Ludwig van Beethoven
Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt (Beethoven)
Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt, Op. 112 ("Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage") is a cantata for chorus and orchestra composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. It is based on a pair of poems by Johann Wolfgang
Instrumentation#
The cantata is scored for the following orchestra. *Woodwinds: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in A, 2 bassoons *Brass: 4 horns in D and G, 2 trumpets in D *Percussion: timpani *Strings: violins I & II, violas, cellos, double basses *SATB choir
Selective list of recordings#
- Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra and Ambrosian Singers: Beethoven: Late Choral Music, CBS Records, 1975
- Claudio Abbado, Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera: Beethoven: Symphonie No. 6 ‘Pastorale, Deutsche Grammophon, 1987
- Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus: Beethoven: Mass in C, Elegiac Song & Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Telarc, 1990
- John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists: Messe in C, Archiv, 1992
- Matthew Best, Croydon Singers and Croydon Orchestra, Early Cantatas, Hyperion, 1997
- Richard Hickox, Collegium Music 90: Mass in C, Chandos, 2003
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven