℗ 2021 Archipel
| Released | March 12, 2021 |
| Duration | 1h 13m 36s |
| Record Label | Archipel |
| Catalogue No. | ARPCD0309 |
| Genre | Classical (Orchestral) |
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" (Live)
Berlin Philharmonic, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Tilla Briem, Elisabeth Höngen, Peter Anders, Rudolf Watzke, Bruno Kittel Choir
Available in 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
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1.1
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I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (Live)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Berlin Philharmonic; Wilhelm Furtwängler |
17:12 | |||
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1.2
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II. Scherzo. Molto vivace (Live)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Berlin Philharmonic; Wilhelm Furtwängler |
11:24 | |||
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III. Adagio molto e cantabile (Live)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Berlin Philharmonic; Wilhelm Furtwängler |
20:11 | |||
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IV. Finale. Presto (Live)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Tilla Briem; Elisabeth Höngen; Peter Anders; Rudolf Watzke; Bruno Kittel Choir; Berlin Philharmonic; Wilhelm Furtwängler |
24:49 | |||
Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, known as the 'Choral', possessed an especial significance for Furtwängler: according to his secretary, Berta Geissmar, a performance of this work was always 'a sacred occasion for Furtwängler since his earliest days'. He did not allow this work onto his programmes during the First World War when he was conducting at Mannheim, and only conducted it on special occasions afterwards, treating it always 'as a holy ritual'. He never sought to make a studio recording of the work, perhaps reflecting his view of it as a communal experience. In addition he saw it as one of the most perfect pieces of music ever created, writing for instance of the final movement: '…in the entire history of music I cannot cite an example showing more clearly the formal autonomy of pure music.'
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Archipel Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.45 -5.88 to -2.52 | -24.88 -29.30 to -22.10 | -20.78 -25.50 to -17.80 | 12 11 to 15 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (Live) | -4.68 | -23.65 | -19.6 | 11 |
| 2 | II. Scherzo. Molto vivace (Live) | -4.71 | -24.45 | -20.2 | 12 |
| 3 | III. Adagio molto e cantabile (Live) | -5.88 | -29.30 | -25.5 | 15 |
| 4 | IV. Finale. Presto (Live) | -2.52 | -22.10 | -17.8 | 11 |