Beethoven: Prometheus Overture

’The Creatures of Prometheus’ is a ballet composed in 1801 by Ludwig van Beethoven. His only ballet, it is in two acts and comprises an overture, introduction, fifteen sections and a finale. It premiered in March 1801 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, and was a great success. The Academy of St Martin in the Fields performed the Overture in December 2018 at the Berlin Konzerthaus, with Tomo Keller directing.