Sonata "Ave Maria", Op. 5a E-Book

Friedrich Kuhlau

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• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Deutsch

Seitenzahl: 14

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Beschreibung

Fleeing conscription into Napoleon's army Kuhlau landed in Copenhagen with a stack of manuscripts under his arm. Riding on the popularity of his piano concerto this sonata was one of the first of his works to be published but it already shows a glimmering of the Romantic genius in his stride. Based on a version of the "Ave Maria", it is the only religiously inspired work of his entire career and in it Kuhlau exhibits the creative flair which would earn him the reputation of one of the most progressive of composers. - Kuhlau, der vor dem Einzug in die Armee Napoleons flüchtete, landete mit einem Stapel von Manuskripten unter dem Arm in Kopenhagen. Von der Popularität seines Klavierkonzertes profitierend, war diese Sonate eines der ersten Werke, die veröffentlicht wurden, zeigt mit ihrem vorpreschenden Elan aber bereits einen Schimmer des romantischen Genies. Sie basiert auf einer Version des "Ave Maria" und ist das einzige religiös inspirierte Werk seiner gesamten Laufbahn. Doch schon hier zeigt Kuhlau das kreative Flair, das ihm den Ruf eines der progressivsten Komponisten einbringen würde.

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Preface

Following the War of the Fifth Coalition in 1809, Napoleon took command of his forces across the Danube valley. With Austria the main combatant in league with the British against the French and the Bavarians a bloody conflict was enacted which would result in Austrian defeat and the loss of substantial territory to the French and her allies. So when Napoleon’s troops marched on Hamburg in 1810, Kuhlau fled from conscription and took up residence in Copenhagen. His parents would join him four years later, and although he would give many concert performances in Scandinavia, Germany and Austria, Denmark became his adopted home. Such that today, he is regarded principally as a ‘Danish composer of German birth’1 having formally acquired Danish citizenship in 1813.

Kuhlau's contribution to Danish music is as the foremost representative of the High Classical / Early Romantic style in Denmark of his time, and he is considered to be one of the most modern and forward thinking composers who left a lasting impression on Danish music. Much of this reputation was to be generated after his arrival in Copenhagen however, and in January 1811 he was nothing more than a jobbing performer who earned his living from performing, teaching the piano and composing. Whatever political forces were shaping Kuhlau's destiny he had formed a successful and what would prove to be a lasting relationship with the firm of Breitkopf & Härtel who were to publish the present work under the designation of ‘Oeuv.5’ and who would be the principal publisher for the majority of Kuhlau's works.