Beethoven 9th Symphony Choral 'Ode to Joy' 4th Movement

Now with English and German Closed Captioning CC Subtitles. The 4th and final movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony op.125 in D minor "An die Freude" (Ode to Joy). Let me know where you are performing it next in the comments below.

Symphonie Nr. 9 d-Moll op. 125 (1815 - 1824) - Vierter Satz

I need your help! Do you recognise this recording? It is a copyright-free recording from the YouTube library, but they give no details of the artists involved! I think the choir do a great job! But can you tell which word (or vowel?) gives away that they are not native German speakers? Leave a comment below. Text and musical bookmark timings are written below.

MUSICAL BOOKMARKS:

"O Freunde": 6:35
"Freude, Freude!": 7:15
"Deine Zauber": 7:46
"Küsse Gab": 9:18
"Froh": 10:40
"Laufet Brüder": 11:16
"Freude, schöner": 13:19
"Seid umschlungen": 14:09
"Ihr stürzt nieder": 15:39
"Seid umschlungen" Allegro energico: 17:19
Allegro ma non tanto: 19:56
"Freude, Tochter aus Elisium": 20:11
Poco Allegro, stringendo ("Seid umschlungen"): 22:09

Friedrich Schiller (1759--1805)
vgl. "Ode an die Freude" / cf. "Ode to Joy" (1785):
GERMAN TEXT/LYRICS

O Freunde, nicht diese Töne --
Sondern lasst uns angenehmere
Anstimmen und freudenvollere

Freude, schöner Götterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische, dein Heiligthum.
Deine Zauber binden wieder,
Was die Mode streng getheilt;
Alle Menschen werden Brüder,
Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.
Deine Zauber binden wieder,
Was die Mode streng getheilt;
Alle Menschen werden Brüder,
Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.
Wem der große Wurf gelungen,
Eines Freundes Freund zu sein,
Wer ein holdes Weib errungen,
Mische seinen Jubel ein!
Ja, wer auch nur eine Seele
Sein nennt auf dem Erdenrund!
Und wer's nie gekonnt, der stehle
Weinend sich aus diesem Bund.
Ja, wer auch nur eine Seele
Sein nennt auf dem Erdenrund!
Und wer's nie gekonnt, der stehle
Weinend sich aus diesem Bund.
Freude trinken alle Wesen
An den Brüsten der Natur;
Alle Guten, alle Bösen
Folgen ihrer Rosenspur.
Küsse gab sie uns und Reben,
Einen Freund, geprüft im Tod;
Wollust ward dem Wurm gegeben,
Und der Cherub steht vor Gott.
Küsse gab sie uns und Reben,
Einen Freund, geprüft im Tod;
Wollust ward dem Wurm gegeben,
Und der Cherub steht vor Gott.

Froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen
Durch des Himmel prächt'gen Plan,
Wandelt, Brüder, eure Bahn,
Freudig, wie ein Held zu Siegen.
Wandelt, Brüder, eure Bahn,
Freudig, wie ein Held zu Siegen.
Wandelt, Brüder, eure Bahn,
Freudig, wie ein Held zu Siegen

Freude, schöner Götterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische, dein Heiligthum.
Deine Zauber binden wieder,
Was die Mode streng getheilt;
Alle Menschen werden Brüder,
Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.
Deine Zauber binden wieder,
Was die Mode streng getheilt;
Alle Menschen werden Brüder,
Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.

ENGLISH TEXT/LYRICS*

*See closed caption CC subtitles.

[artsav]

"Deine Zauber": 7:46
"Küsse Gab": 9:18
"Freude, schöner": 13:19
"Seid umschlungen" Allegro energico: 17:19

[bernettawashington]

Performed this with Hartford Symphony in college- sang in Opera Chorus. It was finals week. Contralto section was asked to sing tenor because they were weak😂. Rehearsal night bunch of people fell asleep during third movement and FELL OFF THEIR CHAIRS WHEN THE HORNS STARTED THIS MOVEMENT- priceless!😂😂😂😂😂😂

[caterscarrots]

Skeleton of Theme: 2:40
Variation 1: 3:32
Variation 2: 4:19
Variation 3, Full Orchestra: 5:05
Callback to First Movement: 6:27
Solo: 6:35
Variation 4, Concerto moment: 7:15
Variation 5, Tutti: 7:26
Variation 6, Soprano added: 8:06
Variation 7, Neighbor variation: 8:51
Variation 8, Turkish March: 9:53
Variation 9, Fugue 1: 11:36
Variation 10, Glory after Fugue: 13:20
Variation 11, Hymn 1: 14:10
Variation 12, Fugue 2: 17:20
Variation 13, Mystery turns to Hymn 2: 19:02
Variation 14, Canon: 19:56
Variation 15, Hymn 3: 20:43
Variation 16, Presto: 21:03
Variation 17: Hymn 4: 21:13
Variation 18, Prestissimo: 22:08

[bwacuff]

George Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra on CBS Masterworks. It was sitting on the kitchen counter, unopened in the late 70's. I was in 6th grade and thought it was a box of Andes mint chocolates...I was wrong....it was God damn tapes.

