Beethoven, Symphony 9, 4th movement (complete) Ode to Joy, Presto, Philharmonia Baroque
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- The final movement of Beethoven's last symphony, performed by the Philharmonia Baroque orchestra, directed by Nicholas McGegan.
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This piece of music makes life worth living
100% agreed! It certainly makes life worth living for me... I honestly can't imagine my life without this symphony. Amazing to think almost 200 years ago a man created something that I count among the greatest gifts I've ever received... and moreso, it is a gift for all humanity to enjoy!
Agree
and he wasn’t even able to hear
'My life was meaningful, because of you'
Not boring even after repeated listening.
Beethoven was the only one to hear this. The rest of us are merely listening.
while i have no idea what that means ill like anyway!
Mark Kelly same with my dreams. however,
mozart wrote what he heard and we hear it too.
TheArbiter66 Beethoven was totally deaf when he wrote this symphony. Mark's use of the word "hear" was a kind of spiritual reference.
Yet he never got to listen to it
You are so right,Mark!
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.
What happened to Ludwig after the symphony he made
Clockwork Orange sent me here.
Yes
22:00 is 13:51 but (four times?) faster (diminution)
***The violins in 23:08 play the ode to joy theme two times faster creating a diminution stretto. cello do the same in 22:43
5:32 is expanded to 19:45
Its hard to see these strokes of genius in such a dense and complex piece
Edit: I might as well mention other things ive noticed:
11:10 BOTH themes of the double fugue is derived from the ode to joy theme; one is from the march that directly preseeds it and the other is the ode to joy in diminution. The only other example I know of this is the grosse fuge
11:28 Stretto of the last portion of the marched ode to joy theme
11:38 Stretto of diminution theme, 11:52 Even closer stretto of same theme, 12:00 Amazing stetto. 12:07 Changes the tonic with use of sf
19:39 Canon based on ode to joy theme
19:51 Second canon based on ode to joy
**** 20:01 Interesting canon in 4 parts (in the voices) on two separate but related themes. Not entirely strict (see next sentence), Basses follow soprano distance of 4 measures, alto follows tenor in 4 measures. Although at first alto leads (ahead of tenor) causing illusion of canon at the distance of one measure. Look at the score, its confusing to explain. Its related to 22:15 i think, needs more studying on my part.
9:21 Clear reference to the 3rd movement of the ninth in its coda (I can post a link to the exact spot if you want)
12:30 Clear reference to the 1st movement of the ninth, the recapitulation with the roaring d major chord (look at the cellos).
0:00 Could be a reference to the fanfare at the end of the third movement, similar contour, same instrumentation
*The accelerando is FILLED with references to previous seemingly less important motifs.* 4:22
Genius!
What about the part that begins at 17:19?
9:37 sing along:
Froh,
Froh, wie seine sonnen
seine sonnen fliegen
Froh, wie seine sonnen fliegen
Durch das himmels praecht'gen plan,
Laufet, brueder, eure bahn,
Laufet, brueder, eure bahn,
Freudig wie ein held zum siegen,
wie ein held zum siegen,
Laufet, brueder, eure bahn,
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
over 200 thumbs down? wtf is the world coming to? this is BEETHOVEN'S NINTH for goodness sakes
One thumbs down for every 40 thumbs up ... could be the performance, the video, because they don't like me, or because they're having a bad day. It's probably not a vote on Beethoven.
bblancobrnx1 Bare in mind that when this symphony was premiered, that not all of the critics at the time found it as perfect as people do nowadays. Read the Wikipedia article to see why.
346 sadly. But thank god it hasnt really changed really 4 years later.
Once you start listening...
Just be prepared to be strapped to your seat for 23 minutes.
Your figurative words inspire offense in myself, brother.
Michael Magill This comment promotes rape culture.
0:54 The Cellos: “STOP! We’ve performed that already! We need something else.”
The woodwind instruments: “Can we do the ‘scherzo’ from the second movement?”
The Cellos: “Certainly not! We need more feel. Is there any suggestions?”
The woodwinds: “Let’s try the adagio from the 3rd movement. It has some feel to it. It’s like-“
(Interruption) The Cellos: “All of these have no use anymore.”
(Some clamoring going on)
The Cellos: “Okay, hey guys! Settle down!”
The Oboes: “Wait! I got it! Let’s try Friedrich Schiller’s ‘Ode to Joy!’”
