The Creatures of Prometheus

	The Creatures of Prometheus – 14. Andante Performed by Leila Storch (oboe), William McColl (basset horn), and Anita Cummings (piano)
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The Creatures of Prometheus (German: Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus), Op. 43, is a ballet composed in 1801 by Ludwig van Beethoven following the libretto of Salvatore Viganò. The ballet premiered on 28 March 1801 at the Burgtheater in Vienna and was given 28 performances.

The overture to the ballet is part of the concert repertoire. Beethoven based the fourth movement of his Eroica symphony and his Eroica Variations (piano) on the main theme of the last movement of the ballet.

See also

• Prometheus in other musical works

External links

• The Creatures of Prometheus: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• "Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus". The Kennedy Center. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2013.