Beethoven, Ludwig Van; Richard Strauss / Septet In E-Flat Major / Tilll Eulenspiegel
Album: Septet In E-Flat Major / Tilll Eulenspiegel   Collection:Classical
Artist:Beethoven, Ludwig Van; Richard Strauss   Added:Sep 2018
Label:Analekta  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-09-13 Pull Date: 2018-11-15 Charts: Classical/Experimental
Week Ending: Oct 7 Sep 23
Airplays: 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 06, 2018: the cacophony hour
R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Op. 28 (Arr. Hasenoehrl) (8:42)
3. Sep 19, 2018: Clean Copper Radio
Beethoven: Septet In E-Flat, Op. 20, Adagio. Allegro Con Brio (10:15)
2. Sep 19, 2018: Mix Tape
Beethoven: Adagio Cantabile (8:41), Beethoven: Septet In E-Flat, Op. 20, Adagio. Allegro Con Brio (10:15)

Album Review
Gary Lemco
Reviewed 2018-09-12
Beethoven composed his E-flat Septet in 1799 in Vienna, where aristocrats of the city expressed a desire to support him. In major keys virtually through its six mvmts, the piece casts a jovial atmosphere. Essentially a divertimento in the Viennese style, the Septet received praise from the local critics, who praised the work having been “written with taste and imagination.” Heinz Becker notes that “the music seems to have left . . . superficial virtuosity and moved to the warmer region of symphonic thought.” The 4th mvmt Tema con variazioni became one of several Beethoven melodies adapted for use by other musicians.
Richard Strauss’ symphonic poem Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks (1894-95) takes its inspiration from a real person who lived in Lower Saxony and died in 1350. This poor and irksome peasant loved practical jokes, which spared none from his cruelty. The music sets a “once upon a time” mood, then proceeds to a marketplace, a church, a tryst with a young girl, some criminal antics; and, finally, Till’s hanging. In this arrangement, Franz Hasenoehrl excises the repeats and transitions to create a paraphrase of some nine minutes. His orchestral reduction appeared in 1954.

Track Listing
1. Beethoven: Septet In E-Flat, Op. 20, Adagio. Allegro Con Brio (10:15)   4. Beethoven: Tema Con Variazioni: Andante (7:38)
2. Beethoven: Adagio Cantabile (8:41)   5. Beethoven: Scherzo: Allegro Molto E Vivace (3:00)
3. Beethoven: Tempo Di Menuetto (3:10)   6. Beethoven: Andante Con Moto Alla Marcia. Presto (7:07)
  7. R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Op. 28 (Arr. Hasenoehrl) (8:42)