The symphony of a new world.

In spite of its apparently rather classical formal structure, this symphony was so innovative in its proportions (a finale of extravagant length and complexity), its forces (including vocal soloists and choir) and the universal message contained in the setting of Schiller’s famous Ode to Joy, that it paralysed several generations of romantic composers after Beethoven. Philippe Herreweghe strives to recapture as closely as possible the form and the spirit of this visionary work as it would have been heard on a certain day in May 1824. This is reflected particularly in the tone colours (thanks to the instruments of the period) and the tempi (Beethoven was very precise in his indications)…
Disc No:HMX 2981687
Price: Sek. 166
Name: Beethoven
 Sympony No. 9

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ComposerOpusMusicKeyPerformer
Beethoven, Ludwig van op.125 Symphonie n°9 D minor Orchestre des Champs Élysées - Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale
La Chapelle Royale
Melanie Diener - soprano
Petra Lang - mezzo-soprano
Endrik Wottrich - tenor
Dietrich Henschel - bass

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