Symphony no. 9 : in D minor, op. 125 (Choral)
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Title:
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Symphony no. 9 : in D minor, op. 125 (Choral) |
Otros títulos:
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Sinfonía no. 9: en re menor, op. 125 (Coral) |
Intérprete/ Colaborador:
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Ludwig van Beethoven; Emilia Cundari; Nell Rankin; Albert Da Costa; William Wildermann; Bruno Walter; Westminster Coro Sinfónico; Columbia Symphony Orchestra |
Código CDU:
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Bee.05 |
Forma Musical:
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Symphonies |
Abstract:
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On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven experienced what must certainly have been the greatest public triumph of his career. The audience which gathered at the Hoftheater adjacent to the Vienna Kärtnertor heard not only the abridged local premiere of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis (the Kyrie, Credo, and Gloria were given) and Op. 124 Overture, but also the first performance of the composer's 'Choral' Symphony. The event was a rousing success; indeed, one of the most moving accounts of Beethoven's final years describes how the profoundly deaf composer, unable to hear the colossal response of his admirers, had to be turned around by one of the soloists so that he could see the hundreds of clapping hands!
Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 started life as two separate works—a symphony with a choral finale, and a purely instrumental work in D minor. He labored on these sporadically for almost 10 years before finally deciding (in 1822) to combine the two ideas into one symphony, with Friedrich von Schiller's ... |
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