Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Instrumentation (this edition): Orchestra Originally for: Opera Work: Fidelio, Op. 72 Binding: ISMN: 9790004208878 Size: 9.8 x 12.6 inches Pages: 72 Urtext / Critical Edition Look Inside! PDF Preview Description Despite the numbering, the overture Leonore No. 2 was Beethoven's first effort to precede his only opera with an adequate introduction. It had been composed last minute and in between the rehearsals for the premiere of the opera Leonore oder Der Triumph der ehelichen Liebe (Leonore, or The Triumph of Marital Love) on 20 November 1805 at the Theater an der Wien. This comprehensive, programmatic work was met with incomprehension at first performances just like the opera itself. Beethoven felt compelled to re-write Leonore completely and presented it under its new title "Fidelio". in 1806 he revised the overture to such an extent that a symphonic sonata movement emerged; with another incorrect numbering, Leon