The Cellos: “Hey! That’s a good idea! But I go first!”
The Oboes: “Can’t we go first?”
The Cellos: “No. This is a build up, starting with us first, and then everyone else can come along.”
The Oboes: “Alright. You go first.”
The Strings and Woodwinds: “Let’s go!”
(Ode to Joy plays for the rest of the movement)
😂😂😂😂...✌
No wonder the scene of music was shook. No, shook isn't the right word... it's *upended.*
Beethoven trying to anthropomorphize the instruments.
Viddy well brother, viddy well!
GENIUS. Listening to this, is like mounting the stairs to Heaven.
Danke, Ludwig.
shkodranalbi ver danke
"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy."
- Ludwig van Beethoven
Edit: CLASSICAL MUSIC. (modern music is a lower revelation than all wisdom and philosophy lmao)
This is Beethoven at his most visceral and celebratory. Happy 250th everyone!
Today 7th may 2024 this magnificient piece of art wich has given us a lot of moments plenty of joy, celebrates it's 200 years of existence, and may stand a lot more.
Genius!!!
Every note is in its place perfectly
Every note is in synch
This is a visualization of us who can’t read music
It is outstanding to think that Beethoven had his final and what I believe to be his greatest achievement right there in his brain.
The kicker is that by the time he wrote this symphony, he was completely deaf.
Conductor who was helping him lead the orchestra had to turn him around so that he could see the thunderous applauses at the end of the performance.
I am a huge fan of Beethoven.
He is 100% right when he said he writes music that strikes fire in the heart of a man and put tears in the eyes of a woman.
Listen to a well played Choral Fantasy.... tell me if you don’t get fired up
It’s a gift to humanity
**Symphony ends**
**Crowd Cheers**
*Beethoven: "I CAN'T HEAR YOU"!*
Yes indeed! When he first conducted this piece, he was busy thanking the orchestra and had to be turned around by the lead violin to see the reaction from the audience.
He was never deaf in his heart, though.
Imagine Beethoven as a drill instructor.
"Sir yes sir!"
Beethoven: *I CAN'T HEAT YOU!!!???*
23 minutes. This piece of music is a full 23 minutes long and it uses all of it to enthrall the listener. Every section of the symphony is utilized to paint a picture of beauty in the mind. Truly, this is what music is for.
This movement was actually as long as entire symphonies just a few decades ago, so I consider it a symphony within a symphony. Beethoven knew his patterns very well. Two minutes that fit the pacing pattern of 23 minutes which in turn fit the pacing pattern of 74 minutes.
Beethoven didn't become deaf, his sensory perception became supersonic.
"So how should we unite all of Europe so we don't get another cold war situation?"
"How about some Beethoven?"
*everyone cheers with party favors and drinks all over the place as the Eiffel tower launches into space*
Finn Heyne Yes... yes it is
22:54 This chord makes me cry... I don't know why (that rimes hahah)
You spelled rhymes wrong. I love this song (that rhymes hahah)
Written and conducted by a person afflicted with deafness. How can you describe greater genius than this?
NYCCPR Is a deaf composer more remarkable than a deaf poet? Beethoven composed "in his head" (without the benefit of hearing) long before he was deaf.
smalin To answer your question, I would say yes. A deaf poet only requires his eyes to respond to his surroundings. While it's true Beethoven knew the sounds without the need to hear - it cannot be ignored that this man was still able to pick himself up from the depths of despair and write such music. His music stands as a testimony to his spirit and unwillingness to give up in the face of countless misfortunes. Thanks for your great videos by the way.
Classical Music11
Sure, Beethoven was a strong spirit, but that's a separate issue. He could write music without the aid of hearing before he went deaf, so I don't see that it's more "genius" to do the same thing after becoming deaf.
The dramatical thing is that he never could listen his masterpiece !
It wasnt soley conducted by beethoven, during the premier he actually had someone else conduct it although he too was up on stage. he gave tempos and attempted to help, given the fact he could barely hear at that point, it wouldn't make sense to make him conduct it.
When your movements are so long that they have movements
never eat an entire bag of apricots
True. xD
The word "masterpiece" has become watered down and increasingly meaningless and have most other words. This piece of music is the ur example of what a masterpiece is. Not just the artist's single greatest work, but a work the represents the era that had just concluded and the one that was about to begin. The most impressive thing about this is that Beethoven used every single trick ever learned ant threw it a symphony, its perfect in that way its a culmination. Don't forget he was also probably completely deaf when he wrote this which means that he himself had to imagine the music.
