Ludwig van Beethoven was commissioned by the dancer and choreographer Salvatore Viganò to write the ballet The Creatures of Prometheus an allegorical story based on the myth of Prometheus and the composers piano version of the orchestral score was published not long after its premiere in 1801. Beethoven turned his symphonic style and skill in pictorial representation to conjure scenes of stormy excitement alongside elegant dances and the sublime aura of beauty surrounding the legendary musicians Orpheus, Amphion and Arion. The Finale is crowned by a theme that would later be used in the Eroica Symphony.

TRACKLIST

01. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90: Overture
02. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act I: Introduction "La tempesta"
03. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act I: No. 1, Poco adagio
04. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act I: No. 2, Adagio-Allegro con brio
05. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act I: No. 3, Allegro vivace
06. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act II: No. 4, Maestoso-Andante
07. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act II: No. 5, Adagio-Andante quasi allegretto
08. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act II: No. 6, Un poco adagio-Allegretto
09. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act II: No. 7, Grave
10. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act II: No. 8, Allegro con brio
11. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act II: No. 9, Adagio
12. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act II: No. 10, Pastorale. Allegro
13. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act II: No. 11, Andante
14. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act II: No. 12, Maestoso
15. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act II: No. 13, Allegro
16. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act II: No. 14, Andante
17. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act II: No. 15, Andantino
18. The Creatures of Prometheus, Hess 90, Act II: No. 16, Finale. Allegretto