Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 op. 125 - Fourth Movement (Part 3 of 3) Period Instruments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNx9Bl9NdT8&fmt=22 FOR HIGH DEFINITION STEREO SOUND. The fourth movement [Recitative: (Presto Allegro ma non troppo Vivace Adagio cantabile Allegro assai Presto: O Freunde) Allegro assai: Freude, schöner Götterfunken Alla marcia Allegro assai vivace: Froh, wie seine Sonnen Andante maestoso: Seid umschlungen, Millionen! Adagio ma non troppo, ma divoto: Ihr, stürzt nieder Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato: (Freude, schöner Götterfunken Seid umschlungen, Millionen!) Allegro ma non tanto: Freude, Tochter aus Elysium! Prestissimo: Seid umschlungen, Millionen!] of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, a 1987 Digital recording on Period Instruments by The London Classical Players with Yvonne Kenny (Soprano), Sarah Walker (Mezzo Soprano), Patrick Power (Tenor), Petteri Salomaa (Bass) and The London Heinrich Schütz Choir conducted by Sir Roger Norrington. (This video Part 3 of 3)

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Classical music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, his great Mass the Missa solemnis, and one opera, Fidelio.

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