Fidelio, Op.72 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts [1st version]
2 acts [2nd/3rd versions]
Composition Year 1804–05 [1st version], 1805 [2nd version], 1814 [3rd version]
Genre Categories Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; [29 more...]Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; German language; for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet and piano (arr); for 3 horns, 6 trumpets, 4 trombones, euphonium, 2 tubas (arr); for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon and 4 horns (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For 2 pianos 8 hands (arr); For 4 players (arr); For violin, piano, harmonium (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the harmonium (arr); For 3 players (arr); For 2 pianos (arr); For guitar, 3 mandolins (arr); Scores featuring the guitar (arr); Scores featuring the mandolin (arr); For male chorus, piano (arr); Scores featuring male chorus (arr); For chorus with keyboard (arr)
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Performances

Recordings

Complete

 Ouverture (EU)
#708851 - 8.50MB - 6:31 -  8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - 1384×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/6/16)

⇒ 4 more: Act 1 (Part 1) • Act 1 (Part 2) • Act 2 (Scene 1) • Act 2 (Scene 2)

 Act 1 (Part 1) (EU)
#708852 - 27.64MB - 21:21 -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - 198×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/6/16)

 Act 1 (Part 2) (EU)
#708853 - 41.79MB - 30:22 -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - 81×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/6/16)

 Act 2 (Scene 1) (EU)
#708854 - 37.72MB - 28:03 -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - 68×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/6/16)

 Act 2 (Scene 2) (EU)
#708855 - 20.60MB - 14:57 -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - 66×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/6/16)

Performer Pages NBC Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
Arturo Toscanini (conductor)
Jan Peerce (Florestan, tenor)
Rose Bampton (Leonora, soprano)
Nicola Moscona (Don Fernando, bass)
Herbert Janssen (Don Pizarro, bass)
Sidor Belarsky (Rocco, bass)
Eleanor Steber (Marcellina)
Joseph Laderoute (Jacquino, tenor)
Peter Wilhousky (chorus director)
Publisher Info. RCA Victor, 1954. LM-6025.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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 Overture, Act 1 (EU)
#472590 - 138.89MB - 60:36 -  7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (8) - 4300×⇩ - MP3 - Rgagnaux

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Rgagnaux (2017/5/23)

 Act 2 (EU)
#472591 - 129.13MB - 56:20 -  2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - 1262×⇩ - MP3 - Rgagnaux

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Rgagnaux (2017/5/23)

Performer Pages NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (Orchestra)
Carl Bamberger (Conductor)
Gladys Kuchta (Leonore)
Julius Patzak (Florestan)
Heinz Rehfuss (Don Pizarro)
Erich Wenk (Don Fernando)
Melitta Muszely (Marzelline)
Helmut Kretschmar (Jaquino)
Karl Kümmel (Rocco)
Robert Blais (1st Prisoner)
Horst Sellentin (2nd Prisoner)
Publisher Info. Musical Masterpiece Society/Concert Hall, MMS-2120
Reissue Schattdorf: Gagnaux Collection
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Misc. Notes Recorded 1950s?
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 Overture (EU)
#563906 - 14.26MB - 6:14 -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - 1021×⇩ - MP3 - Vangi

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Vangi (2019/3/6)

Performer Pages Bamberger Symphoniker (orchestra)
Joseph Keilberth (conductor)
Publisher Info. Telefunken, 1961.
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 Komm, Hoffnung (EU)
#586504 - 17.81MB - 7:47 -  8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - 308×⇩ - MP3 - Vangi

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Vangi (2019/8/21)

Performer Pages Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
Publisher Info. Parlaphone, 1955.
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Misc. Notes Téléchargement
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Naxos

Accompaniments

Quartett: Mir ist so wunderbar

 Synthesized Performance
#462735 - 0.01MB - 3:15 -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - 339×⇩ - MID - Princilll

MID file (audio/video)
Princilll (2017/3/12)

Publisher Info. MakeMusic Finale
Performers Performed by MakeMusic Finale 2014
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Quartett: Mir ist so wunderbar

For 3 Woodwinds (Berrocal)

 Synthesized Performance
#255166 - 0.01MB - 1:53 -  6/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - 844×⇩ - MID - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/10/19)

Publisher Info. Joseba Berrocal
Performers Synthesized MIDI
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete (1814 Version, 2 Acts)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Farrenc, n.d.[1826]. Plate 72.
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Misc. Notes According to Altmann's notes to the Eulenburg edition full score (ca.1920?), Farrenc released this with a German and French text, the latter by N. and Merville; and retained the first version of the opera's division in three acts. (Will have to check to see if that's an accurate description of what we have here. Probably not what Beethoven authorized...)
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Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.[1847]. Plate 4682.
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Misc. Notes Austrian National Library - SH.Beethoven.314. Includes posthumous editorial changes.
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Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 20, Nr.206
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1864]. Plate B.206.
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Misc. Notes ca.150 dpi grayscale images (file #74000)
Original images: 300dpi, grayscale djvu files approx. 2900 by 3760 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. (file #315905)
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 Act 2
#45566 - 19.22MB, 116 pp. -  4.6363636363636/10 2 4 6 8 10 (11) - V/V/V - 5941×⇩ - Daphnis

