06/02/2017 — 19:15

Ludwwig van BEETHOVEN [1770–1827]
Symphony No.8 op.93
Symphony No.9 op.125

Christina Landshamer _sopraan_
Stefanie Iranyi _alt_
Maximilian Schmitt _tenor_
Thomas Bauer _bas_
*Collegium Vocale Gent*
Orchestre des Champs-Elysées
Philippe Herreweghe

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No other work has influenced the course of music history as definitively as the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven. Its astonished reception after its first performance on 7 May 1824 left generations of composers paralyzed. Never before had an individual artist’s urge for artistic freedom pushed the boundaries of a genre to such extremes. The addition of vocal soloists and a choir for the final movement was nothing short of revolutionary! Its huge dynamic variety and powerful emotions also made this work the breathtaking upbeat to the new Romantic age.