Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Choral by by William Wildermann, Ludwig van Beethoven, Bruno Walter

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Choral

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Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Choral

Features

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

Conductor: Bruno Walter

Performer: William Wildermann, Nell Rankin, et al.

Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Westminster Choir

Label: Sony

Catalog Number: 64464

Audio CD (May 16, 1995)

Number of Discs: 1

Reader Reviews
This performance is the one of Bruno Walter Editions. There're few that have experience of Columbia Symphony Orchestra(CSO)'s sound. So, even most of Classic mania do not know CSO's elegant, dramatic and powerful sound! This performance was recorded in 1959, but was separated to record; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd movements were recorded in American Legion Hall, Hollywood, and 4th movement was recorded in New York. It means this performance is not live recording, and is not vivid one. But, this performance has some very important merits. The CSO's strings made the best harmonious sound. and also powerful one! You can listen the bold string lines in 3rd and 4th movement, (it's a dramamatic one!) Walter doesn't haste, never! This can make this 9th symphony delicate one. The most important thing of this performance is the easy! Beethoven's 9th symphony is the favorite one of all symphonies popularly. But,frankly speaking, Beethoven's 9th symphony has very complicated and difficult structure. For exmamples, to undertand 2nd movement completely , We should know characteristics of all instruments. To understand 4th movement, We should know even 'art of fugue'. But, these all are very difficult for us! This Walter's performance is so easy that you can understand 9th symphony's structure very well. You can listen each instrument's sound in 2nd movemnet. You will take the art of fugue in 4th move with Walter! Except some enervated soloist, you'll satisfied with this one.

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