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The Consecration of the House Overture, Op. 124

182210 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s The Consecration of the House Overture, Op. 124 (1822) in one part (sonata form).

Recording: Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

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e – Sonata form0:03–10:12

e , then , in C major. The begins with isolated chords and moves into a Handel-style processional that brass and winds state and the strings repeat, with trumpet fanfares and timpani marking its arrival. The begins the and builds on a single . Its fugal heart gives the to first violins, flute and oboe against a counter- in second violins and clarinets. The and the follow, and a forceful closes the .

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