I thought, "well, I'm going to get in trouble so I might as well listen to it."

I had no idea who Beethoven was. I was a latchkey child and have an odd form of synesthesia - I hear motion and unbeknownst to my mother, had been playing what I heard on her piano for two or three years. I had bought my first three tapes about a month earlier: YES: Tormoto, Led Zeppelin II and Queen: News of the World and though I liked them, they bored me after the first week, or so.

So, I started listening to this "Beethoven" jerk. I was too young to understand all the emotion in his work but was fascinated with his counterpoint. When I heard the first movement of the 5th I realized this was the original because compared to what I was hearing, the Disco version that was all over the radio at the time sucked eggs.

When I got to the 3rd movement of the 9th, I was surprised: it was horrible....that was the only time I listened to the whole movement. I still hate it. Before anyone busts my chops about that remember, Verdi thought the fourth movement was incompetent.

And I quickly lost interest in the 4th movement - I didn't understand that the performers weren't yelling. I was sitting at my desk doing I don't know what....I'm certain it wasn't homework, though...and something in the back of my mind said "what is this? Oh... it's over...rewind that part and listen to it."

It was the tenor - Richard Lewis - I had no idea what the hell he was singing but it was obvious Beethoven thought it was important, Lewis believed every stinking word of it and was singing like he just jumped on the back of a grizzly bear and was riding it to Valhalla.

I got out the liner notes because I had to know what was so important that Beethoven would frame it the way he did. I found "Froh!"....read the translation of the tenor solo and thought, "Wow...those have to be the the greatest words ever set to music."

And they are. If you take all the words ever sung and made them into a mountain, the three words that would be at the the very top would be, "Like A Hero"

Ever since that day, I've written nothing but orchestra music.

Sorry to be such a bore....hearing this recording again brought back a flood of memories. (My mother never mentioned my taking the tapes. Years later I asked her about it and she said, "what was I going to do....yell at a 12 year old boy for loving Beethoven?")

[othoncesar]

Just cant get enough of this piece. I'm 30 and I listen to it carefuly since I was 17... Its like watching the same movie over and over again and getting new details each time. Without a shadow of a doubt, the greatest thing a human being ever created.

[weesonicmoments]

Pure genius. That's the way God communicates to people through chosen ones

[Jbm]

I performed this with the UNT Grand Chorus in 2015. This was undoubtedly the most difficult work I have ever performed.

[SheetMusicVideo]

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[PianoCzarX]

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[Kleri]

I only came for the Freude schöner Götterfunken Choir but stayed for the whole thing, because it just took my breath away. Imagining that Beethoven composed this masterpiece deaf is just another level. He was a genius and I‘m in awe of these harmonies and arrangements.

[johnvant]

9:45 the coolest F major triad I’ve heard in my entire

[trueandika]

17:19 Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato = Madness !

[sunnyday]

Do you monetize? The ode to joy just got interrupted by an AD. WTF is wrong with

[josaloni]

I performed this last year with the Simón Bolívar Orchestra in Caracas, Venezuela. Absolutely amazing.

[iawy]

What a beautiful mind Beethoven had
expressing pure love
God blessed us with this genius

[margarettorrance]

Yes, I am taking part in a performance on Sunday 9 October in St Cuthbert's Church at the West End of Edinburgh under the direction of Robert Dick, with his Canongait Orchestra. This video is extremely helpful for an alto learning the part! Thank you!

[ehelwagen]

The Springfield Symphony (Ohio) is performing this on May 18, 2019. I just joined the Springfield Symphony Chorale to learn and perform this piece. I agree with Jacob Moreno that this is a very difficult work. I will be practicing hard for the next several weeks!

[sephysycotic]

Back when songs were about human unity instead of nowdays songs that mostly bout sex, drug, money and pleasure....

[yvonnelloyd-dada]

We will perform Beethoven's 9th at Dubai Opera House 21 March 2019.
This sheet music is helpful.
Thanks.

[tobih.]

I Love the Military march at 10:00
And the Part at 11:37
And 22:09
And the whole Symphony!