performance
View MIDI Quartett: Mir ist so wunderbar For 3 Woodwinds (Berrocal) MIDI Performance


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