Credits:

Marcus BoschCappella AquileiaCzech Philharmonic Choir of Brno

Description:

A set of “Music for the Theatre” by Markus Bosch and Capella Aquileia commemorates the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. In the first collection, “The Ruins of Athens” (including the “Turkish March”), first performed in 1812, is reconstructed with a new text by playwright Kai Wessler as a story with a political message of the time that is relevant today. Similarly, “King Stefan” in the second collection is reconstructed in modern German. The third collection includes the complete play “Egmont. The third collection includes the complete play “Egmont,” also with a text by a contemporary author. The fourth collection presents the ballet “The Creation of Prometheus. The fourth collection focuses on the charm of the music of this work, the script of which has been lost, and suggests its relationship to other major works. Other works included are