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1872]. Plate 5572.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1984.
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Misc. Notes 600dpi. 1872 according to Altmann. Plate added from another instance of this same score on this page (plate missing from this one, as it is a reprint.)
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 Act 1
#261015 - 6.34MB, 66 pp. -  4/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 1761×⇩ - Boccaccio

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, 1814.
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Overture

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1828]. Plate 4564.
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Misc. Notes Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): C751/6
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Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.(ca.1869). Plate 19826.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1864]. Plate B.206.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1985.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1872]. Plate 5572.
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Misc. Notes #416990 This score includes measure numbers.
Part of the research project Romantic Overtures, 1820-1850
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Publisher. Info. Bruxelles: A. Cranz, No.2011, n.d. Plate C. 45154.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 7.353 x 10.767 inches. (#441179)
This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. (#233237)
Includes piano reduction for both files.
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 Complete Score
#01481 - 0.62MB, 42 pp. -  6/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - !N/!N/!N - 8636×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2006/9/03)

Editor Will Oram
Publisher. Info. Mutopia Project, 2003.
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Misc. Notes Source: Eulenburg, 1919.
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O welche Lust, in freier Luft (Prisoners' Chorus, Act I, No.10)

 Complete Score (EU)
#891598 - 2.37MB, 28 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 266×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2024/1/1)

Editor John Rutter (b. 1945)
Publisher. Info. Oxford Choral Classics: Opera Choruses, No.1
London: Oxford University Press, 1995.
URTEXT EDITION [more...]

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Parts

Complete (1814 Version, 2 Acts)

⇒ 23 more: 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

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880). MPR
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A2287.
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Misc. Notes Clarinets (A/B♭/C). Horns (E/A/C/G/B♭/F/D/B basso/E♭).
Trumpets (C/B♭/D) (Onstage Trumpet in B♭).
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⇒ 5 more: Altos • Tenors I • Tenors II • Basses I • Basses II

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880). MPR
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A2287.
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 Oboe 1
#479059 - 6.11MB, 17 pp. -  4/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 229×⇩ - Jcr

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1864). MPR
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A2287.
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Overture

⇒ 12 more: 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

Publisher. Info. Paris: Pleyel, n.d. Plate 1824.
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⇒ 11 more: 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

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1864).
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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 Complete Parts
#01482 - 3.41MB, 51 pp. -  4/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - !N/!N/!N - 6544×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2006/9/03)

Editor Will Oram
Publisher. Info. Mutopia Project, 2003.
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Misc. Notes Source: Eulenburg, 1919.
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 Clarinet 1/2 (A)
#256456 - 0.11MB, 6 pp. -  8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - !N/!N/!N - 1065×⇩ - editor

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 Clarinet 1/2 (B♭)
#256457 - 0.11MB, 6 pp. -  4/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 1262×⇩ - editor

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editor (2012/10/29)

Editor Luis Felipe Ramírez Santillán
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 Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭)
#412103 - 0.09MB, 6 pp. -  6/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 620×⇩ - Noqu

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 Horn 1/2/3/4 (F)
#930274 - 0.52MB, 10 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 63×⇩ - Dalleyhn

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 Horn 1/2/3/4 (E)
#936354 - 7.72MB, 11 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 25×⇩ - Dalleyhn

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 Horn 1/2/3/4 (F)
#936351 - 8.01MB, 11 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 33×⇩ - Dalleyhn

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 Horn 3 (F)
#84500 - 0.22MB, 3 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1824×⇩ - RepoMan

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O welche Lust, in freier Luft (Prisoners' Chorus) (Act I, No.10)

 Flute 1, 2 (EU)
#891599 - 0.28MB, 4 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 61×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2024/1/1)

⇒ 10 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭) • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Oboe 1, 2 (EU)
#891600 - 0.22MB, 4 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 54×⇩ - Feduol

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 Clarinet 1, 2 (EU)
#891601 - 0.31MB, 4 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 52×⇩ - Feduol

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 Bassoon 1, 2 (EU)
#891602 - 0.34MB, 4 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 53×⇩ - Feduol

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 Horn 1, 2 (F) (EU)
#891603 - 0.25MB, 4 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 62×⇩ - Feduol

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 Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭) (EU)
#891604 - 0.11MB, 2 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 60×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2024/1/1)

 Violins I (EU)
#891605 - 0.24MB, 3 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 65×⇩ - Feduol

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 Violins II (EU)
#891606 - 0.25MB, 3 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 52×⇩ - Feduol

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 Violas (EU)
#891607 - 0.24MB, 3 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 57×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2024/1/1)

 Cellos (EU)
#891608 - 0.19MB, 3 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 56×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2024/1/1)

 Basses (EU)
#891609 - 0.17MB, 3 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 50×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2024/1/1)

Editor John Rutter (b. 1945)
Publisher. Info. Oxford Choral Classics: Opera Choruses, No.1
London: Oxford University Press, 1995.
URTEXT EDITION [more...]

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Misc. Notes Austrian National Library - SH.Beethoven.314. Includes posthumous editorial changes.
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Complete (1805 version, 3 acts)

 Complete Score
#30422 - 19.51MB, 286 pp. -  6.7058823529412/10 2 4 6 8 10 (17) - V/V/V - 10962×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2009/4/15)

Editor Erich Prieger (1849–1913)
Language German
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1905.
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Misc. Notes "Leonore"
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 Complete Score
#936507 - 159.64MB, 280 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 113×⇩ - MaestroSasaki

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MaestroSasaki (2024/10/14)

Editor Erich Prieger (1849–1913)
Osamu Sasaki (b. 1955), revisions
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1905.
Reprinted Osamu Sasaki
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Arranger Louis Narici (1858–1935), piano reduction
Language French
Translator Louis Durdilly (1848–1929), French text
Publisher. Info. Paris: Choudens, n.d.(ca.1890).
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Complete (1814 Version, 2 Acts)

Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.[1815]. Plate 1136.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Gaylord Library Mirroring Project.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Farrenc, n.d.[1826]. Plate A.F. 82.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Gaylord Library Mirroring Project.
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Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: G.M. Meyer, n.d.(ca.1831). Plate 170.
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Arranger Gustav Friedrich Kogel (1849–1921), piano reduction
Editor Emil Vogel (1859–1908)
Language German
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 7240.
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Misc. Notes foliation = vi, #3-163. Date of this version estimated by Google as ca.1907 rather than the originally estimated 1880s, which seems more likely. Can't always go by plate numbers, which are sometimes carried over into new editions and arrangements.
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Editor Kurt Soldan (1891–1946)
Language German
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1927). Plate 10563.
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Misc. Notes Includes Soldan's preface
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Language English / German
Publisher. Info. London: Boosey & Sons, n.d.(ca.1870).
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Arranger Mr. Pauer (Leonore No.3 only?)
Editor Natalia Macfarren (1826–1916)
Language English
Translator Natalia Macfarren (1826–1916), English text
Publisher. Info. Novello's Original Octavo Edition
London: Novello, Ewer and Co. and Simpkin, Marshall and Co.,, n.d.
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Arranger Gustav Friedrich Kogel (1849–1921), piano reduction
Editor Henry Edward Krehbiel (1854–1923), Introduction
Language German / English
Translator Theodore Baker (1851–1934), English text
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, No.620, 1906. Plate 18108.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 7" x 10.5" inches. Without Leonore Overtures: 1-3.
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Language French / German
Translator André Henri Constant van Hasselt (1806–1874) and
Jean-Baptiste Rongé (1825–1882), French text
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Litolff, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 2312.
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 Overture (EU)
#613605 - 8.69MB, 7 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 207×⇩ - IgorCello

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 Act 1 (EU)
#613606 - 138.15MB, 110 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 382×⇩ - IgorCello

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 Act 2 (EU)
#613607 - 112.92MB, 88 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N*/V* - 239×⇩ - IgorCello

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IgorCello (2020/3/16)

Language Russian / German
Translator unknown, Russian text
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 1891. Plate 14270-14286.
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Misc. Notes Recitatives by François-Auguste Gevaert (1828–1908)
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O welche Lust, in freier Luft (Prisoners' Chorus, Act I, No.10)

Publisher. Info. Novello's Opera Choruses, No.10 (pp.85-100).
London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d.(ca.1877).
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Complete (1805 version, 3 acts)

For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet and Piano (Sasaki)

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Arranger Osamu Sasaki (b. 1955)
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Misc. Notes 1805 3-act version "Leonore"
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Complete (1814 Version, 2 Acts)

For Piano 4 Hands
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 4632-52.
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For Piano
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1865). Plate 4581.
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 Act 1
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Arranger Not credited
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.[1869]. Plate 41397.
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Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Litolff, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 2483.
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Selections

For Small Orchestra (Pötzsch)
Arranger Wilhelm Pötzsch
Engraver Leipzig: Pickenhahn.
Publisher. Info. Casino, No.71: Zwei Favoritstücke
Munich: Aibl, n.d.[1885]. Plate P. 2505.
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Overture

