Joseph swensen^orchestre national bordeaux aquitaine^choeur de l'opera national de bordeaux^choeur d'angers nantes opera^xavier ribes^salvatore caputo –

Beethoven: sym no. 9 hymne a la joie

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!

Country of Pressing	US
Artist	Joseph Swensen^Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine^Choeur de l'Opera National de Bordeaux^Choeur d'Angers Nantes Opera^Xavier Ribes^Salvatore Caputo
Released	2025
Music Genre	Classical
Label	ALPHA
Condition	New
UPC	3701624511633
SKU	al-3701624511633

1.1 Symphony No. 9, Op. 125~I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
1.2 Symphony No. 9, Op. 125~II. Molto vivace
1.3 Symphony No. 9, Op. 125~III. Adagio molto e cantabile
1.4 Symphony No. 9, Op. 125~IV a-b. Presto - Allegro assai
1.5 Symphony No. 9, Op. 125~IV c-j. Presto - O Freunde, nicht diese Töne - Prestissimo