Joseph Swensen: Beethoven: Symphonie No. 9 "hymne a la joie" - COMPACT DISCS

Joseph Swensen: Beethoven: Symphonie No. 9 "hymne a la joie" - COMPACT DISCS

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Beethoven: Symphonie No. 9 "hymne a la joie"

Artist:

Joseph Swensen

Label:

Alpha

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

3701624511633

Genre:

Classical Artists

Release Date:

2025-11-28

Number of Discs:

1

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 it's joy!

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