Furtwangler: Beethoven Symphony no. 9 "Choral" (Bayreuth 1951) 4/2/3

[dario621000]

Per ora l'unica cosa che ci unisce è la Champions League.

[Martinkonny1]

this is a typical mono recording with one or two microphones on a single track tape-machine. Not unusual for the early 50s.

[genevievelucfranklin]

despite technical weaknesses, it is wonderful to hear this again . thank to all those who made this possible!

[imranbug81]

plz tell me which country's National Anthem is this ?

[shellac1925]

@imranbug81 It's the anthem of the European Union.

[maleable11]

wait a sec? I remember a bugs bunny episode who pwns the guy singing this once he's the conducter

[TheLuckyFactor]

Look at who the song is by....

[dforscher]

Beautiful, thanks for up loading this historical recording. I have no complain on the poor recording, what you can expect from old recording. For example is the recording of Beethoven's misa solemnis (Toscanini, carniege hall, 1941) is far worse than this. Still, bad recording can't reduce their beauty and grandness.

[paulostroff99]

Sensational! TY shellac1925 for posting.

[KotaausBRB]

Ist das nicht die Eu hymne? ;D

hm, ich bin kein Deutscher, ich bin ein Europäer :D

that is the European Hmyne ?

I'm first European then I'm germany ;D

greetz from german ;D

[GinOhara]

@KotaausBRB I've heart this is by a poet named Schiller and it's called "Ode to Joy". Does that help?

[KotaausBRB]

@GinOhara

Yes, I know it ;)

"Ode and die Freude" writed by Friedrich Schiller

Interpret: Ludwig van Beethoven.

that is the european hymne,

but i think "freude schöner götterfunken" know more people ;)

I like ode to joy

[artythizza]

Hurt my ears, in the beginning, but I still loved it.

[Renardeau44]

Very bad remastering, we can't hear the orchestra.

[shellac1925]

@Renardeau44 Most people have complained that you can't hear the chorus. In any case, the balances are way off, and so is frequency spectrum. The former is impossible to fix, but the latter can be fixed, but EMI didn't do a great job at it. I tried to tweak it once, and it didn't work out. I might take another stab at it soon.

[Gheorgyi]

@Renardeau44 You could take into due consideration the technical limitations of recording in 1951, and the conditions of Berlin at that time. There can be no "remastering" good enough to compensate for defects in the original recording. As far as I can remember, the recording was then "analogic", and "tape recording" was just at its beginning. Until then, recording was made on a hair-thin steel wire. I used to own a Webster wire recorder then...

[sorrowofyoungwerther]

@Renardeau44 well, you can hear them pretty well around the 6 minute mark...

God this is incredible.



[cursumperficio100]

I like this version. It is steady as a rock; but rather cold and calculating. Chorus is wonderful! Otto Edelmann is past his prime! Strange way it is cut off!

[seamaster92]

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[aarondad]

Pure genius. But, I can't help wondering, did they play the 1942 version in the camps? So conflicted about Furtwangler. I see ghosts swirling about him.

[irmgardfuerst]

Grandios!!!! Danke! 

[schlusnus]

I'm an admirer of Erna Berger thats all. Thanks for

reply.

[shellac1925]

I saw her in Paul Czinner's film of Don Giovanni with Furtwangler and Cesare Siepi. Despite her advanced age (54), she was delightful as Zerlina.

[livegems]

@shellac1925 interesting you think 54 id an "advanced" age, 1925... learn to write english

[shellac1925]

@livegems For a singer, 54 IS an advanced age. Most singers are past their prime by then. Also, I write English better than most of the people on YouTube, moron.

[Gheorgyi]

@shellac1925 Funny, two americans (or, at least, people who give the USA as their country in their YT profiles) bickering about prowess at writing English...

[schlusnus]

What are your views on the Erna Berger recording of

the ninth, as comparison. Regards.

[shellac1925]

If you mean the 1937 London Ninth, I have it, but I have not heard very much of it, so I can't say.

[schlusnus]

I agree and find his war time recording 4,5,6,7, just

as good..he really relishes Beethoven.

Imagine in 1943 during the height of WW11 the maestro

conducting Beethoven in Berlin with the Berlin Phil:in

full orchestra and of soldiers uncertainty of the future!

Thank you for this pleasure.