Furtwangler Beethoven 9th March 1942 Mvt. 1 (1/2)

Furtwangler's wartime Beethoven Ninth from March 21-24 1942.
1st movement: Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso.
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

I also just realized that I've uploaded this performance in time for its 66th anniversary...enjoy :)

How do people like the transfer I'm using? Do many of you already know this performance? How does my transfer sound compared to yours?

Category:

Music

Tags:

• classical
• Furtwangler
• Furtwaengler
• Beethoven
• Symphony
• Ode
• To
• Joy
• Wartime

[hvacmaster2000]

Too Bad you people dont think of whom was sitting in the audiance that night

[Invisus944]

This performance is filled with so much anger and the joy theme is played so violently a true musician can discern that the interpreter did not not in fact enjoy his audience situation at all. Furtwangler was not a nazi- although his wartime recordings were recorded with a nazi audience, the performances are so unique and outrageous that they force you to ignore who was in the audience.

[cedricerrol]

Fool! This is not Nazi music nor commie music! Beethoven never intended it to be so! Nor did he intended it to be branded that way by vagabonds like you! This is simply, one of Beethoven's masterpieces. And a universal music treasure trove of anyone who would like to hear and appreciate it as it is! So back off retard!

[Invisus944]

finally, a decent person

[MegaDocalex]

I talk to you, stupid guy, FURTWANGLER WAS A HERO. He helped some jews to escape from Germanie. Stop it now! Ok!

[angela44ize]

Genius Furtwangler masterly conducts Bethoven 9th Mvt 1, conveying depth, music that transcends across the universe with a message of Peace, Freedom, & Human Love meaningful to the souls of mankind, it soars the spirit...thank you very kindly for posting!

[Gargantupimp]

Bach=Nazi Mozart=Nazi Beethoven=Nazi Wagner=Nazi Furtwangler=Nazi

If You want to be a good musician you must also be a Nazi.

[mondieumonvieux]

Wonderful phrasing such as at 6:48 make this a glorious example of Furt at his best, conveying with soul and absolutely unique insight to us mere mortals the inner power of one of the immortal masterworks of the ages.

[ArdaBenli91]

@Invisus944 yes indeed it is the best performance because the recording quality is the most advanced on that one

[davisbone]

der diskurs hat mich angegriffen!

[revpgesq]

thank you for posting. this version soars and my spirit soars with it... i can hear the total commitment of the orchestra...playing perhaps with all they were because they were playing for their lives or those of their friends, and playing in times of such extremes and extremely vivid living...

[MrNobleSavagery]

still propagandizing eh? Perhaps you have a closer kinship with Goebbels thank you think.

[uhartchristian]

thats a very friendly interpretation you do on Furtwaengler. Do listen to Mrs Furtwaengler when she explains, her voice is full of hesitation.... she knows very well that it was a lost fight in advance to try to make understand why .... a lie always will be a lie, only the truth has a pure heart...