+Daniel Zylberkan I had to check twice to see it wasnt me who posted that, wow, completely agree, its that time encapsulated in a magnificent, elevated form, but it also signifies the future of a better human race, its the past , the present and the future, thats why it has been used to seek communication with other planets, it represents the best of us
In spite of his almost total deafness and the blackness in his soul he wished to leave a hopeful message of joy and an invite to friendship amongst peoples
I don’t know if this is a coincidence or not but... a thought came across my mind... If I become deaf, God forbid, I am gonna have to watch your animated scores all day long. I believe that you are doing a huge favor to the deaf people with your animated scores. keep up the good work. 👆
As far as I can tell, the only deaf people who get anything from my videos are those who had normal hearing before they went deaf and listened to classical pieces enough when they could hear that they could remember them after they lost their hearing; for those people, my animation can cause their aural memory to be replayed more vividly. With the sound off, watch a video of a piece you've never heard before, and tell me whether this is an experience you'd be interested in. (I sometimes listen to my videos that way, and while it's somewhat interesting, it's mostly because of my involvement in this project; I don't think I'd get much out of it if I didn't have a background in music theory, composition, performance, visualization, etc.)
How do we know that G0d exists? We have chocolate and we have Beethoven. The Ninth Symphony is the greatest piece of music ever written, and I have to believe that G0d was guiding Beethoven's brain and hand while he was composing this. Perhaps that's why He made Beethoven deaf, so that he wouldn't be confused by extraneous sounds while he was composing.
1. Using a mystery to explain a mystery doesn't get us anywhere.
2. Beethoven composed music in his head long before he went deaf; going deaf did not make him a better composer; it just made him miserable and isolated him socially (including from other musicians).
3. Using God to try to cast Beethoven's curse as a blessing is as offensive as Mother Teresa's belief that the world "gains much" from the suffering of the poor.
In no way do I imply that Beethoven's deafness was a blessing, only that we do not understand why the Almighty does certain things. Sometimes what seems like a bad happening actually prevents something worse.
I know of two girls who were competing for a job with a major studio. When the studio made its decision, the one who was not chosen was crushed, but she was soon picked up by another studio and had a spectacularly successful career. The one who was kept also had a spectacular career, but because of the way the studio operated, she became a drug addict, and died young.
On one point you are absolutely correct. It was extremely presumptuous of me to speculate as to why G0d chose to make Beethoven deaf. I apologize.
It's true that "Sometimes what seems like a bad happening actually prevents something worse." Good or bad things can result in good or bad things happening. There's no need to invoke divine agency. If you don't understand why things happen, you're not increasing your understanding by saying "we do not understand why the Almighty does certain things." You're decreasing it, because you're adding another thing that you don't understand.
+smalin Are you Stephen Malinowski himself who operates this channel?
I am.
No joke, 12:55 played right as I finished my homework
Jack Hamerly math ? 😂
You better know how to cure cancer or I'm going to be pissed.
10:24 It was the next day, brothers, and I had truly done my best morning and afternoon to play it their way and sit like a horrorshow cooperative malchick in the chair of torture while they flashed nasty bits of ultra-violence on the screen.
11:11 - 12:39 THIS IS AMAZING
I think the most genius part of the fourth movement is that Beethoven used the dual cello harmony to bridge entire sections together, as if parts and pieces of the first three movements were merely a memory compared to what could commence in the Ode to Joy Motif. Essentially he wrote for the cello here as if it was a solo instrument in a concerto until the voices come in.
That bassoon that gently supports the strings 3:12 is one of my favourite moments in all of music.
Yeah, the first three iterations of the theme from 2:29 to 4:50 are so understated. The light orchestration really lets the theme breathe. The second one with the bassoon is my favorite as well (probably because it is the first time we hear the theme with the "bassline" and likely because I used to play the bassoon).
+nyo267n I agree 100% the bassoon really helped to "push" the theme forward to its glory
Carl 90 I agree. The bassoon's melody is amazing. When I hear people make arrangements of the piece, they always leave it out because they probably don't even know it's there. It's really a shame. It actually ruins the piece not having it there. It's a huge disappointment not being able to hear it.
Yes!
