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Beethoven - Symphonie No.9; Ouvertüre »Coriolan« - Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan / The Originals / Deutsche Grammophon Audio CD 1995 Stereo / 447 401-2
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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 masterpiece 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 in the parallel modulated key D major. 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: | Deutsche Grammophon – 447 401-2 |
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| Series: | The Originals |
| Format: |
CD, Compilation, Stereo
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
Feb 22, 1995 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic, Classical |
Tracklist:
| Ouvertüre »Coriolan« Op. 62 (Zu H.J. von Collin's Trauerspiel = To H.J. Von Collin's Tragedy = Pour Le Drame De H.J. Von Collin = Per La Tragedia Di Collin) | |||
| 1 | Allegro Con Brio | 9:00 | |
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Symphonie No.9 D-moll Op. 125 = Symphony No. 9 In D Minor = Symphony Nº 9 En Rê Mineur = Sinfonia N. 9 In Re Minore |
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| 2 | 1. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso | 15:28 | |
| 3 | 2. Molto Vivace | 11:00 | |
| 4 | 3. Adagio Molto E Cantabile | 16:25 | |
| 5 | 4. Presto | 6:22 | |
| 6 | Presto – »O Freunde, Nicht Diese Töne!« – Allegro Assai (Schlußchor Über Schillers Ode »An Die Freude« = Final Chorus From Schiller's "Ode To Joy" = Chœur Finale Extrait De L'«Ode À La Joie» de Schiller = Coro Finale Sull'Ode "Alla Gioia" di Schiller) | 17:32 |
- Art Direction – Hartmut Pfeiffer
- Baritone Vocals [Bariton] – Walter Berry (tracks: 6)
- Choir – Wiener Singverein (tracks: 6)
- Chorus Master – Reinhold Schmidt* (tracks: 6)
- Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
- Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
- Contralto Vocals [Contralto] – Hilde Rössel-Majdan (tracks: 6)
- Engineer [Tonmeister = Balance Engineer] – Günter Hermanns
- Executive-Producer – Prof. Elsa Schiller* (tracks: 2 to 6), Otto Gerdes (tracks: 1)
- Liner Notes [English Translation] – Mary Whittall
- Liner Notes [German] – Peter Cossé
- Liner Notes [Traduzione] – Gabriele Cervone
- Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker
- Photography By [Herbert Von Karajan] – Siegfried Lauterwasser
- Producer [Recording Producer] – Otto Ernst Wohlert, Otto Gerdes (tracks: 2 to 6)
- Soprano Vocals [Sopran] – Gundula Janowitz (tracks: 6)
- Tenor Vocals [Tenor] – Waldemar Kmentt (tracks: 6)
- Text By – Schiller (tracks: 6)
