Elises Traum - Inspiriert von Beethovens Für Elise & Tschaikowskis Schwanensee Op.20 - Sheet Music for Solo Piano Felix Reuter / Ludwig van Beethoven / Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski / Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

In "Elise's Dream", Reuter organically combines two world-famous melodies in a modern form and motif: Ludwig van Beethoven's "For Elise" (Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor, WoO 59) and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" (op. 20, Act 1). In addition, a short excerpt of the well-known "Wedding March" by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy also appears in this mix. Reuter's own musical handwriting and his sensitive reinterpretations bring the two masterpieces into an imaginative and moving dialog with each other. As in Beethoven's original composition, Felix Reuter opens with the famous signature melody in pianissimo. But after just a few runs, it is transported into the mysterious world of "Swan Lake". Echoes from both original works intertwine playfully, sometimes in shorter, sometimes in longer phrases, and nestle together as if in dance. With its calm, melancholy character and flowing, dynamic arc of tension, "Elise's Dream" invites the listener to dream and find inspiration. Reuter transforms the 3/8 rhythm of "Elise" into a free 4/8 metric, and the interplay of even and odd rhythms results in a metric shift in accent that invites discovery even after repeated playing. This arrangement elicits a new presence from the original motifs, gives the work its intimate, moving expression and also leaves room for improvisation, imagination and emotion at the piano.