Opferlied Op. 121b

[David]

I want to share with you Beethoven's Opferlied (Song of Offering), Op. 121b. Friedrich von Matthisson's poem attracted Beethoven throughout his lifetime. It was a constant source of inspiration; over a thirty-year period he returned to it to complete four different settings. The final line of the poem--das Schoene zu dem Guten (beauty to the good)--provided a motto that Beethoven kept on his desktop. This song has proved to be an endless well of inspiration to me, as well, so I am sharing a recording of it with the music score in its piano & four-part vocal reduction. You may find yourselves falling in love with it, too. Enjoy it!



see next post for MP3 & remaining score mimeographs

[David]

Opferlied (Song of Sacrifice)
Opus 121b

http://download.yousendit.com/E87B0E0558390735

[BTFLCHLD]

delicious
thankyou
david

[Jyqm]

Hey David, the Berliner Philharmoniker is doing a concert next Thursday of Martinů's Symphonie Nr. 6 »Fantaisies symphoniques«, Mozart's Sinfonia concertante für Oboe, Klarinette, Horn und Fagott Es-Dur KV 297b, and Dvořák's Symphonie Nr. 6 D-Dur op. 60. Wanna come?

Neko Case is up the street the next night!