Beethoven - Symphony 9 - Furtwangler - BPO - April 1942

[SeanMcHugh00]

And then the odd pause before the applause...

[papadako]

@SeanMcHugh00

Well, how do we now that this silence was not added by some sound engineer? If you look at watch?v=Yqff1F0Ijn0 there is no pause. But again if I remember correctly the sound and video stream in this video are from different recordings.

[SeanMcHugh00]

Especially hear the tension and refraction in the choral voices at the end, really peculiar.

[SeanMcHugh00]

Hi there Papadako, while there's a touch of hyperbole in your review this performance is certainly in a sui generis class of its own for seriously bad undertones, black anger and some kind of weirdly confused vision of what they were all doing. I've heard Furtwanger Ninths from 47 and 53 recently but this is among the most peculiar of all listening experiences. This must include some of the most violent and murky Beethoven ever heard.

[papadako]

@SeanMcHugh00

It is not my review. See the description.

[JohnnyfromtheHeath]

Wow, thank you for this!