O welche Lust, in freier Luft
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"O welche Lust, in freier Luft" is the famous opening line of the Prisoners’ Chorus from Ludwig van Beethoven’s opera *Fidelio*, expressing the inmates’ joy at briefly experiencing freedom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| O welche Lust, in freier Luft canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: O welche Lust, in freier Luft Context triple: [Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust", textIncipit, O welche Lust, in freier Luft]
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Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud
"Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud" is a well-known 17th-century German Lutheran hymn by Paul Gerhardt that joyfully contemplates nature and God's creation.
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B.
An die Freude
"An die Freude" is Friedrich Schiller’s ode celebrating universal brotherhood and joy, famously set to music in the choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
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C.
Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen
"Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen" is a poignant art song best known from Gustav Mahler’s settings of the folk-poetry collection *Des Knaben Wunderhorn*, depicting a farewell between a soldier and his beloved.
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D.
Frühling lässt sein blaues Band
"Frühling lässt sein blaues Band" is a famous 19th-century German lyric poem by Eduard Mörike that delicately evokes the arrival of spring through vivid, musical imagery.
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E.
Furth im Wald
Furth im Wald is a small Bavarian town in southeastern Germany, known for its traditional Drachenstich (dragon-slaying) festival and picturesque setting near the Czech border.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: O welche Lust, in freier Luft Target entity description: "O welche Lust, in freier Luft" is the famous opening line of the Prisoners’ Chorus from Ludwig van Beethoven’s opera *Fidelio*, expressing the inmates’ joy at briefly experiencing freedom.
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A.
Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud
"Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud" is a well-known 17th-century German Lutheran hymn by Paul Gerhardt that joyfully contemplates nature and God's creation.
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B.
An die Freude
"An die Freude" is Friedrich Schiller’s ode celebrating universal brotherhood and joy, famously set to music in the choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
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C.
Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen
"Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen" is a poignant art song best known from Gustav Mahler’s settings of the folk-poetry collection *Des Knaben Wunderhorn*, depicting a farewell between a soldier and his beloved.
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D.
Frühling lässt sein blaues Band
"Frühling lässt sein blaues Band" is a famous 19th-century German lyric poem by Eduard Mörike that delicately evokes the arrival of spring through vivid, musical imagery.
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E.
Furth im Wald
Furth im Wald is a small Bavarian town in southeastern Germany, known for its traditional Drachenstich (dragon-slaying) festival and picturesque setting near the Czech border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chorus
ⓘ
musical work excerpt ⓘ opera ⓘ opera chorus line ⓘ |
| accompaniedBy | orchestra ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Florestan (indirectly, as fellow prisoner)
ⓘ
linked to:
Florestan
|
| cataloguedIn | Beethoven’s Fidelio score ⓘ |
| composer |
Ludwig van Beethoven
ⓘ
Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| expressesEmotion |
hope
ⓘ
joy ⓘ relief ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork |
Fidelio
ⓘ
linked to:
Fidelio, Op. 72
|
| fromAct | Act 1 ⓘ |
| fromScene | Prison courtyard scene ⓘ |
| genre | opera chorus excerpt ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic chorus section ⓘ |
| hasKey | B-flat major ⓘ |
| hasMeter | common time ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording |
Herbert von Karajan – Fidelio recording
ⓘ
linked to:
Herbert von Karajan
Otto Klemperer – EMI studio recording of Fidelio ⓘ
linked to:
Otto Klemperer
Wilhelm Furtwängler – 1953 Bayreuth performance of Fidelio ⓘ
linked to:
Bayreuth Festival
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| hasTempoIndication | Allegro ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 19th-century Vienna ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Enlightenment ideals of liberty ⓘ |
| language |
German
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
ⓘ
Joseph Sonnleithner ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of prisoners’ joy at brief experience of freedom ⓘ |
| openingLineOf |
Prisoners’ Chorus
ⓘ
linked to:
Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust"
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| operaTitle |
Fidelio, oder Die eheliche Liebe
ⓘ
linked to:
Fidelio, Op. 72
|
| originalScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fidelio
ⓘ
linked to:
Fidelio, Op. 72
Fidelio ⓘ
linked to:
Fidelio, Op. 72
Prisoners’ Chorus ⓘ
linked to:
Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust"
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| performanceForces | male chorus ⓘ |
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1805-11-20 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Theater an der Wien ⓘ |
| setting | prison courtyard ⓘ |
| sungBy | prisoners ⓘ |
| textBeginsWith | O welche Lust, in freier Luft den Atem leicht zu heben ⓘ |
| theme |
joy of freedom
ⓘ
temporary liberation ⓘ |
| usedAs | symbol of freedom in music history commentary ⓘ |
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Subject: O welche Lust, in freier Luft Description of subject: "O welche Lust, in freier Luft" is the famous opening line of the Prisoners’ Chorus from Ludwig van Beethoven’s opera *Fidelio*, expressing the inmates’ joy at briefly experiencing freedom.
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