For Theatre Orchestra (Weninger)
Arranger Leopold Weninger (1879–1940)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Musikverlag Lyra, 1927. Plate 2537.
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Misc. Notes 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani
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For 3 Horns, 6 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Euphonium, 2 Tubas (Reifsnyder)

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Arranger Bob Reifsnyder (b. 1947)
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For 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon and 4 Horns (Clements)
Arranger Patrick Clements (b. 1943)
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For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Chwatal)
Arranger Franz Xaver Chwatal (1808–1879)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d. Plate 618.
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For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Rösler)
Arranger Gustav Rösler (1819–1882)
Publisher. Info. Ouvertüren von L. van Beethoven für 2 Pianoforte zu 8 Händen
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 8405.
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For Violin, Piano and Harmonium (Lenz)
Arranger Wilhelm von Lenz (1809–1883)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Litolff, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 11229.
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For 2 Pianos (Babcock)
Arranger Gaylon Babcock
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For Piano 4 Hands (Kleinmichel)
Arranger Richard Kleinmichel (1846–1901)
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For Piano 4 Hands (Stolze)
Arranger Heinrich Wilhelm Stolze (1801–1868)
Publisher. Info. Ouverturen für das Piano-Forte zu vier Händen, No.40
Wolfenbüttel: L. Holle, n.d.(ca.1870). Plate 594.
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For Piano (Brandts Buys)
Arranger Jan Brandts Buys (1868–1933)
Publisher. Info. Wien: Universal Edition, n.d. Plate U. E. 70. 622.
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For Piano
Arranger Unknown
Publisher. Info. Sammlung der Ouverturen zu lebliebten opern, Nr.7
Leipzig: A.H. Hirsch, n.d.[1854]. Plate 7.
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Quartett: Mir ist so wunderbar

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March (Act I, No.6)

For Guitar and 3 Mandolins (Kollmaneck)
Arranger Ferdinand Kollmaneck (1871–1941)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Musikverlag Hella, 1923.
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For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Burchard)
Arranger Carl Burchard (1818–1896)
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O welche Lust, in freier Luft (Act II, No.12)

For Male Chorus and Piano
Arranger Unknown
Language English
Publisher. Info. G. Schirmer's Secular Choruses for Men's Voices, No.1169
New York: G. Schirmer, n.d. Plate 7253.
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Librettos

Language English / German
Publisher. Info. New York: John J. Caulon, n.d.
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Publisher. Info. Milan: A. Barion, 1932.
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Publisher. Info. I Grandi de L'Opera, Vol.1b No.12
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Work Title Fidelio
Alternative. Title Leonore, oder Der Triumph der ehelichen Liebe
Name Translations 费德里奥; 費德里奧; פידליו; 피델리오; フィデリオ; [13 more...]Φιντέλιο; Фиделио; Ֆիդելիո; ฟีเดลีโอ; Фіделіо; ფიდელიო; فىيدەلىيو جۇيەسى; Fïdelïo jüýesi; Фиделио жүйесі; اپرای فیدلیو; فيديليو; Фиделио (опера); فیدێلیۆ
Name Aliases 莱奥诺拉; 菲岱利奥; 利奥诺拉; 列奥诺拉; 雷奧諾拉; [11 more...]菲岱里奧; Leonora Nº 3 (Op. 72a) de Beethoven; Leonora Nº 3; Leonora N 3 (Op 72a) de Beethoven; Leonora Nº 3 (Op 72a) de Beethoven; Leonora N 3; Leonore; Leonora N 3 (Op. 72a) de Beethoven; Fidélio; Λεονώρα; Λεονόρα
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 177579813; GND: 300015194; BNF: 139082416
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.72
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ILB 67
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts [1st version]
2 acts [2nd/3rd versions]
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1804–05 [1st version], 1805 [2nd version], 1814 [3rd version]
First Performance. 1805-11-20 in Vienna, Theater an der Wien [1st version]
1806-03-29 in Vienna, Theater an der Wien [2nd version]
1814-05-23 in Vienna, Kärntnertortheater [3rd version]
First Publication. 1810 (vocal score) [2nd version]
1814 (vocal score), 1826 (full score) [3rd version]
Librettist Joseph Sonnleithner (1766–1835)
Stephan von Breuning (1774–1827) [2nd version]
Georg Friedrich Treitschke (1776–1842) [3rd version]
after Jean-Nicolas Bouilly (1763–1842)
Language German
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2 hours
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
InstrDetail [more...]
Cast (9 roles, 2 sopranos, 3 tenors, bass-baritone, 3 basses)
Florestan (tenor)
Leonore (soprano)
Rocco (bass)
Marzelline (soprano)
Jaquino (tenor)
Don Pizarro (bass-baritone)
Don Fernando (bass)
1st prisoner (tenor)
2nd prisoner (bass)

Mixed Chorus (SATTBB)
Orchestra

piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, strings
Onstage Instruments (trumpet)
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