John Eliot Gardiner - Beethoven's 9th Symphony, July 27, 1996 - 4/4

Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Festival, July 27, 1996
Beethoven: Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt, Op. 112; Symphony No. 9 in D minor, "Choral", Op. 125 with Luba Orgonasova, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Schade, Franz Hawlata, Monteverdi Choir

[@Uservz-s7t]

The epilogue CODAs are fully nothing but madness!! 😃

[@wazzieification]

Simply fantastic , there is a light in the choirs eyes , and the orchestra plays for dear life !!!

[@corner559]

Hands down the best performance of this symphony.

[@ajhiflyer]

Love the raw passion coming from all corners of the ensemble, all touched by the genius that is John Eliot Gardiner.

[@EricRossTiplitz]

I was in the audience for that performance, which was also broadcast on PBS. Had it on VHS tape all these years, & finally digitized to share with the world!

[@seppstefano]

Stunning: incredible performance, tension, climax, power and joy

[@2charliep]

This is how Beethoven should sound in my book - alive.

[@michelespagnolo9864]

And there among the tenors is a young Paul Phoenix, one year before joining the King's Singers :) Loved it!

[@rkmttube]

thanks so much for sharing it. Gardiner/ORR's Beethoven has been my favorite, and this is even more vivid and lively. truly an extraordinary performance.

[@Dark3x]

This is definitely the correct performance, it just sounds right. Beethoven knew what he was doing when he had the "too fast" tempos that later directors borked.

[@capezyo]

Excepctional...The original Monteverdi Choir..perfect

[@scarecrow1701]

Really enjoyed this! Been awhile since I listened to more than just Ode to Joy, so 'twas a revelation and a great live performance! It had me out of my chair wielding the conductor's wand so I had my workout for the day ;) Bravo!

[@OrangeSodaKing]

John Eliod Gardiner is the MAN!!! Wow!!

[@Uservz-s7t]

*0:01**-**6:44**- Finale Part I: “Sinfonia” and “Prologue” Moving towards a New Way* 2:39-5:54 - Joy Th 6:02- Choral *6:44**-**20:13** - Finale Part II: The Ode. Schiller’s wisdom, Beethoven’s wish.* 6:44-9:07 - Theme-Variation 1-Variation 2: Joy: divine spark, goodly wife, Nature’s intoxicant 9:07-12:33 - Variation 3-Variation 4-Battle Fugue-Variation 5 : The Battle, Siegessymphonie or “Joy Victorious.” 9:39-10:24 - Var 4 10:24-11:51 - Fugue 1Sacred Interruption-Variation 6 double fugue-Fantasia (12:33-20:13) --> Interruption 12:33-15:37 --> 15:37-17:18 - Var 6 --> --17:18-----20:13-- - quasi-Fantasia (Var); --18:44-- & --19:09- (Thr Thr); 20:08 - Thvr Mgn 20:13-21:50- Epilogue” (Codas); 20:30 - Tml Sng? & Mdhlvne

[@robertduggan1531]

I wish we could hear the whole symphony! His ORR Beethoven symphonies are my favorite 👏 For me the only drawback is that he doesn't do presstissimo at the very end

[@psabatm]

Eric, THANKS SO MUCH!!!! I was living in the States in those days and happen to watch just a little part of the broadcast on PBS that day. Ever since I've been looking for this video and couldn't find it! This is fantastic!!!!

[@DonParn]

Thanks for sharing! But you should correct the Info: like the moderator in the end says, the tenor is William Kendall and not Michael Schade.

[@GillAgainsIsland12]

Masterpiece!

[@ajhiflyer]

I have to ask: why isn't this commercially available on dvd? Amazing!! And have you ever heard such a stupendous choir??

[@miyu-miyu9771]

Doctor: You'll get deaf listening to extremely loud music. Me: Say no more *turns up volume*

[@adt_xperience]

This video is a year older than me as it's posted date may

[@edsoncunha1827]

Thak you very much! So bad VHS doesn't have good audio... :(

[@bernardoorozco5546]

When does thesimphony to joy start?

[@nicof9191]

Barnydino432 X2

[@jeffhietala2602]

The "Ode To Joy" seems a little too fast in this recording though Gardiner doesn't seem to over kill it neither.

[@OrangeSodaKing]

Eliot* my apologies

[@jeffreyjeziorski1480]

Can you say RUSHING???

[@giuseppefrusteri7886]

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