Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 ('choral') Op. 125: 4th Mvt, part 2

[Carolyn1202]

I am going to see Christoph von Dohnány conduct the Cleveland Orchestra in this piece in two weeks. He is coming as guest conductor. I am so excited !! I am listening here to "practice" for the concert. Thanks for posting this.

[WBHNH]

dat fugue

[jonathanHarris567]

I am an Information Technology Major, but my dream is to be a director of a symphony. I listen to all types of music including death metal, but when it comes to classical, nothing comes before it. The technical skills and talent required is astronomical. I will never be able to afford to go to one of these performances, but if I had the chance, I would love to, just for once, see the Cleveland Orchestra playing Beethoven over seeing Iron Maiden.

[TheCindysotelo]

wonderful symphony performed by the best Orchestra in the world.

[joeleekh13]

Oh, God. This symphony NEVER fails to bring tears to my eyes...

[gmcorvette]

wheres the end???

[kalewiley11]

"Oh bliss! Bliss and heaven! Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorgeousity made flesh. It was like a bird of rarest-spun heaven metal or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship, gravity all nonsense now. As I slooshied, I knew such lovely pictures!"

A Clockwork Orange

[jared4wally]

got to love end part.

[ordepteixeira]

para mim a melhor gravação da Nona.

[ordepteixeira]

para mim esta é das melhores interpretações da 9ª de Beethoven

[ilichxtrm]

woao.... I never been heard something like this.. only the old version... but this.... its excelent...

[lexsis1901]

@ilichxtrm

beethoven wrote this when he whas completely deaf

Almost NO ONE can do this so this really is a true masterpiece, Don't you agree?

This is way better than that modern rapping gangster shit

[danthedeadhead88]

@lexsis1901 i dont think anyone has ever claimed that modern rap is more of a musical masterpiece than beethoven's 9th (or any beethoven, mozart, bach, chopin, etc). I don't know why people feel the need to bash modern music (particularly 'rapping gangster shit') in order to express their appreciation of 'better' music. Beethoven's 9th and gangster rap are two entirely different things. ANY comparison is almost completely inherently pointless.

tl;dr: Don't hate. Just enjoy.

:)

[fleamarket3000]

@danthedeadhead88 for every douche that bashes modern music there's an even douchier douche to give them a f*cking lecture about it

[DoanutLy]

The best part starts at 6:57 :)

[Luhieluth]

Best glorious parte start at 7:12 great song *-*

[SrbinIlija]

great

[m2cm2cm2c]

Amazing performance

[zboyyu]

from 3:35 starts THE fuckin BEST part of all 9th

[redfowlham]

@zboyyu You're damned right. It makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end!

[zboyyu]

@redfowlham definitely

[csx06]

@zboyyu no doubts my friends

[anesthetize1me]

@zboyyu I could not agree more with you, my friend.

[gman86428]

Yes this is an amazing performance as I was a chorus memeber for this performance. It was so wonderful to be in Cleveland Severance Hall for this as well! The performance was like a big party!

[csheff1014]

I bet you were singing as strong as you could, yet you were not able to hear yourself!

[chicagoman58]

the chorus was excellent in this performance!

[csheff1014]

amen

[loptrew]

There is a certain "Folksy-majestic" quality present throughout the piece. GO BEETHOVEN!

[rdailey05]

Carol Vaness rocks in this recording. She's the best Beethoven's 9th soprano soloists.

[csheff1014]

You are so right!

[Music2Die4]

Sadly, the Cleveland Orch was never blessed with a great reading of the Beethoven 9 on recording. Szell was the best by default, but lacked the depth of a Furtwangler or Giulini. Dohnanyi was also OK, but it's too reserved. Maazel's and FW Moest's B-9 were both major disappointments.....

The closest I've heard to how I thought the Cleveland would have sounded like with a far better reading is the Ashkenazy/NHK. On YouTube. Not quite Cleveland circa 1965-85, but maybe the best band today.