Beethoven in 1818 - charcoal sketch by August von Klöber
The most accurate representation of Beethoven in advanced age.
Music (6.0) Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major ("Symphony of One Thousand" ) (1906).
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Simon Bolivar Orchestra of Venezuela,
Gustavo Dudamel, cond.
Part I (25 minutes) is based on the Latin text of a 9th-century Christian hymn
for Pentecost, Veni creator spiritus ("Come, Creator Spirit") Text in Latin and English
Part II (58 minutes) is a setting of the words from the closing scene of Goethe's Faust
The two parts are unified by a common idea, that of redemption through the power of love,
a unity conveyed through shared musical themes.
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Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ("the Choral") 1824.
Movements 1 & 2: Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudemal, cond.
Music (6.1) 1st Movement. 16:00
Music (6.2) 2nd Movement. 11:30 (play first 6 minutes)
Movements 3 & 4: East-Western Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, cond.
Royal Albert Hall, 27 July 2012 (play)
60 Minutes - Daniel Barenboim and the East-Western Divan Orchestra (15:00) (play)
Music (6.3) 3rd Movement 16:30 (play 7 minutes)
Ten Minute Break
Friedrich Schiller's lyrics - the Ode to Joy (1785, rev. 1808)
Music (6.4) 4th Movement. 25:00
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