Work Title
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Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra
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Alternative. Title
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Choral Fantasy
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Name Translations
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Fantasia corale; Fantasie für Klavier, Chor und Orchester; Ĥora Fantazio; Fantasía coral; Fantaisie chorale; 合唱幻想曲; 합창 환상곡(베토벤); Fantasia coral; Koral Fantazi; Fantasi i c-moll for piano, kor og orkester; Fantazija za klavir, zbor i orkestar; Фантазія для фортепіано, хору та оркестру; Zborovska fantazija; Koorfantasie in C, op. 80 (Beethoven); Chorální fantazie
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Name Aliases
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Fantasía para piano, solistas, coro y orquesta en do menor Op. 80; Fantasia for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra, Op. 80; Korfantasi; Хорова фантазія; Fantazija za klavir, zbor in orkester
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 309873301; LCCN: n82153059; GND: 300015186; BNF: 13908255w; NLA: 35378732; BNE: XX1954887
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Composer
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Beethoven, Ludwig van
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.80
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ILB 66
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Key
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C minor
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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2 sections (no break):
- Adagio (C minor, 26 bars)
- Finale.
a. Allegro (C minor, bars 27-397) b. Allegretto, ma non troppo (quasi Andante con moto) (C major, bars 398-612)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1808
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First Performance.
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1808-12-22 in Vienna, Theater an der Wien*
- Voices, Chorus, Orchestra, Ludwig van Beethoven (piano, conductor)
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First Publication.
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1811 (July) - Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel
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Librettist
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Christoph Kuffner (1780–1846)
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Language
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German
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Dedication
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Maximilian Joseph I. König von Bayern
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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18-20 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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Piece Style
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Classical
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Instrumentation
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piano, voices, chorus, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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Voices (SSATTB), Mixed Chorus (SATB) Orchestra
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings
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Related Works
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Based on a theme of "Gegenliebe" from Seufzer eines Ungeliebten und Gegenliebe, WoO 118
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External Links
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Wikipedia article All Music Guide
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Extra Information
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*Finale of the extraordinary concert which saw the premieres of the Piano Concerto No.4 and the Symphonies Nos.5 and 6.
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