The best musical masterpiece ever, not only because of its ingenuity, but also because of what it expresses. Beethoven mastered what Bach or Mozart could not master, and this is evident in this very powerful music.
This is the single GREATEST musical work of all time, and I will affirm that forever!!!
your opinion is correct
This is the highest quality recording of the ninth symphony on the internet:
ruclips.net/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/видео.html
Same here..and I'm a hard rock fan..this piece.. transcends time..it IS the single greatest piece of music ever written...not opinion....FACT
It's also the most well known piece of music in the world
bwv 1080 >>>
It's really awesome that over a 'millionen' people like this video. ;-)
Well, over a million people watched it ... we only know about a few thousand who said they liked it ...
lazy or unable ;))
200 years today 🎉🥳! Brothers, not these tones! Let us instead raise our voices in more pleasing and more joyful sounds!
With all due respect to maestros Bach & Mozart ; Beethoven is the greatest composer of symphonic music ever !!!
To the devil with Mozart
Them's fightin' words, son
I beg to differ
True.
@@frenchimp I don’t.
It's funny how 200 years later, nothing as good as this has been made since
And there never will be. Beethoven created the quintessential musical work, nothing can surpass.
It's incredible that a single man could have created such divine master piece. Beethoven wasn't human.
The word genius does not do this utterly remarkable man justice, music that is truly eternal. If God was to decide to destroy humanity for its greed and cruelty and asked for one reason he should not, I would give him just one name: Beethoven!
You guys haven’t heard of Bach or Mozart, have you?
@@albertnortononymous9020 Everyone has their preferences.
Albert Norton Onymous though I severely enjoy all three of the musicians, beethoven comes out on top, mozart and bach are tied for me.
Mozart and bach are geniuses butt beethoven is more than genius @@albertnortononymous9020
Wow man...I can SEE THE MUSIC!
What a trip.
There's more: www.musanim.com/RUclipsHighlights/
Kanye West calls himself brilliant. Sheesh!
i don't know if this how Beethoven pictured in his brain but I would like to imagine that it is
Daniel Zylberkan love this comment
In my not so humble opinion, if I may so bold to say, there only three periods in music: 1. before Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; 2. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; 3. After Beethoven's Ninth Symphony... I do not say that Masterpieces did not exist before or after, but this symphony is Summit of the best of the best music ever written!
Yes! Nothing has ever captured the human essence in all its glory and nuance so precisely
Agree
Sorry to be a hipster, but I consider the Eroica far more groundbreaking
4:52 The most joyous moment in music history. Like a rocket soaring triumphantly into the sky.
Is that an intentional compliment for Disney's Little Einsteins, because they did have their huge adventure to Beethoven's Ninth!
I love the sentiment, although I ultimately gotta give most joyous moment to Mahler's 8ths symphony. This is a close second.
The "argument" between the cello and the orchestra is the most beautiful use of musical dialogue I've ever heard, and also the most sublime way of doing recapitulation I've ever seen, with each movement's theme being brought back for a reprise as an "interjection" from the orchestra. ☺️☺️🤩🤩❤️❤️
Though Beethoven is not my favorite composer, I really believe this work is is the most beautiful musical work ever created by man. But what do I know.
Further to my comment of 2 years ago here, I have now listened to this rendition with a superior pair of earphones ($$$) and the animation captures the highest and lowest sounds that had been missed before. Thanks for a superior job on the recording, the captions and the animation,
Mr. Malinowski. This is not the first time that I have seen your work. Nor is this the first time I have watched this video. Beethoven's masterpiece is priceless. Everytime I hear it my soul is lifted and I am brought to tears. Your visual work enhances the this Movement. They say the more senses involved the more one learns, and remembers the experience. Watching each note, each voice, each instrument represented, visually, enhances the experience even more. It is breathtaking.
From the bottom of my heart, I humbly thank you for sharing your patience, sacrifice, hard work and your passion in this piece and all of the others.
This world is a better place each moment we enjoy your videos.
Thank you.
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now that I have listened to 10 seconds of it, I have to listen to the entire thing dammit
It takes a great deal to draw me to tears, but the first time I have heard this masterpiece I nearly cried. Easily one of the greatest compositions in the history of mankind.
Mr556x45mm
Agreed... What makes it even more incredible, is the fact that Beethoven was completely deaf by the time he composed this masterpiece!
