Ode to Joy: 10,000 Japanese sing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Music Documentary

[@NoelleIsTheGeoArchon]

Why am I crying and having goosebumps at the same time?! The song is epic!

[@michaelsavino9457]

To me it's simply HEAVEN

[@Daguerreotypiste]

In particularly when "alle Menschen werden Brüder, wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt" is sung. "Brüder" includes "Schwestern"!

[@benjamin4394]

I remember my first time in Senior All State Choir in Georgia (GMEA). I cried when we were doing warm up rounds because the sound of so many voices in united harmony. I got chills and couldn't hold back the tears. I can only imagine how these people felt when they started singing. Absolutely magical!

[@LoisSharbel]

That these marvellous people bring tears to my eyes 12 months after the performance and so far across the world is amazing and humbling to me. Thank you, Japan, for sharing this tradition with the world and me, here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Would that this joy and warmth could permeate all our dealings with one another!

[@dfbaerwald]

My grandfather was 2nd violin in this orchestra.

[@DWClassicalMusic]

👍

[@sinpi314]

@@dfbaerwald oh nice!

[@johnoneill5661]

I have got to go there to see this at least once before I die. Simply amazing.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

I've watched several performances of this. And each time Yutaka Sado has tears in his eyes also. Merci ten thousand times. But I was surprised at the feeling I got in the high school listenint to tens. Powerful also.

[@twooley-holt7391]

Does anyone else wanna go to Japan?!?!?! Talk about a whole new definition to the word "fortísimo!!" My goodness!!! This choir simply slayed this song!!! I can feel them just by watching---to be there in person?? OH MERCY!!! Beethoven is on the floor right now!!! I bet this is what he invisioned when he wrote this!!! AMAZING!!!❤❤❤

[@8bennaboo]

ode to joy unites us all

[@DWClassicalMusic]

🌎 ❤️

[@jaunicewilson5716]

Beautiful! What a glorious feeling to be apart of this performance ...... positive energy

[@dxrebel]

Beethoven was a comlicated, difficult man, but his music will live forever. In a time when celebrities did not exist in the current sense, his death evoked mass grief everywhere.

[@CarryWater23]

Out of the cosmic dust, through inconceivable odds, we have something as beautiful as Beethoven’s 9th.

[@markc1234golf]

HOW ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE ! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING **

[@enoquesant2000]

You will never be forgotten.

[@dangerawaits_bbx]

"The Japanese have always worshipped German culture." *Surprised Pikachu face*

[@ForceOfPhoenixx2]

This is marvelous!

[@benjamin4394]

Brava! Brava! What an incredible sound that must have been to experience live!

[@mrwalkan]

The exposure of European classic culture is truly remarkable.

[@alecwilliams7111]

Beethoven equals the human spirit as triumphant. Most--if not all--of his music ends in triumph. Perhaps these Japanese folk are the ultimate tribute to this great composer. (Guess who my favorite composer is?).

[@owencannon2333]

I'm German and I'm impressed

[@jamesclarkmaxwell-v2n]

japan 1998 olympics too

[@NouranHatem96]

That's the greatest time i had listen to ode to joy ever

[@DWClassicalMusic]

We are glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@NouranHatem96]

@@DWClassicalMusic ❤(◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

[@StudioSmith]

I'm at loss for words....amazing!

[@erdmannelchen8829]

Sing with me! Freude schöner Götterfunken

[@j_chua]

Wow! So beautiful and heartwarming.

[@OmnoWombo]

I love this so much. A country on the opposite side of the planet singing a symphony in German, just cause they love it so much ❤

[@sauloncall]

"Frrrrreude!" So cute!

[@montgomeryscott8662]

i do have a nephew and a niece who are German citizens, ( I am Mexican and I only speak spanish and English) once upon a time, I told my nephew you can listen and sing the ode of joy without having to learn antoher language i envy you.

[@Catpetrescu]

^Bowing Thank you Japan for such awe inspiring omagé to Beethoven.

[@Supermariocrosser]

1945 : Don't mention a chant of these two countries in the world anymore, my child! 🇩🇪 *75 years later on tv* 🇯🇵

[@dreamphoenix]

Thank you.

[@frederikhyrup2871]

Because someone GOT the message...

[@inc1134]

Saya pernah baca komentar di YT, isinya "Japan is like different planet". Banyak hal yang saya lihat dari internet (KZbin) bahwa ada beberapa hal yang mungkin hanya Jepang saja pernah melakukannya, atau yang pertama kali melakukannya (khususnya di Asia), seperti acara Beethoven's Ninth Symphony ini. Entah mungkin karna saya baru tau aja tau gimana, yang jelas Jepang akan menjadin negara pertama yang saya akan kunjungi untuk melihat langusung kebudayaan, event-eventnya, dan lain sebagainya. Mantappu Jiwa ~ Jerome Polin

[@vinalandsford6966]

May the sons and daughters of Hirohito always be blessed❤❤❤❤

[@AlistairCookie602]

喜びました!

