Beethoven: Sparks of Joy!
Beethoven: Sparks of Joy – A Call for Creatures of Prometheus. Ballet was a very popular entertainment in 18th century Vienna, and Beethoven composed his first ballet, the “Ritterballet” (Dance of the Knights) in 1791, while still in Bonn. Ten years later, he collaborated with the noted dancer and composer Salvatore Viganò on a ballet […]







