Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 (2020) | John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir

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Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125

Lucy Crowe | Soprano
Jess Dandy | Contralto
Ed Lyon | Tenor
Tareq Nazmi | Bass

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Monteverdi Choir

Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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[kkkangjoo.NM.cembalo]

I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso 0:00
II. Molto vivace(Scherzo with Trio) 13:31
III. Adagio molto e cantabile, andante moderato 26:23
IV. Finale 38:35
(vocal enters at 44:34)

[Mozart]

Fourth Movement Guide (in Mini Symphony format):
The First Movement:
38:35 Schreckensfanfare (“Fanfare of Terror”) (as called by Wagner), Presto
38:44 Recitatives in the Basses
39:19 Quotation of the first movement, Allegro ma non troppo
39:32 Rejection of the first movement
39:54 Quotation of the second movement, Molto vivace
39:59 Rejection of the second movement
40:14 Quotation of the third movement, Adagio molto e cantabile
40:23 Rejection of the third movement
40:44 Hints of the upcoming theme
40:49 Basses transition us into…
41:12 The Ode to Joy Theme
41:49 Variation 1
42:30 Variation 2
43:10 Variation 3 (Tutti)
43:48 Codetta, which transitions us into…
44:26 The Return of the Schreckensfanfare, Presto
44:35 The Vocals come in with a Recitative, “O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!”
45:21 Variation 4, “Freude, schöner Götterfunken”
46:01 Variation 5, “Wem der große Wurf gelungen”
46:41 Variation 6, “Freude trinken alle Wesen”
47:16 Transition to…
The Second Movement:
47:36 Introduction to…
47:44 Variation 7, Turkish march
48:09 Variation 8, “Froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen”
48:52 Epic Double Fugue based on Variation 8
50:04 Horns transition us into…
50:18 Variation 9 (The final and most climatic variation)
50:55 Transition to…
The Third Movement:
50:59 “Seid umschlungen, Millionen!”, Andante maestoso
51:41 "Brüder, über'm Sternenzelt"
52:24 “Ihr stürzt nieder, Millionen?”, Adagio ma non troppo, ma divoto
53:44 Transition into…
The Fourth Movement:
54:04 Double Fugue based on “Freude” and “Seid umschlungen”, Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato
55:34 Chorus repeats “Ihr stürzt nieder, Millionen?”
56:07 Transition to…
56:19 Coda figure 1, Allegro ma non tanto
57:40 Coda figure 2, Poco adagio
58:33 Strings transition us into…
58:41 Coda figure 3, Prestissimo (The best part in my opinion. :D)

[loganfruchtman]

The ninth symphony is the eighth wonder of the world

[MicoAquinoComposer]

Happy 250th birthday, Beethoven! I love his music forever and ever <3

[daisverrisson]

Thank you so much for this great concert on my birthday last year! Also great to listen to this great symphony performed on original instruments from the early 19th Century.

[mmkk]

john eliot gardiner's beethoven is rock'n roll ! I like it !

[jarodvmusic]

Incredible!!! I wish I was there in person. Great quality recording.

[joseramonlassodelavegacano]

Me ha emocionado más que otras muchas grabaciones, y creo que es por los instrumentos utilizados. Esta interpretación creo que esta más cerca de lo que creo Beethoven.

[tIP-ljlo]

Unbelieable! An add, right in the middle of the quiet sentence in the choral finalie!

[pectit]

Adorable. He is always finding a new way. Thanks a lot for sharing

[Leonardo-gcrh]

Grande aquel que se acerque, se entregue y ejecute las obras de Beethoven !

[tvtoniancentre]

Moltes gràcies, Thank you, 250th Channel. Aquest Concert va tenir lloc al Palau de la Música Catalana de Barcelona el día 14 de febrer de l'any 2020.

[Discovery_and_Change]

26:43 gentle, warm | 41:20 Ode to Joy | 59:50 happy finale

[Baileya]

Sections of the Last movement too damned fast...why the breakneck speed? Both the orchestra and singers are excellent but the tempo often worked against them. Brass section was often raucous, too. This performance not in my top 100...sorry

[zauber]

Is the concertmaster Giovanni Antonini's twin?

[dukeofcurls]

I think the complaints about the tempo are way overstated but I feel like the "allegro ma non tanto" section in the last movement was taken way too fast. It's marked as 120 but I think it was taken faster here

[tj-cogo]

Hmm. The first movement is played way too fast. Remember, it is marked as allegro ma non troppo un poco meastoso for a good reason. 5th symphony is just plain allegro con brio, for a very good reason. There is a difference between those tempos.

But the 5th symphony interpretation is the best I have heard, I will give you that

[jnturner]

I agree with another poster - this symphony is the eighth wonder of the world! But if I may be direct, not this version. I was delighted to hear that it was performed on original instruments, but it's the quickest version I ever heard - and LvB himself notated much slower speeds, esp. on the final movement. For some reason, JEG absolutely tore through the score at electric pace - I mean, it's good (it IS Beethoven's 9th after all), but why so fast? (Sir Roger Norrington recorded it on disc [not the live YT version here] with original instruments AND at LvB's notated speeds, it will sound positively pedestrian compared to this version...until you get used to it).

[probium]

Just a few seconds shorter and it would be exactly 1 hour

[papagen]

everyone played and sang their pants off for fear of being slapped by Gardiner.