Symphonie No. 9

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Ľuba Orgonášová & Anne Sofie von Otter & Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Gilles Cachemaille & Robert Levin & Monteverdi Choir & Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique & Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Symphony No. 9 is the ninth symphony by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, completed and premiered in 1824. Scored for large orchestra and mixed chorus, it combines expansive orchestral textures, bold dynamic contrasts and a concluding choral movement that introduces vocal soloists and text setting, reflecting an expansion of symphonic form late in Beethoven's career.
First released: 15th June 2012

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: "Choral": I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
    13:05
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: "Choral": II. Molto vivace
    13:07
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: "Choral": III. Adagio molto e cantabile
    12:06
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: "Choral": IV. Presto - Allegro assai
    5:30
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: "Choral": IV. Presto - "O Freunde nicht diese Töne" -
    15:55
  6. 6.
    Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, op. 80: I. Adagio
    3:27
  7. 7.
    Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, op. 80: Finale: Allegro: Meno Allegro (Allegretto) - Allegro molto - Adagio ma non troppo - Marcia, assai vivace - Allegro - Allegretto, ma non troppo (quasi andante...
    14:32

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