Symphony no. 9

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Minnesota Orchestra & Osmo Vänskä

Symphony No. 9 is the ninth symphony by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, completed and premiered in 1824. The work is notable for incorporating vocal soloists and a chorus in its final movement—an unusual expansion of the symphonic form—and exemplifies Beethoven's late-period style through its expanded orchestration, contrapuntal complexity and adventurous harmonic language, reflecting a pivotal moment in his compositional development and in 19th-century music history.

Symphony no. 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven - album cover

First released: September 2006

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Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso
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Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto vivace – Presto
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Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": III. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante cantabile
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Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto – Allegro assai – Presto (recitativo: ‘O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!’) – Allegro assai – Allegro assai vivace (alla Marcia) – Andante maestoso – Adagio ma non troppo ma divoto – Allegro energico e sempre ben marcato – Allegro ma non tanto – Presto – Maestoso – Prestissimo
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