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BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 (Furtwangler) (1951)

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BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 (Furtwangler) (1951)

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This Naxos Historical performance for the Great Conductors series was recorded during the performance of 29th July, 1951, at the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth. The re-opening of the Bayreuth Festival in 1951 represented a major step forward in the international rehabilitation of Germany following the end of the Second World War. As the leading conductor of his generation, Wilhelm Furtwängler was the obvious choice to conduct the opening performance of the Festival, traditionally devoted to a single work, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, the 'Choral'.

This work had a deep spiritual significance for Furtwängler: he only agreed to conduct it on special occasions, and never made a studio recording of it. First released in 1955, after his death, the recording of this 1951 performance represents one of the most profound realisations of Beethoven's masterpiece ever to have been committed to disc.

Praising Furtwängler's earlier Naxos Historical release of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony last year (8110879), 'MusicWeb' stated: "This disc offers a good example of why Wilhelm Furtwängler is regarded by so many good musical judges as a great conductor. These are performances that will grace any collection and I strongly recommend this disc."

Disc 1

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"

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Performed by: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven
Conducted by: Wilhelm Furtwangler
Elisabeth Hongen, contralto
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Hans Hopf, tenor
Otto Edelmann, bass
Recording date: 28-Jul-1951
Produced by: Obert-Thorn, Mark

I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso - 17:46
II. Molto vivace - 11:55
III. Adagio molto e cantabile - 19:32
IV. Finale: Presto - - 03:06
IV. Allegro assai - - 03:54
IV. Presto - - 03:45
IV. Allegro assai vivace - - 04:00
IV. Andante maestoso - - 03:44
IV. Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato - - 02:12
IV. Allegro ma non tanto - - 02:30
IV. Poco allegro stringendo il tempo, sempre piu allegro - 01:48

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Composer(s)/ Author(s):
Beethoven, Ludwig van

Conductor(s):
Furtwangler, Wilhelm

Orchestra(s):
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Artist(s):
Edelmann, Otto; Hongen, Elisabeth; Hopf, Hans; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth

Label: Naxos Historical
UPC: 747313306022
Item Number: 8111060
Release Date: Oct 30, 2006