Gustav Ramirez Beethoven's assistant had to physically turn him around on stage to see the thunderous applaud that he tragically could not hear.
I agree massivley
One of? You can take that out. It is THE greatest composition ever written.
Colin Chén
Uh... As much as I love this particular piece, I, for one, am *far* more impressed by Mozart's Requiem (especially Lacrimosa and Communio), his Grand Mass in C minor, the Molto Allegro ending of his Jupiter Symphony, the Commendatore scene from "Don Giovanni", as well as the stupendous finale of "The Abduction from the Seraglio",
Today is 3-29-2014. There are 97 thumbs downs. How is that possible? How can anyone dislike this divine piece? Stupidness is all I can imagine. Another good version of this is the one by the 10000 Japanese choir. That has 338 thumbs downs. Morons!
A thumbs down can refer to things besides the quality of the composition.
Maybe because both conductors, like most, only follow a third of the metronome markings in Beethoven's entire symphonies.
I think some push thumbs down so they can be counted in something!
I listened to Beethoven’s 9 a thousand time over 80 years and was absolety entranced by the rendition and especially the graphics. This is one for the memories, it’s “art” in motion
I was feeling a little blue, but after hearing this, I think I am cured alright!
I was cured all right brother
Welly welly welly welly welly welly welly well!!
Welly Welly Welly Welly Welly Well
Beethoven wasn't German? He was born in Germany, and moved to Vienna when he was 22. Did he become an Austrian citizen?
I was cured all right...
oh yes, clockwork orange
Rick Beato just did a video about what music would have sounded like to Beethoven as he lost progressively more hrearing. it's fascinating
I just watched that too! Agreed, it was quite interesting. I particularly found Rick's theory about Beethoven having perfect pitch and therefore hearing this symphony in his mind lower-pitched (being over 50 years old at the time it was completed) to be fascinating.
How has no one managed to use “Götterfunken” as either a band name or album title yet? It’s BEGGING for it.
Damn son, this comment wins the internet for today. (You'd better keep track of your post, just in case a band does show up claiming to have thought it up first - maybe you can claim a finder's fee?) :-)
fun fact: that is kind of a swear word in turkish :D
I adore this symphony. One of my favorite parts is from 21:03 to 21:52. It's the musical equivalent of four vocal soloists simultaneously dancing jigs on one tightrope - without a net. It floors me every-time I hear it.
goosebumps anyone ?
12:56
jumpscare alert
beethoven was so far ahead for his time. this is one of the greatest pieces of music ever written. his music brings out the best in us (and i am not referring to the lyrics of this movement). genius. genius, genius.
You forgot, a reason to live
@@caesarsneezer6992 thanks for reminding me!
I love Ode to Joy. It's the type of song I know by just hearing the first note.
Thanks for posting, and particularly for adding the lyrics. It adds so much significance to know exactly what they are singing.
Every time I come to listen for just a bit I end up staying for the whole piece.
Frederick Phelps Me too.
Same! The piece is really good!
A brief fanfare in the tonic key of D minor starts off the movement. This doesn't last long, however, as just when the fanfare ends, the celli quietly introduce a new theme after recalling older themes from the past 3 movements along with the whole orchestra. The theme in question is the infamous Ode to Joy theme. At first, the celli quietly play the theme, then it's the viola and bassoon, then the violin, and in a matter of moments, the whole orchestra. This sunniness we witnessed earlier in the past 3 movements does not last long, as the orchestra recites the fanfare once more, then stops as the recitativo kicks off the vocal portion of the movement. Soon, the orchestra, plus the chorus, recalls the sunniness from a few measures ago. It soon stops at an F major chord and is replaced with a march in B-flat major. It soon transitions into a more stormy section, full of ups and downs, before stopping at an F-sharp note, alternating between two octaves, before steadying and leading into B major, then B minor, and then D major, thus putting the orchestra in full force, reciting the theme in an enthusiastic way before stopping at a G major chord, leading into a slow choral section in G major. Before long, a dance kicks in, first reciting the "Be embraced, millions" lyric and then a recitativo dominated by the dance rhythm intervenes. Then, we find ourselves in another dance-like section, contrasting with slower portions of the section. Then a two note flick, alternating octaves before steadying, leads us into a bombastic coda, going full force before slowing down briefly, then speeding up again and reciting the theme one more time before closing off with an abruptly short D major chord, the end of the symphony.
