DCVIII. BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van: Falstafferel, laß dich sehen!, WoO 184

DCVIII. BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827)

Falstafferel, laß dich sehen!, WoO 184 (1804)
Gisela Fetting, soprano
Christina Klopsch, soprano
Renate Schunke, soprano
Wolf-Dieter Batzdorf, violin
Bernd Niedermayr, violin
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Beethoven had an amazing sense of humor. When his good friend, the violinist Ignaz Schuppanzigh returned to Vienna after a trip to Russia, he composed this five-part canon to welcome him back ...

Falstaffery, show yourself!

Beethoven is referencing Schuppanzigh's fat belly with the Falstaff reference.