From the Archives - Consecration of the House

By Frank Byrne,

Brooke Knoll

Published April 29, 2024 at 2:58 PM CDT

Beethoven recycled! In this case, he used incidental music composed for “The Ruins of Athens” and adapted it for the reopening of the Josephstadt Theater in Vienna. The new and improved music was “The Consecration of the House” and if you’ve only heard the overture, there’s a lot more fine music to enjoy.

Compositions and Recordings

Consecration of the House
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Claudio Abbado with the Berlin Philharmonic; Sylvia McNair, Bryn Terfel

From the Archives with Frank Byrne

Frank Byrne

Frank Byrne is the host of From the Archives on 91.9 Classical KC.

Brooke Knoll

Brooke Knoll is the digital audience specialist and afternoon host for Classical KC. You can reach her at brooke@classicalkc.org.