Beethoven: Symphony No 9 "Choral"(1955) Von Karajan/Philharmonia

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125
"Choral"
1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (0:07)
2. Molto vivace. Presto (15:11)
3. Adagio molto e cantabile. Allegro moderato (25:20)
4. Presto. Recitativo. Allegro assai. Allegro assai vivace.
Alla marcia. Andante maestoso. Allegro energico,
sempre ben marcato. Allegro ma non troppo. Prestissimo (41:26)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Marga Höffgen, contralto
Ernst Haefliger, tenor
Otto Edelmann, bass
Chorus of Society of Music Friends in Vienna
Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
The Philharmonia Orchestra
Recorded on June 24-29, 1955
in Vienna
This post is being issued to observe the 200th Anniversary of this great symphony. First performed in Vienna on May 7, 1824, it has been described as "The greatest symphony ever written", and "The most important work in Western Music" among other things. All praise aside it is one of the most enduring pieces in the entire repertoire of great music.
The story of the premiere is just as interesting, with the then stone deaf Beethoven standing on the stage following the score during the performance. In the Second movement the reaction to the tympany in the beginning drew such applause from the Viennese audience, that Beethoven had to be turned around to see the enthusiastic response to it.
The Van Karajan recording with the Philharmonia is considered by many to be his finest recording of a work he is well known for as a conductor. It is presented here in a new mix created especially for this channel to mark the 200th Anniversary of this glorious work.
Field acoustic remix (2024): Paul Howard - The Yucaipa Studio
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