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Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 - Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, David Zinman (conductor) / Schweizer Kammerchor, Fritz Näf, Ruth Ziesak, Birgit Remmert, Steve Davislim, Detlef Roth / Arte Nova Classics Audio CD 1999 / 74321 65411 2
UPC 743216541126
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: | Arte Nova Classics – 74321 65411 2 |
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| Format: |
CD
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1999 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic |
Tracklist:
| Symphony No. 9 In D Minor Op. 125 |
| 1 | Allegro Ma Non Troppo | 13:35 |
| 2 | Molto Vivace | 12:11 |
| 3 | Adagio Molto E Cantabile | 11:31 |
| 4 | Presto | 8:30 |
| 5 | Allegro Assai Vivace Alla Marcia - End | 13:10 | |
| 6 | Allegro Assai Vivace Alla Marcia - End With Beethoven's Original General Pause In Bar 747 | 12:58 |
- Alto Vocals – Almut Schuster (2), Anna Brugnoni, Birgit Klein (2), Brigitte Ravenel, Christiane Höll, Christina Reburg, Claudia Iten, Heidi Uhlmann, Jordanka Milkova, Junko Oda Breiter, Justyna Jarzabek, Maria Kata Fink, Regula Brugos, Stephanie Zink
- Alto Vocals, Solo Vocal – Birgit Remmert
- Bass Vocals – Bernd Treumann, Gregor Knop, Hannes Suter, Hans-Heinrich Huwiler, Javier Hagen, Jean-Luc Follonier, Lisandro Abadie, Manfred Kämpfen, Norbert Esser, Robi Koller, Stephan Böllhoff, Ulrich Braun (2), Walter Rüegsegger, Werner Kanz
- Bass Vocals, Solo Vocal – Detlef Roth
- Choir – Schweizer Kammerchor
- Chorus Master – Fritz Näf
- Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
- Conductor – David Zinman
- Edited By – Simon Eadon
- Engineer [Assistant] – Adam Chignell
- Engineer [Sound] – Simon Eadon
- Executive-Producer – Trygve Nordwall
- Liner Notes – Barbara Dobretsberger, Jonathan Del Mar
- Liner Notes [English Translation] – Chandler Cudlipp, Lawrence Brazier
- Liner Notes [French Translation] – Martine Passelaigue
- Orchestra – Tonhalle Orchester Zurich
- Photography By [Cover] – Ruth Vögtlin
- Producer [Recording] – Chris Hazell
- Soprano Vocals – Andrea Del Favero, Angela Risi, Anna-Maria Locher, Araceli Fernandez, Bénédicte Tauran, Cristiana Presutti, Deborah Schaffner, Dorothée Heit, Francisca Näf, Gabrielle Weber, Helene Graf, Janna Scheipers, Meral Bilgen, Monika Schmid Jacot, Nicole Andrich, Oleslawa Waridel, Regula Zimmerli Rüegger, Simone Vignola (2), Sonja Stocker, Ursula Albrecht Kobi, Verena Barroso
- Soprano Vocals, Solo Vocal – Ruth Ziesak
- Tenor Vocals – Andreas Stettler, Benoît Haller, Jan Brett Martin, Jean-Marie Schwab, Jörg M. Krause, Ludwig Kleber, Martin Ohm, Mathias Kissel, Michael Zaugg (2), Simon Art, Stefan Berghammer, Ulrich Amacher, Uwe Schweizer, Willy Maag
- Tenor Vocals, Solo Vocal – Steve Davislim