[@--tsatsa--]

It is really strange and gloomy times we live in right now. "Ode to joy" casts a bit of ❤️ optimism though.

[@alexhaller4047]

Imagine Beethoven could see this...

[@shh5243]

Proud european here

[@cloudsparrow7729]

who gets the 7,000,000 Euros?? I remember when the specifications for CDs were being decided, the head of Sony said - they should play long enough to get Beethoven's 9th on one disc

[@Ixaglet]

I'd imagine a large chunk of it goes to renting the venue, paying event staff, insurance, and advertising, but yes paying 700 euro to sing in a choir certainly raised my eyebrow

[@FOLIPE]

@@Ixaglet Maybe the big stars but since it's broadcast on Tv I mean one would think it's payed for..but apparently they get lessons

[@岡村研一]

700 is wrong information. Correctly 70.

[@MaticTheProto]

As a German I love it!

[@briang530]

One of the few things that gives me hope for humanity is that nearly a hundred thousand japanese people will practice and pay up to 1000 dollars to participate in this.... Honouring Beethoven for sure but singing to the absolute best of their ability Schiller's immortal words to what has laterally become the anthem of Europe, and moreover an anthem that demands us to be better.

[@Captainmelom]

Freude (Freude) Freude (Freude) Freude, schöner Götterfunken Tochter aus Elysium Wir betreten feuertrunken Himmlische, dein Heiligtum Deine Zauber binden wieder Was die Mode streng geteilt Alle Menschen werden Brüder Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt Deine Zauber binden wieder Was die Mode streng geteilt Alle Menschen werden Brüder Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt Freude, schöner Götterfunken Tochter aus Elysium Wir betreten feuertrunken Himmlische, dein Heiligtum Deine Zauber binden wieder Was die Mode streng geteilt Alle Menschen werden Brüder Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt Deine Zauber binden wieder Was die Mode streng geteilt Alle Menschen werden Brüder Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt Seid umschlungen, Millionen Diesen Kuß der ganzen Welt Seid umschlungen Seid umschlungen Diesen Kuß der ganzen Welt Der ganzen Welt, der ganzen Welt Diesen Kuß der ganzen Welt Der ganzen Welt, der ganzen Welt

[@neelsmostert]

Beethoven himself would have cried tears of pure joy on hearing this! How marvelous, yet sad to see that one has to travel all the way to the far east to see people celebrate Classical Music in this manner while in the west we are drowned by the cacophony of R&B, House, Hip Hop, Rap and Pop.

[@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2]

Amen ♥♥♥

[@岡村研一]

They pay 70 Euro, not 700!

[@ronnyronadi]

Beethoven is the greatest after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ! ❤❤❤

[@HaxorDoodle]

Watashitachi no uta

[@LETMino85]

How can I join? Where do I get tickets?

[@frederikhyrup2871]

At least abit of people got the message.

[@freddypangaribuanatlowcost9006]

remember cool Japan

[@Supermariocrosser]

The Black White uniforms symbolize the old Prussian flag and old Tokugawa flag which are both black white.

[@anibalfull]

0:40 Okayu?!!!!

[@seoul2k11]

Must be crazy to be in there

[@Schmuni]

Well, it seems like it is not going that way after all. We had a good run.

[@johns7539]

POW camp Bando, the so called “pow camp without walls”, where prisoners started a newspaper, band , and even a restaurant. ( there was an agreement between the pow co and the prisoners co, if no one tries to escape then the prisoners won’t have to build the walls, haha😂). By the way, where would German pow escape to in 1917 Japan 😂. This is also where baumkuchen was first introduced to Japan, now there are hundreds of baumkuchen bakeries and restaurants. And also these weren’t hardened soldiers and sailors, they were mainly shopkeepers and diplomats living in China

[@ush__]

700 Euros that is more than my 3 months of income

[@salzbrot069]

Where are you come from?

[@frederikhyrup2871]

Honestly. Where are you from? I get paid less than minimum income. Still its abit more.

[@salzbrot069]

@@frederikhyrup2871 i come from Berlin and you?

[@frederikhyrup2871]

@@salzbrot069 Copenhagen and Hamburg. Sowir bist wir beifrienden? Eller så er vi måske venner?

[@salzbrot069]

@@frederikhyrup2871 sorry i dont understand Danish can you please Translate it in English or German please

[@Negev-Israel]

This will trigger the third impact 😰

[@richardwilliamjohnson8566]

700 euro!!!!!!

[@RyanWong-os7ey]

This marks the great Japanese and German collaboration since……never mind.

[@joshwarrey3728]

I like this Germany-Japan collaboration. They should do more Germany-Japan collabs 😏

[@MaticTheProto]

This but unironically

[@123Frederiic123]

Anyone should better worship German culture I guess...!

[@Rpodnee]

This made me gay! (Happy)