Ode An Die Freiheit/Ode To Freedom - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125

** Bernstein’s legendary live recording from the “Festival of Jubilation” around the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 ** On Christmas Day, December 1989 Leonard Bernstein conducted Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with an international cast in the Konzerthaus at Gendarmenmark, Berlin. Significantly the words from Schiller’s “Ode an die Freude” (Ode to Joy) were changed: the word “Freude” (Joy) became “Freiheit” (Freedom) – an intention that was said to have been in mind of Schiller and Beethoven already. Four soloists, three choirs and members of six top orchestras, representing the two German States and the four Occupying Power States of post-war Berlin, participated: Musicians from orchestras of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, from Dresden, Leningrad (St Petersburg), London, New York and Paris. Not one, but three choirs supported him at his great Berlin concert: the Bavarian Radio Chorus; members of the Radio Chorus of what had been East Berlin; and the Children's Choir of the Dresden Philharmonie. It was only natural to have children participate and carry their experience of this performance into their adult lives. The solo quartet was June Anderson, soprano; Sarah Walker, mezzo-soprano; Klaus König, tenor; and Jan-Hendrik Rootering, bass. As Bernstein's biographer (and producer) Humphrey Burton notes, the festive Berlin performances were to mark the absolute climax in the public life of the world citizen Leonard Bernstein. he shook people awake from the rostrum, surrenderin

Tracks

1~1~Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 - &Quot;Choral&Quot;: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso
1~2~Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 - &Quot;Choral&Quot;: Ii. Molto Vivace
1~3~Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 - &Quot;Choral&Quot;: Iii. Adagio Molto E Cantabile
1~4~Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 - &Quot;Choral&Quot;: Iv. Presto - Allegro Assai

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Leonard Bernstein
Release Date: 04 October 2019
Genre: Classical Music
Label: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON (IMP)
Distributor: Universal Music