CHRYSTUS NA GÓRZE OLIWNEJ OP. 85 LUDWIGA VAN BEETHOVENA. PRÓBA INTROSPEKCJI (CZĘŚĆ II)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN’S CHRIST ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES, OP. 85. ATTEMPT AT INTROSPECTION (PART II)

Summary/Abstract: Ludvig van Beethoven, well-known in musical circles mainly due to his instrumental achievements, was indeed vividly interested in vocal-instrumental compositions. The focal point of his studies on the works of his predecessors, i.e. baroque and classicism masters, was the interrelation between the text and the score. The first Klangrede study was the oratorio entitled Christ on the Mount of Olives, Op.85, the libretto by F.X. Huber. However, neither the Vienna audience nor the composer himself were contented with it. Thorough changes (in 1804 and 1811) resulted in implementing numerous elements from the Fidelio opera but the work still remained unsatisfying.

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