Name: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125 ('Choral')
Start: 2010-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2010-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Musikverein

Organization

Conductor

Christian Thielemann

Singer

Soprano

Annette Dasch

Mezzo-soprano

Mihoko Fujimura

Tenor

Piotr Beczała

Bass

Georg Zeppenfeld

Orchestra

Wiener Philharmoniker

Others

Wiener Singverein

Musikverein

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125 ("Choral") -  (9th Symphony)

Vienna

Austria

Christian Thielemann is one of the leading conductors of our time. He has recorded Ludwig van Beethoven's nine symphonies with the Vienna Philharmonic.

"Striking immediacy and the impression that works are being reborn at the moment of their interpretation. There is no more beautiful musical illusion," wrote Vienna's Der Standard about the performance of Beethoven's nine symphonies. "Die Presse" from Vienna praised "an artistic understanding that makes wonderful experiences possible."
Christian Thielemann, born in Berlin in 1959, began his career as Herbert von Karajan's assistant in Berlin and then moved to the Deutsche Oper am Rhein as first conductor. As the youngest General Music Director in Germany, he worked at the Nuremberg Opera House and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. In 2004 he became general music director of the Munich Philharmonic; since autumn 2012 he has conducted the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden. Thielemann is a guest at the major opera houses, festivals and orchestras all over the world.

The Vienna Philharmonic, founded in 1842, is considered the most renowned orchestra in the world. With their unmistakable sound, they enchant people all over the world, not just lovers of classical music.
The 9th symphony, which Beethoven composed when he was completely deaf, was first performed on May 7, 1824 in Vienna. Despite the imperfect reproduction, the public success was great, only the professional world wavered for a long time between complete rejection and enthusiastic approval. Above all, the last movement, in which Beethoven used the words of poets and human voices, contrary to the applicable stylistic laws, was criticized.
Beethoven had been thinking about setting Schiller's Ode "An die Freude" to music since 1793, but it was only in the autumn of 1823, while he was working on this symphony, that he chose the "Joyful Melody" as the theme of the finale. This decision arose from the realization that only a choir could express his feelings.

This recording was made in Vienna's Musikvereinssaal as part of the symphonic cycle "Beethoven9".

9. Sinfonie in d-Moll op. 125 Beethoven

Public

9th Symphony

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass-baritone

Countertenor

Contralto

Baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Christian Thielemann is one of the leading conductors of our time. He has recorded Ludwig van Beethoven's nine symphonies with the Vienna Philharmonic.

"Striking immediacy and the impression that works are being reborn at the moment of their interpretation. There is no more beautiful musical illusion," wrote Vienna's Der Standard about the performance of Beethoven's nine symphonies. "Die Presse" from Vienna praised "an artistic understanding that makes wonderful experiences possible."
Christian Thielemann, born in Berlin in 1959, began his career as Herbert von Karajan's assistant in Berlin and then moved to the Deutsche Oper am Rhein as first conductor. As the youngest General Music Director in Germany, he worked at the Nuremberg Opera House and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. In 2004 he became general music director of the Munich Philharmonic; since autumn 2012 he has conducted the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden. Thielemann is a guest at the major opera houses, festivals and orchestras all over the world.

The Vienna Philharmonic, founded in 1842, is considered the most renowned orchestra in the world. With their unmistakable sound, they enchant people all over the world, not just lovers of classical music.
The 9th symphony, which Beethoven composed when he was completely deaf, was first performed on May 7, 1824 in Vienna. Despite the imperfect reproduction, the public success was great, only the professional world wavered for a long time between complete rejection and enthusiastic approval. Above all, the last movement, in which Beethoven used the words of poets and human voices, contrary to the applicable stylistic laws, was criticized.
Beethoven had been thinking about setting Schiller's Ode "An die Freude" to music since 1793, but it was only in the autumn of 1823, while he was working on this symphony, that he chose the "Joyful Melody" as the theme of the finale. This decision arose from the realization that only a choir could express his feelings.

English

9th Symphony by Beethoven, Sun 01 Aug 2010, From (2010/2010), Conductor Christian Thielemann, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria

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Cast

Ensemble

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