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          Coriolan Overture

          Composition by Beethoven

          The Coriolan Overture (German: Coriolan-Ouvertüre or Ouvertüre zu Coriolan), Op. 62, is a composition written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1807 for Heinrich Joseph von Collin's 1804 tragedy Coriolan.[a]

          The overture was premiered in March 1807 at a private concert in the home of Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz.

          The Symphony No. 4 in B-flat and the Piano Concerto No. 4 in G were premiered at the same concert.[1]

          Context

          The structure and themes of the overture follow the play very generally. The main C minor theme represents Coriolanus' resolve and war-like tendencies (he is about to invade Rome), while the more tender E-flat major theme represents the pleadings of his mother to desist.

          Coriolanus eventually gives in to tenderness, but since he cannot turn back having led an army of his former enemies, the Volsci, to Rome's gates, he kills himself. (This differs from the better-known play Coriolanus by William