4th Movement - part 2 - Ode to Freedom - 1989 - Leonard Bernstein - Beethoven's 9th Symphony HD 720p

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Leonard Bernstein's historical concert in celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 has long become almost as legendary as the revolutionary moment that it celebrated. Recorded at the beautiful Schauspielhaus right on Gendarmenmarkt in the centre of Berlin on Christmas 1989, it has now become available on DVD, along with a short documentary film as bonus. The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 1989 unleashed a wave of democratisation in Central and Eastern Europe that radically transformed the world order and Leonard Bernstein spontaneously accepted an invitation to conduct a performance to mark this new era. It was only fitting that East Germany's new-found freedom should be celebrated with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The monumental work, perhaps the world's most famous Symphony, was inspired by Schiller's poem 'Ode to Joy', a passionate eulogy to freedom. Adding to the symbolism of the event, Bernstein conducted an orchestra and chorus formed from musicians from both East and West Germany (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden), as well as the United States (New York Philharmonic), Great Britain (London Symphony), France (Orchestre de Paris) and the Soviet Union (Orchestra of the Kirov Theater).


Bernstein is a master theatricalist in his conducting; he sweats, grimaces, smiles, swoons, leaps, and crouches, his stick technique is at many points firm and decisive, at others floppy and vague. The experience of watching and listening to this performance will go some way to enable us all, German or non-German, to relive\ those truly momentous days.

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[mariskaviolin89]

I heard about this concert for years but never thought I would actually see it! Gives me goosebumps when Lenny leaps into the air and suddenly - "FREIHEIT!!!!!!" Thank you for uploading!!

[J Hill]

WOW!

[Diego Valenzuela]

best HD video to test my new headphones.

im crying

[ZarathustraMike]

I was very lucky as a child.... I had an aunt & uncle who used to take me to Carnegie Hall on Saturday nights to see the NY philharmonic and Leonard Bernstein play....

[ZarathustraMike]

I'm very proud to say.... I was there that day. I can hardly remeber being moved more, in all of my 67 years..............

[McIntyreBible]

Bernstein in probably his finest hour as a conductor!

[Jonathan Fonseca]

Is the best 9th symphony I have ever heard, nobody equals Bernstein in this masterpiece

[ladime79]

Wow!!....Absolutely BEAUTIFUL and MESMERIZING!!...No other words can describe this!!....

[FroggerbobT]

well, you know, he's been dead for more than 20 years

[Dubitndum]

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