Composition: Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Die Ruinen von Athen ; The Ruins of Athens |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) and August von Kotzebue (librettist) |
| Opus | Op.113 (and 114) |
| Instrumentation | soprano, 2 basses, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 9 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1811 |
| First published | 1816 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 3600 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Incidental music |
| Language | German |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Overture | theater orchestra | — |
| view | Overture | 2 piano 8 hands | August Horn |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | Richard Kleinmichel |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Overture | piano | Jan Brandts Buys |
| view | Overture | violin and piano | Leopold Auer |
| view | Overture | piano | Camille Saint-Saëns |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | wind band | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | 2 violins, viola and cello | — |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | violin and piano | Leopold Auer |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | violin and piano | Károly Thern |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | piano | Alexander Borovsky |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | piano | Louis Gobbaerts |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | piano | Anton Rubinstein |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | piano | — |
| view | March with Chorus: Schmückt die Altare (No.6) | 2 piano 8 hands | Carl Burchard |
| view | March with Chorus: Schmückt die Altare (No.6) | piano | Ignaz Tedesco |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Artaria | 1812 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1864 | Complete Score (grayscale) · view Complete Score (black and white) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Tobias Haslinger | 1816 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1864 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | E. Donajowski | — | Complete Score (miniature score) · view |
| view | Overture | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1864 | Complete Score · view |
| view | March with Chorus: Schmückt die Altare, Op.114 (later edition of No.6 with added text and choral parts) | — | Tobias Haslinger | 1826 | Complete Score · view |
| view | March with Chorus: Schmückt die Altare, Op.114 (later edition of No.6 with added text and choral parts) | — | Tobias Haslinger | 1826 | Complete Score · view |
| view | March with Chorus: Schmückt die Altare, Op.114 (later edition of No.6 with added text and choral parts) | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1864 | Complete Score (grayscale) · view Complete Score (black and white) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1864 | Cover · view Flute 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B/C/A) · view Horn 1, 2 (G/E/B/C/F/A) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C/B/E/D) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 · view Trumpet 1, 2 · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Timpani · view Bass Drum, Cymbals, Triangle · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Richault | — | Cover · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1/2 (D), 3 (G), 4 (G) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (in G), 3, 4 (in D) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (in C) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | — | — | Horn I, II · view |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2, Contrabassoon · view Horn 1, 2 (in B) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (in B) · view Bass Drum, Triangle · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cello · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Böhme | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Escudier | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Choral Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for theater orchestra | Anton J. Benjamin | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1916 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
Durand | 1872 | Complete Score (Choeur des Derviches Tourneurs) · view Complete Score (Choeur des Derviches Tourneurs) · view |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | Arrangement for wind band |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello | — | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1916 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schirmer | 1904 | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | Arrangement for piano |
Hansen | 1947 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | 1917 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | Arrangement for piano | Tobias Haslinger | 1823 | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
| view | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | Arrangement for piano | Curci | 1940 | Complete Score · view |
| view | March with Chorus: Schmückt die Altare (No.6) | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | March with Chorus: Schmückt die Altare (No.6) | Arrangement for piano |
Julius Hainauer | — | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal de São Paulo (orchestra) | Camargo Guarnieri (conductor) | — | Overture · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Joseph Keilberth (conductor) | — | Overture 4. Marcia alla turca. Vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | — | Charles Gerhardt (conductor) | — | 4. Marcia alla turca. Vivace · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Marcia alla turca (No.4) | — | For Wind Band (Rondeau) | Virtual Performance (T.M.) · file Virtual Performance (T.M.) · file |
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