Symphony No. 9: 'Up above the stars he must dwell' | Gardiner and the ORR on Beethoven's Symphonies
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony was completed more than a decade after the Eighth, and performed in front of an eager Viennese audience in May 1824. It is a work which at once sums up all his previous symphonic thought and points to a new world, as for the first time Beethoven uses the human voice to intensify his idealistic vision with the words of Friedrich von Schiller’s ‘Ode to Joy’. In the final instalment of our Beethoven Symphonies Series, John Eliot Gardiner’s thoughts on this mighty work are accompanied by exclusive footage from our performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona.
Credits:
Directed and edited by Richard Wilson.
Produced by Bill Lloyd & Richard Wilson.
Director of Photography, Benjamin Ealovega.
Concert footage courtesy of the Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals and the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona.
Interview filmed at St John's Smith Square
About the series:
Though we’re sad not to be performing our Beethoven Symphony Cycle for you live at the moment, we’re delighted to share of our new nine-part film series in which John Eliot Gardiner and the ORR explore these incredible works as we rehearsed for this project. We'll be releasing a new film on each Symphony every Friday - for more information on this series, visit our website:
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The three Monteverdi ensembles - the Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique - are a leading force on the international music scene. World-class musicians and singers from many nationalities come together to share in the distinctive vision of our Artistic Director, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, in ground-breaking projects that span eight centuries of musical masterpieces.
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One of the most vibrant and powerful interpretations of Beethoven ever.
What a FINALE of this fantastic series of introductions. Cannot believe this was the last one :(. Once again my congratulations and a HUGE thank you to John Eliot and the whole team for making these documentaries possible!!
I use this series to introduce students Beethoven through his symphonies. He does such a wonderful job of communicating Beethoven's character and intent.
This is true Beethoven. Authentic Beethoven. Not just in the musical way, but also the feeling that audiences of 1824 felt.
Why 1832? Beethoven died in 1827 and the 9th was performed during his lifetime.
nodepe Yes, it was terrible mistake...
@@nodepe Maybe it was also played in 1832 :-P
I heard so much in this performance that i've never noticed before in the symphony. Wow, just brilliant. Bravo!
Please please please make the concert at the Palau available for Purchase! What an incredible performance!
absolutely love the commentary. makes the music all the more intriguing and relatable.
Phantastische Aufführung!!!
Danke!!
Wow! Made my day. Amazing interpretation and a brilliant commentary on such an iconic piece. Thank you so much to the ORR and to J.E. Gardiner for having lifted our spirits with such tremendous music and exquisite commentary every Friday evening in these bewildering times.
This series was fabulous! Thank you all of you for putting together such a wonderful, authentic and fresh view of Beethoven's symphonies. Side note... recognized the concertmaster from the Eroica movie! YAY! Going to go and watch that next. Congratulations, this whole series was such a gift and a blessing.
Thank you so much for these particular moments shared with all us and particularly this Finale of the 9th Symphony. Emotion, Intelligence and generosity are in all Gardiner's performances and commentaries.
Such an astonishing performance
Apparently the winds were doubled at the premiere because of the large hall and many strings (comparable to today's medium sized orchestras). That was the practice of that era.
Really fantastic version. Wonderful orchestra and chef. Bravo
GARDINER IS A G.O.A.T
i was waiting for this... thanks Gardiner!
I love this!!! I could watch something like this every night and learn about the classical music I love! Sir JE Gardiner is phenomenal!
This is a wonderful performance, but people need to check out Jordi Savall’s 9 symphonies, *all* with period instruments or replicas. I absolutely love the symphonies, and Savall made me hear them in a _completely_ new way! Breathtaking! People who know Savall’s work won’t be surprised to hear about these phenomenal additions to the music rack!
Will you sell blu ray with all symphonies?
The Missa Solemnis is almost up there with Bach for me
It's probably impossible to rank composers or compositions - just enjoy the good ones
I know! I f I make it to heaven I feel I’ll hear the Gloria as the gates open! I think God plays Beethoven all the time up there
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Great performance. Better than the cd version from 30 or more years ago. This is a "new" orchestra. Younger except for the concertmaster.
That's a good thing, young conductors just don't quite hit the mark like an old experienced conductor such as Mr Gardiner.
Namaste !
I love Gardiner. He’s one of my favorite conductors. And I appreciate his willingness to push tempi. But when a tempo is pushed to the point of a tightrope walk and it makes one anxious about the ensemble’s ability to avoid disaster, or begins to feel unnatural, it interrupts my immersion into the piece and the performance. I find this performance does that a bit too much. It doesn’t lack for excitement though.
My thoughts too ...
Perhaps it were because of it was live.
COMPOSITION = CONVALESCENCE
Hmm the venue sounds like it has a bad acoustic....quite like a carpet factory
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''WHOAH TO THE BLOWHARD, THE PETTIFOGS, THE STRAITENERS AND PUNISHERS'' ruclips.net/video/EOIWkEuz1sg/видео.html
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An eye-opening tempo, but it feels rushed.
I feel the same
Forget composers - COMPOSITION = WHERE IS 'MUSIC QUA MUSIC'? - THRONEN
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Composition is a terrible terrible thing. It's hard work and you hear it in the ninth
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And your point? Your sentence leaves the reader wondering what you mean since you really say nothing....
@@thaddeusdubois6209 As a composer, I am saying that composition itself is an activity. We know that Beethoven struggled with composition - he often took years to finish works and you hear him trying out ideas and discarding them - for eg the opening gesture in the Ninth. So maybe you are missing the point here Thaddeus? I'm sure Beethoven would appreciate the irony of your proposition.
@@HammSamwich Composition is a craft. Perhaps only composers actually understand that. It takes years - and it most certainly did for Beethoven, unlike Mozart - to refine ideas. Composition did not come easily to Beethoven and that struggle resonates in his actual work.
I’m not missing the point when you don’t have one. English must not be your mother tongue because your use of it shows a lack of understanding of the words you are using thus rendering your content pointless. Sorry sir, but you still are not clearly articulating coherent sentences or meaning. I have two college masters in music and my concluding thesis was about Beethoven and his use of instruments in his symphonies so I do know something about Beethoven.