What I love about these videos is that it can help you hear instruments you usually can't.
17:18 Violin is playing a really incredible fast melody here.
22:43 is another good example on strings playing subtle but hard melodies.
There's a note, sung by he sopranos in the chorus, that starts at about 18:38, and goes on FOREVER. I mean, it's the kind of singing that makes me worried about whether they all survived. It seems very high, but obviously any competent soprano must be able to reach it, but I swear Beethoven requires them to hold it for what must be close to 15 full measures. Amazing little jewel in the midst of this astounding superhuman piece of music. Anyone know what note it is? I don't have an ear good enough to identify it.
ursin3 It’s a A5
That's my dad on timpani!!
21:54
"I was cured alright"
DesROWUnited My two immortal beloveds: Anthony Burgess and dear Ludwig Van!
This is what I came for 9:33
Truly inspirational music.
Mankind's greatest achievement
¡Humankind!
zyxw vut Peoplekind
Sapientkind!
Amen, Bruder!
It's hard to even count the number of ways this movement is completely revolutionary.
For many musical composers, this spelled the beginning of the end for the symphony as they knew it...
I really appreciate these beautiful animations! They seem to give me a better understanding of the music and the genius. Thanks!
You're welcome.
Happy New Year! Loving The Ninth on NYE! Alone. And yet - not alone.
Today I cryied more than in my whole life listening to this divine masterpiece. Hundreds of emotions came to my mind and I felt the most extreme experience in my life. Pain, beuty, hope, friendship, sadness, madness, ecstasy... I seriously thought I was on the verge of infartion.
That´s right, sir!
um
I was cured all right...
It was a real horrorshow
+nolocobralink Snuff It!
12:55 when 2020 finally ended
there are only few people in the world who really mastered a goodbye, while beethoven was probably the best
Saddest love story ever
that's a good sign, ask her out dude!
oh no! Will you ever see her again?
Sorry to hear that, you'll get over her, don't worry.
what?
Question for anyone, is it possible for someone to not like at least one part of this symphony
11:10
What can you say, words cannoy express, the emotions this brings forth, Simply listen and forget, your troubles, and ENJOY the moment.
Beethovens ode to joy is a master piece, and Smalin really does it justice with his graphics.
I'm listening to this after midnight (with head phones) and I'm seriously toying with the idea of playing it on my TV with my sound system, but I don't want to wake my dad, or my brother, or my neighbours.
But I think it would be well worth the bollocking I would receive.
Still not going to do it, sadly.
Maybe tomorrow morning at six AM.
All men become brothers where your gentle wing abides!! Join us in our jubilation! Joy, all creatures drink at the breasts of nature. All good, all bad, follow her trail of roses. Kisses she gives us, and wine.
A friend, proved in death. Pleasure was given to the worm, and the cherub stands before God!
Run, brothers, your path, joyful, as a hero to victory.
I'm grateful to you, smalin, for the English and German translations. The other subtitled videos I've seen don't follow the German text so closely.
The saddest thing is knowing Beethoven never heard this symphony. Bet it sounded pretty great in his head though
Indeed. Beethoven's experience of hearing it in his head was better than most people's experience hearing it through their ears.
smalin He could still feel the vibrations.
Chills, Every. Damn. Time.
I like how the starting singer just disses out the orchestra for playing too harshly...
In the most musical way possible, because Beethoven
It still gets me how beautiful this is, and that a deaf Beethoven wrote this. It really is amazing.
Julian Sperazza Most great composers, if they went deaf, would be as little impaired by the loss as Beethoven was. When you understand music as deeply as Beethoven, seeing it on the page is very close to hearing it. You are probably as fluent in English as Beethoven was in music; you don't have to read my words out loud to understand them, and you don't have to speak your words out loud to write them --- though you know exactly what they would sound like. That's what it was like for Beethoven to write music without hearing it in the "outside world." No big deal.
smalin that's amazing, I always wondered about this and although I have no music ability I did imagine it was something like you explained, that is, that he imagined and heard the music in his head. But thank you for taking the time to write this and thank you for your work. Your channel has made my long hours of studying much more bearable.
smalin Beethoven wasn't *musically* impaired, but he was certainly emotionally impaired (just as Benoit Mandelbrot was when he lost his color vision.)
