Beethoven Reimagined

Featuring

Yaniv Segal
Gabriel Prokofiev
BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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Compositional Technique

The 'Sonata for Orchestra' arrangement models Beethoven's own approaches in his early symphonies and concertos to create a new work 'by Beethoven' while expanding the orchestral colors.

Album & Artwork

This album reimagines Beethoven's works in different ways to recreate the feeling of hearing a new Beethoven piece for the first time, celebrating the 250th anniversary of his birth.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Gabriel Prokofiev's 'BEETHOVEN9 Symphonic Remix' incorporates diverse styles like hip-hop, grime, and Minimalism to create a contemporary 'remix' that pays modern tribute to Beethoven's universalist sentiments.

Composition History

The 'Sonata for Orchestra in C minor' is an arrangement by Garrett Schumann and Yaniv Segal of Beethoven's Violin and Piano Sonata No. 7, reimagined as if Beethoven had written it for orchestra.

Composition History

The 'Fidelio Symphony' is an instrumental-only suite arranged by Yaniv Segal from Beethoven's opera Fidelio, incorporating vocal lines into the symphonic texture.

Performer Biography

Yaniv Segal, a conductor, composer, violinist, actor, and singer, co-founded the Chelsea Symphony in New York City and is an assistant conductor with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Compositional Technique

Gabriel Prokofiev's 'BEETHOVEN9 Symphonic Remix' is based entirely on the last movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, using melodic cells and the Ode to Joy theme to create loops and grooves.