Concert Aria: O welch' ein Leben! ein ganzes Meer, WoO 91/1 (Two Concert Arias from Ignaz Umlauf's Singspiel "Die Sch?ne Schusterin")

Written in 1795, Ludwig van Beethoven's (1770 — 1827) O welch ein Leben! Ein ganzes Meer for tenor and ensemble is a setting of the libretto from Austrian composer Ignaz Umlauf's 1778 singspiel "Die Sch?ne Schusterin". This work is part of a two-movement set of arias written by Beethoven to be inserted into the 1795 revival of "Die sch?ne Schusterin." Instrumentation: 1.2.0.2: 2.0.0.0: Str (4-4-3-3-3 in set): Solo Tenor.