Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Joseph Swensen - Beethoven: Symphonie No. 9 "Hymne à la joie" (2025) [Hi-Res] [Dolby Atmos]

Tracklist

01. Symphony No. 9, Op. 125: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
02. Symphony No. 9, Op. 125: II. Molto vivace
03. Symphony No. 9, Op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile
04. Symphony No. 9, Op. 125: IVa. Presto - Allegro assai
05. Symphony No. 9, Op. 125: IVb. Presto - O Freunde, nicht diese Töne - Prestissimo



Joseph Swensen conducts Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with an inner fire that grips all those who have attended one of his concerts; for him it is Beethoven’s ultimate achievement, a celebration of humanity —not the romantic hero, but the truly ordinary individual, musically represented by the chorus. Beethoven begins his epic symphony in the darkness of primordial chaos. The first and second movements are visions of the universe before humanity. The third movement is a celestial dream. The beginning of the finale is our awakening. Beethoven wanted Ode to Joy to be a melody that all can sing. This chorus, a realisation in sound of the ideals of the 18th-century Enlightenment, is neither transcendent, divine, perfect nor impeccable. It is humanity singing of its joy!

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