Franz Schubert Symphony No. 9 - Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (Remastered) Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berliner Philharmoniker, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elsa Cavelti, Ernst Häfliger, Otto Edelmann

• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "The Great":
• 1Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "The Great": I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo14:22
• 2Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "The Great": II. Andante con moto16:53
• 3Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "The Great": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace11:00
• 4Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "The Great": IV. Allegro vivace11:29
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: Finale:
• 5Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: Finale: Presto - O Freunde, nicht diese Töne' - Allegro assai (Ode to Joy)25:40
• Total Runtime01:19:24

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Wilhelm Furtwängler: Schubert & Beethoven, the Ninths: The best archive of the Schubert’s Ninth by Furtwängler’s attached with Beethoven’s ‘Ninth’ finale, issued with success from the last performance bad recording given by the great conductor: the Beethovenian master, who was to die soon afterwards, gives to the ‘Ode to Joy’ its full dimension: Schiller’s verse, a premonitory call to universal fraternity, received under Furtwängler’s baton the true significance which would lead it later to be chosen as the recognized European Anthem. An alternate vision to the famous one given in 1951 for Bayreuth Festival post-war restart.

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Elsa Cavelti, mezzo-soprano
Ernst Häfliger, tenor
Otto Edelmann, baritone
The Philharmonia Orchestra
Berliner Philharmoniker Orchestra
Lucerne Festival Choir
Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

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