Yasmeen Ali Agree fully. And the visualization is amazingly helpful in understanding the phrasing nuances of the composition
smalin yeah, i've heard someone say "it's such a pity we can only hear this, rather than what was playing in Beethoven's mind" i think it's us that is impaired in this case :)
This is the best visual representation of the music that I’ve seen - a digital conductor. With the color coding for sections and sometimes individual instruments, adding the notation for each instrument negates the need for the guy who waves the stick, then turns around and bows. However - we shouldn’t want to turn orchestras into player pianos, so the conductor has to have the means to make adjustments, and fiddling with computer bits isn’t necessarily the best approach. Love these, though!
There are earth where the notes almost seem to stumble over themselves like they are so excited to play. Like if left to their own devices the notes would just run off on their own. The song is so joyful it can barely contain itself and I love that
9:32 - 11:11 the golden section, pure sunny bliss
21:53 is my favorite part of the whole thing
mine is 11:10
I don't know that there's ever been a more beautiful section of music conceived of by a human mind than 3:10-4:52.
I couldn't agree more
He is in his apt......depressed.....he lost the ability to hear.....an angel from heaven in the form of a blind girl came to him. She feels the way he is. " I would give any thing to be able to see the world" said the blind girl...." I would give anything to be able to hear the world" Beethoven said....smiling lightly....."I'll be your ears and you be my eyes" the blind girl said. With energy just found, he starts to complete and finish HIS 9TH SYMPHONY 4TH mOVEMENT.....i read that in a magazine....
Seeing this live was incredible, and I was 12
A rhyming English version (*NOT*, I repeat NOT a direct translation, just my own interpretation that rhymes while sticking close to the original translation as possible) of 6:20 to 9:32, written as I type and listen:
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Oh, brethren! Not this minor sighing!
Let our many voices rise and take to flying
in joyful singing!
Joyful! (Joyful!)
Joyful! (Joyful!)
Joy, oh daughter sent from heaven
Joy, who doth inspire all,
We shall enter, drunk with fire,
Joy, into thy holy hall!
Let thy magic here unite what
Earthly custom now divides,
And let all men become as brothers
Where thy gentle wing resides!
(Let thy magic here unite what
Earthly custom now divides,
And let all men become as brothers
Where thy gentle wing resides!)
Whosoever is so blessed
To have held a friendly hand,
Whosoever knows of love
May come and join our holy band!
Whosoever has a soul
Upon this Earth is welcome here;
And let all those who are without
depart our party with a tear!
(Whosoever has a soul
Upon this Earth is welcome here;
And let all those who are without
depart our party with a tear!)
Oh, Joy, the blessed milk of nature
That when drunk cures one of wrath,
Let both good and evil men
Follow the roses on thy path!
Joy, whose gentle loving kiss
And warm embrace doth banish death,
All living things, from worms to kings
Gain pleasure from thy holy breath!
(Joy, whose gentle loving kiss
And warm embrace doth banish death,
All living things, from worms to kings
Gain pleasure from thy holy breath!)
(Pleasure from thy holy breath!)
(Thy breath!)
(Thy breath!)
(Thy breath!)
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I would have gone further if I hadn't gotten bored and decided to just keep listening to this legendary piece. :)
Really beautiful and meaningful lyrics. I never knew what they were.
Those aren't the actual translated lyrics--those can be found in the video. This is me doing my OWN interpretation of the lyrics, but rhyming in English.
@@dorkandproudofit
Very enjoyable interpretation. Your first verse was really on the mark. ;)
Beautiful interpretation, sir!
9:34 Viddy well, little brother. Viddy well
Gorgeousness and gorgeousity and yum, yum, YUM!
Of the old In out
watched the video till the end. now my screen is moving :)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_aftereffect
Thank God.. I thought I was the only one..thought I was seeing shit..and going insane
The greatest 25 minutes of music ever written.
I am sorry ... but there are so many other great composers.
Mahler, Mozart, Offenbach, Vivaldi, Paganini, Liszt, Haydn, Bach ...
Beethoven was great and indeed I can sing the first 4 verses by heart, still not the greatest.
@@tpat90 I agree on the other composers. This is just my opinion!
Its actually a terrible composition for the voice...
I habitually watch this video from start to finish. Of the two million views, I think a hundred are mine.
Same
This movement is too magnificent
I got about a hundred too
9:32 Clockwork orange
For sure, my little drugies! Or, was that drugees?