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The Creatures of Promethius

Ludwig van Beethoven

59 min · 11 tracks · classical music

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

Instrumental
62 /100
Foothills
Higher than 24% of albums we've rated

The ballet's changing dance movements and accelerating finale give it shape, though the catalogued sequence is sectional and the specific performance is unidentified.

What we noticed

  • The opening track compresses the overture, a storm introduction and No. 1 into one continuous sequence; later tracks group several numbered sections together.
  • The numbered movements repeatedly turn from adagio or andante passages into allegros; the finale closes by moving from allegretto through allegro molto to presto.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
5/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
6/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 4/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 The creatures of promethius: Overture: adagio-allegro molto con brio, Introduction: allegro non troppo (la tempesta), No.1: poco adagio-allegro con brio 10:17
  • 2 The creatures of promethius: No.2: adagio-allegro con brio, No.3: allegro vivace 3:54
  • 3 The creatures of promethius: No.4 maestoso-andante, No.5 adagio-andante quasi allegretto 10:00
  • 4 The creatures of promethius: No.8: allegro con brio-presto 6:47
  • 5 The creatures of promethius: No.9: adagio-adagio-allegro molto 3:45
  • 6 The creatures of promethius: No.10: pastorale (allegro) 2:46
  • 7 The creatures of promethius: No.12: Maestoso-allegro (solo di gioja) 2:55
  • 8 The creatures of promethius: No.13: allegro 3:08
  • 9 The creatures of promethius: No.14: andante-adagio-allegro-allegretto (solo della cassentini) 5:06
  • 10 The creatures of promethius: No.15: andantino-adagio-allegro (solo di vigano) 4:32
  • 11 The creatures of promethius: No.16: finale (allegretto-allegro molto-presto) 5:57

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