The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113
Beethoven (1770–1827)
1. Turkish March – Scherzo (arr. Leopold Auer)
2. Chorus of Dervishes – Etude (arr. Leopold Auer)
One of the most famous, prolific and influential composers of all time, Ludwig van Beethoven was instrumental in making the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western music. The Ruins of Athens is a set of 11 incidental music pieces he composed in 1811 for orchestra and choir, to accompany a play of the same name by August von Kotzebue for the dedication of a new theatre at Pest, Hungary. The “Turkish March” is the fifth and best-known movement. It has been arranged for piano by Franz Liszt, Anton Rubinstein and Sergei Rachmaninoff and for violin and piano by Leopold Auer (1845–1930). Rarely recorded or performed, “Chorus of Dervishes”, is the fourth movement and dramatically depicts whirling dervishes. Here is the translation of the chorus’s German lyrics:
In the folds of your sleeves
You have carried the moon and shattered it.
Kaaba! Mahomet!
You mounted the radiant Buraq,
Flew up to seventh heaven,
Great Prophet! Kaaba!
This was also arranged for violin and piano by Auer, who also swapped the running order of his two selections from the set. Auer wrote a small number of works for violin and piano as well as cadenzas for some of the violin concertos, including those by Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms. He edited much of the standard repertoire, concertos, short pieces and all of Bach’s solo works. Auer is remembered primarily as one of the most important violin pedagogues, and as the most sought-after teacher for gifted young violinists. Amongst his pupils were many famous virtuosos, including Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz, Nathan Milstein, Toscha Seidel and Efrem Zimbalist.
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The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113
Beethoven (1770–1827)
1. Turkish March – Scherzo (arr. Leopold Auer)
2. Chorus of Dervishes – Etude (arr. Leopold Auer)
One of the most famous, prolific and influential composers of all time, Ludwig van Beethoven was instrumental in making the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western music. The Ruins of Athens is a set of 11 incidental music pieces he composed in 1811 for orchestra and choir, to accompany a play of the same name by August von Kotzebue for the dedication of a new theatre at Pest, Hungary. The “Turkish March” is the fifth and best-known movement. It has been arranged for piano by Franz Liszt, Anton Rubinstein and Sergei Rachmaninoff and for violin and piano by Leopold Auer (1845–1930). Rarely recorded or performed, “Chorus of Dervishes”, is the fourth movement and dramatically depicts whirling dervishes. Here is the translation of the chorus’s German lyrics:
In the folds of your sleeves
You have carried the moon and shattered it.
Kaaba! Mahomet!
You mounted the radiant Buraq,
Flew up to seventh heaven,
Great Prophet! Kaaba!
This was also arranged for violin and piano by Auer, who also swapped the running order of his two selections from the set. Auer wrote a small number of works for violin and piano as well as cadenzas for some of the violin concertos, including those by Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms. He edited much of the standard repertoire, concertos, short pieces and all of Bach’s solo works. Auer is remembered primarily as one of the most important violin pedagogues, and as the most sought-after teacher for gifted young violinists. Amongst his pupils were many famous virtuosos, including Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz, Nathan Milstein, Toscha Seidel and Efrem Zimbalist.
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