Hugo Wolf - Penthesilea, Symphonic Poem (1883-85)

Penthesilea (1883-85) I. Departure of the Amazon for Troy II. Penthesilea’s Dream of the Feats of Roses III. Fights, Passions, Madness, Extinction Combats, Passions, Folie, Destruction A symphonic poem by Austrian composer Hugo Wolf (1860-1903), based on the 1808 play “Penthesilea“ by Heinrich von Kleist, which also inspired the opera of the same name by Othmar Schoeck. The play deals with the life of the mythological Amazonian warrior queen Penthesilea, who was famously slain by Achilles during the