Beethoven: "The Consecration of the House" Overture, Op. 124 (with Score)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
"The Consecration of the House (Die Weihe des Hauses) " Overture, Op. 124 (with Score)
Composed: September 1822
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
This Overture was commissioned by Carl Friedrich Hensler, the Director of Vienna's new Theater in der Josefstadt, and was first performed at the theatre's opening on October 3, 1822. It was the first work Beethoven wrote after his revival of studying the works of J. S. Bach and Handel, and bears their influence. This work was also the first item on the program at Beethoven’s 7 May 1824 concert at Vienna’s Theater am Kärntnertor, where the world premiere of his 9th Symphony took place. This work is also the last piece written for pure orchestra by Beethoven.

[@beaker2257]

Towards the end of his life, Beethoven studied earlier contrapuntal music and incorporated it in his later works. He was also an admirer of Handel hence it reminding you of Handel.

[@hansvandendolder2037]

It is beyond my comprehension that a mere human can create this!!The word awesome is an understatement !!

[@majidaghababaie868]

A very beautiful and ever-reminding piece of music. You can imagine yourself in the space provided by it.

[@ClassicalMusicAndSoundtracks]

Nice! One of the best melodies of Beethoven in this piece!

[@mirrors1]

The Allegro theme is subjected to ingenious and unexpected elaborations that no composer would have been able to do.

[@sfbirdclub]

I agree, but no "other" composer.

[@quanvu3244]

👍

[@sudoku47]

Many thanks! Infinite gratitude!

[@user-ru8vy1uz7c]

Bravo bravo bravo bravo

[@katrinat.3032]

So glad I found this

[@Musica-xo3uv]

This work reminds me a lot of Handel

[@beachcomber4141]

Listen to The Royal Fireworks music, you can hear a clear connection.

[@AmbuBadger]

Fun fact! _Five bassoonists died in the making of this recording._

[@beachcomber4141]

But it was so worth it.

[@katrinat.3032]

😂

[@mateobouvier8125]

Thanks for all these Beethoven's videos !

[@beachcomber4141]

THIS!!!!!!!! The Handel influence..........not to mention Mozart, and then BEETHOVEN

[@mirrors1]

Beethoven thought Haendel the best composer of all times. This composition is an hommage to Haendel, but Beethoven is Beethoven: hi is the best. Listen to from 3:10 and we hear a wonderful music. We mustn't forget this piece was composed after Missa solemnis and after the shoking Sonata op. 106.

[@beachcomber4141]

@@mirrors1 Was listening to The Royal Fireworks music by Handel the other night and it so made me think of this, especially when it lifts off!

[@mirrors1]

@@beachcomber4141 Yes I have understood you reasons and there is something of Fireworks of Haendel like a memory, a tribute. There is Haydn also in this piece, but Beethoven is capable of going further through his unexpected and brilliant developments.

[@maurice5824]

I wished he lived longer...nobody can make such music anymore

[@maurice5824]

@James Karkas Beethoven was fond of.. Luigi Cherubini..considered him his brother in the art ..he had a music box..with the sound of the overture to the.. incredible Medea opera...the pinnacle of all drama's ...

[@TGMGame]

THAT WAS EPIC!!!!!!!

[@Lodovico-cy2kz]

Estasiante!!!

[@texwiller4029]

Oh, it was Abbado. It sounded so good!

[@beeshin9945]

The bassoon part looks hard. How does a bassoon plays the 16th note so long? Beethoven might be brutal lol very challenging part

[@sarahlimberger9690]

We don't, we just die lol

[@katrinat.3032]

I also felt LVB had such great use of the bassoon in his pieces. Like it was his secret weapon

[@laurojimenez9616]

Double tonguing technique.

[@nyancs7098]

It’s not too hard if you can double tounge or single tounge pretty quickly

[@walterwood7083]

Beethoven meant to be Handelalian quite successfully...Love the trombone parts...

[@katrinat.3032]

@2:38 to 2:51 there is a moment from choral fantasy

[@miguelangelhtabilo2498]

4:59

[@S.Lijmerd]

Poor bassoon :(.

[@lyrianmusic]

Sam Lijmers What a brutal part!

[@billspeer8387]

@@lyrianmusic I agree! I'm horrified by the length and speed of the bassoon part! Beethoven could be brutal.

[@d1ego647]

im playing this and im dying

[@leandrodeangola]

@@d1ego647 lol

[@violetaili4304]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@classicore22]

2:24 The part you're looking for

[@miguelangelhtabilo2498]

1:03

[@ValzainLumivix]

Nice

[@user-chihiro0721]

ファゴットイジメだ

[@marcocampus7943]

ua-cam.com/video/FaWAHBPIz7I/v-deo.html
Min 0:57

[@pupulique]

Beethoven sterilized by Abbado

[@sfbirdclub]

Not agreed. Maybe the VPO and their famous "locked in" sound was always unable to stretch to the music. Nice to live only in your own (self-proscribed) world. But not Abbado.

[@katrinat.3032]

@@sfbirdclub in my humble opinion Abbado can do no wrong

[@erika6651]

? Who interpreted this with greater abandon?