貝多芬的科利奧蘭序曲'Coriolan' Overture Op.62 - Carlos Kleiber指揮

Beethoven "Coriolan" Overture Op.62,
Carlos Kleiber: Conductor Bayerische Staatsorchester

貝多芬：科裏奧蘭序曲

　　BEETHOVEN: Coriolanus Overture

科裏奧蘭是傳說中的羅馬英雄，莎士比亞以他的故事寫成一部悲劇。傳說491年羅馬發生饑饉，科裏奧蘭提出，接受救濟的民眾必須同意廢除保民官製度，否則不發給賑災糧。為此他受流放的懲罰，後投奔沃爾西國王，帶領沃爾西人打回羅馬，在其母與其妻的懇求下，才從羅馬撤兵。莎士比亞悲劇由維也納劇作家科林改編為歌劇，貝多芬於1807年為它創作了這首序曲。這首序曲表現的是英雄科裏奧蘭為了比他本人更崇高的東西而放棄了複仇，同時也放棄了自己的生命。在莎士比亞的悲劇中，科裏奧蘭由於放棄了指揮權而被沃爾西人謀害；而在科林的劇本中，他則是自殺。

瓦格納對這個人物的評介是“他野性難馴，不虛偽，也不謙讓。”這首序曲OP.63，C大調，奏鳴曲式，以科裏奧蘭本人莊嚴的姿態開頭，緊接著是他的憤怒不安，他憤怒的對抗被一個柔美的主題打斷，形成傳統奏鳴曲—快板曲式中的對比。這個主題可理解為科裏奧蘭親人們的乞求。在發展部，表現了英雄內心的猶疑不決，內心的矛盾，榮譽的崩潰，以及不以苦樂為意的自我毀滅而獲得的勝利。結尾，樂隊漸漸沉浮在一片寂靜之中。


The Coriolan Overture (German: Ouvertüre Coriolan, op. 62) is a composition written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1807 to Heinrich Joseph von Collin's 1804 tragedy.^[1] The structure and themes of the overture follow the play very generally. The main C minor theme represents Coriolan's resolve and war-like tendencies (he is about to invade Rome), and the tender E-flat major theme represents the pleadings of his mother to desist. Coriolan eventually gives in to tenderness, but since he cannot turn back having led an army of his former enemies to Rome's gates, he kills himself. It was premiered in March of 1807 at a private concert of the home of Prince Franz Joseph von Lobkowitz. The fourth symphony and the fourth piano concerto were premiered in that same concert.

Two of the most highly regarded recordings are of Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker (1943) and Fritz Reiner conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1959. Sir Roger Norrington has created a notable period performance version with his recording of the overture with the London Classical Players.

Other notable recordings include those by Herbert von Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic, Karl Böhm with the Vienna Philharmonic, Carlos Kleiber conducting Bavaria State Orchestra and Bruno Walter conducting the Columbia Symphony. The work was a staple of Arturo Toscanini's repertoire, and six recordings under Toscanini's baton are extant as well as one recording of rehearsal excerpts.

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