Beethoven, Symphony 9, 2nd movement (complete), Molto vivace, Philharmonia Baroque

Philharmonia Baroque playing the second movement (molto vivace) of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, accompanied by a scrolling bar-graph score.
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Q: Who is conducting?
A: Nicholas McGegan.

Q: What do the colors in the bar-graph score mean?
A: The colors show which instruments are playing. Here's a chart:

Q: What does the piece look like as a whole?
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Q: Why are the notes different sizes, and some are blurrier than others?
A: Each group of instruments (strings, woodwind, brass, percussion) is shown in a separate layer, and has a different size and degree of blur; this helps you see when instruments in more than one group are playing the same pitch at the same time.

Q: Please tell me more about the composer.
A: You can read about Beethoven here

Q: Why is the pitch one-half step flat?
A: The music is being performed at "Baroque pitch." To learn more about this, see ...

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[trtrsqr]

My neighbours are getting a full tour of your channel this weekend.

[johnoconnor]

The amazing thing is that Beethoven never heard this. It was all in his head. Fuckin' genius.

[Sebastian-ufvr]

On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his 9th and last symphony called Chorale, in Vienna. Here we are, today May 7, 2024, some 200 years later, God Bless Ludwig, and what would be the most powerful, spiritual and brutal musical work taught to the world. But if that were not enough, every time in my life that I lose my reason, my conscience, the motivation to even live, I can never help but hear the Ode to Joy echoing. And although I don't express it, I always break into tears of happiness remembering every word and every letter that the choir makes great.

[sporty]

It has often been said that Beethoven's 9th is possibly the greatest musical composition of all time.
Appreciation of any art form is purely subjective...however, I would imagine there are many who
would agree that this magnificent symphony is indeed the pinnacle of classical composition.

[KittyCatComa]

2022 and this is still a banger. Imagine writing timeless pieces like this.

[CosmicContrarian]

The greatest piece of music ever written.

[aiden_macleod]

Truly, the reason Beethoven was a Master of his craft. Completely deaf before its composition, and each instruments part written by hand in ink left no room for error. Absolutely genius.

[aphexlane]

I had came home late from a friends house once tripping balls on mushrooms. I randomly had this on CD. I put it in and was taken on the wildest ride of my life. I was surfing around on beautiful crazy colorful waves of divine music.

[richardcollyer]

Beethoven lost his hearing whilst composing this masterpiece ! When the 4 movements ended he had to be turned round to fave the audience and their raucous standing ovation ! Absolutely incredible !

[collumww]

I've played hard rock lead guitar for 39 years and when I was young used to think that was high energy. Then I remembered always liking the closing theme for The Huntley Brinkley report. Then I bought Beethoven's symphonies. Then I started listening to the 9th. Hell, if you don't have seat belts, you'll be blown away by movements 1, 2, and 4, and you just roll out weeping in the 3rd. If I could only have one Cd this is it.

[ahtartersauce]

Beethoven writing:

> great intro
> amazing main theme

>repeat that

>amazing second theme
>recap back into first theme

> oooh nice cadenza, nice and smooth
>> repeat ALLZ the themes

>>> ???? 13:18
>>>>PROFIT

[theoveranalyzingcinephile]

Oh it was gorgeousness and gorgeosity made flesh. The trombones crunched redgold under my bed, and behind my gulliver the trumpets three-wise silverflamed, and there by the door the timps rolling through my guts and out again crunched like candy thunder. Oh, it was wonder of wonders. And then, a bird of like rarest spun heaven metal, or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship, gravity all nonsense now, came the violin solo above all the other strings, and those strings were like a cage of silk round my bed. Then flute and oboe bored, like worms of like platinum, into the thick thick toffee gold and silver. I was in such bliss, my brothers.

[johnsecunda]

Beethoven's creativity and range of expression were off the scale.

[greg]

Jesus this song is amazing.  At about 1:18, when the first section stops and then repeats, it's just amazing.  That section ends in the middle of a thought then goes back to the beginning.

[patrikboij]

I heard this music as a child and still it has not left my mind. Such is the power of Beethoven

[caesarsneezer]

Beethoven ninth one of the most powerful pieces of music ever created. Hail to you Ludwig. Rest in peace.

[SeniorSmurf]

who would have known that beethoven composed a bill cosby sweater

[Safinitzine]

30 years since my mum took me to see it live for my 6th birthday and all the emotions remain. Every time, like it's the first.

[christopher]

This movement moves me the most. Guaranteed goosebumps. If I'm not prepared for it, I'm caught off guard by crippling shivers.

[Шабски]

I used to listen to this channel a lot around the early 2010s

To think that this channel's reaching 15 years is just mindblowing!