Reprint. Originally published: Leipzig : Breitkopf & Härtel, 1864-1890 (Ludwig van Beethoven's Werke).
Introductory notes "largely drawn from Anton Schindler's first-person narrative, Beethoven as I knew him, and from modern commentary on that work by Beethoven scholar Donald W. MacArdle"--p. v-vi.
The creatures of Prometheus : overture to the ballet Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus : op. 43 -- The ruins of Athens : incidental music for Auguste von Kotzebue's festival play Die Ruinen von Athen : op. 113. Overture ; Turkish march -- King Stephan : overture to Auguste von Kotzebue's Hungarian folk-play König Stephan, Ungarn's erster Wohlthäter : op. 117 -- Overture in C major : Namensfeier : op. 115 -- Consecration of the house : overture, Die Weihe des Hauses : op. 124