Choral symphony

[vaneramos]

Danny and I just came from a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 by Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chorus. What can I say? Invigorating, exhausting, stellar. I was blown away when we heard them perform Nos. 7 and 8 three years ago, and while some of the qualities are the same-the rawness of period instruments and lucence of a smaller

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[abendstille]

i would have loved to listen to it!

[smileyfish]

YOu make me wish I could have been there. Beautiful.

[anonymous]

The general thinking is that the Choral Fantasy was the piece where Beethoven was testing some items he would use in the 9th. So it sounds clumsy and awkward because it was a warm-up piece. ~ Knitterguy

[apel]

I can almost hear it, the way you describe it. Beautiful! "Wir betreten feuertrunken, Himmlische, dein Heiligtum." :-)