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Release Date:
February 24, 2022
Original Title:
Teodor Currentzis dirigiert Beethovens Sinfonie Nr. 9
Alternate Titles:
Teodor Currentzis dirigiert Beethovens Sinfonie Nr. 9
Genres:
Music
Production Companies:
Unitel
ZDF
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 70
Ludwig van Beethoven headed for Symphony No. 9 literally his entire life. As early as the 1790s, he had an eye on Ode to Joy, perhaps the most well-known poem by Friedrich Schiller, written on the threshold of the French Revolution (1786). In his mature and, in particular, later years, the deaf composer with an acute ‘hearing vision’ increasingly distanced himself from conventional forms and genres and wrote parts beyond the possibilities of instruments of his day. He nurtured the idea of a symphony with a choir for at least several years. The history of the Ninth’s interpretations includes 200 years of staggering revelations and lingering stagnation. Performed by the musicAeterna orchestra, choir, and guest soloists under the baton of Teodor Currentzis, Beethoven’s opus magnum acquires the original poignancy and energy of a recent discovery.
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Conductor:
Teodor Currentzis
Vitaly Polonsky
Director:
John Blanch
Lighting Design:
Julien Jaunet
Music Director:
Teodor Currentzis
Original Music Composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Producer:
Magdalena Herbst
Production Manager:
Katharina Krohmann
Recording Supervision:
Maximilien Ciup
Sound:
Nikos Espialidis
Sound Editor:
Giovanni Prosdocimi
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