Van Gogh's Sunflowers, da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Tolstoy's War and Peace - those works of art that are truly part of the canon of global culture are few and far apart. In music, one work that holds significance for people all over the world is Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, and especially it's choral finale. Even today, as we are getting ready to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of it's creator, the sheer size and complexity of the symphony is daunting. There are some eyewitness accounts from the first performance, at the KÃ¤rntner-Tor-Theater in Vienna on 7th May 1824: we know for instance that Beethoven was on stage himself throughout the performance, but that owing to his deafness he did not notice the audience's overwhelming enthusiasm. What the Ninth sounded like that evening in Vienna is something we will never know, however - which is why hearing it in a historically informed performance on period instruments is all the more interesting. With impeccable credentials from their 65-album series of Bach's complete cantatas, and acclaimed recent recordings of Mozart's Requiem and Beethoven's Missa solemnis, Bach Collegium Japan and Masaaki Suzuki now give us their rendering of Beethoven's last and greatest symphony, joined by a fine quartet of vocal soloists.

Tracklist:

Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso (Live)
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Scherzo. Molto Vivace - Presto (Live)
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": III. Adagio Molto E Cantabile (Live)
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": Iva. Finale. Presto (Live)
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": Ivb. Finale. Allegro Assai (Live)
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": Ivc. Finale. Presto II (Live)
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": Ivd. Finale. Allegro Molto Assai. Alla Marcia (Live)
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": Ive. Finale. Andante Maestoso (Live)
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": Ivf. Finale. Allegro Energico, Sempre Ben Marcato (Live)
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": Ivg. Finale. Allegro Ma Non Tanto (Live)
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": Ivh. Finale. Prestissimo (Live)

UPC: 7318599924519
Label: Bis
Release Date: 10.4.19
Format: CD

Beethoven / Moen / Suzuki - Beethoven Symphony 9 (CD)