Description
Beethoven - Sinfonie = Symphony = Symphonie No. 9 - Te Kanawa, Hamari, Burrows, Holl / London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Eugen Jochum / EMI Audio CD Stereo
UPC 724348330826
The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is a choral symphony, the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna on 7 May 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as Beethoven's greatest work and one of the supreme achievements in the history of music. One of the best-known works in common practice music, it stands as one of the most frequently performed symphonies in the world.
The Ninth was the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony. The final (4th) movement of the symphony features four vocal soloists and a chorus. The text was adapted from the "Ode to Joy", a poem written by Friedrich Schiller in 1785 and revised in 1803, with additional text written by Beethoven.
In 2001, Beethoven's original, hand-written manuscript of the score, held by the Berlin State Library, was added to the Memory of the World Programme Heritage list established by the United Nations, becoming the first musical score so designated.
| Label: | EMI – 724348330826 |
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| Series: | Studio |
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CD
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| Country: | UK |
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| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic, Classical |
Tracklist:
| Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 ("Choral") | |||
| 1 | I: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso | 16:31 | |
| 2 | II: Molto Viace | 11:06 | |
| 3 | III: Adagio Molto E Cantabile - Andante Moderato | 16:36 | |
| 4 | IV: Presto - Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Vivace - Adagio Cantabile - Allegro - Allegro Moderato - Allegro Assai | 6:44 | |
| 5 | Presto - Recitativo: "O Freunde, Nicht Diese Töne!" - Allegro Assai | 3:23 | |
| 6 | Allegro Assai Vivace. Alla Marcia | 3:03 | |
| 7 | "Freude, Schöner Götterfunken" | 0:52 | |
| 8 | Andante Maestoso: "Seid Umschlungen, Millionen!" - Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Allegro Energico | 5:50 | |
| 9 | Allegro Ma Non Tanto: "Freude, Tochter Aus Elysium!" | 2:21 | |
| 10 | Poco Allegro, Stringendo Il Tempo, Sempre Più Allegro - Prestissimo: "Seid Umschlungen, Millionen!" - Maestoso - Prestissimo | 1:40 |
- Bass Vocals – Robert Holl
- Chorus – London Symphony Chorus
- Chorus Master – Richard Hickox
- Composed By – Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Conductor – Eugen Jochum
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Julia Hamari
- Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
- Soprano Vocals – Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
- Tenor Vocals – Stuart Burrows
