ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
PHILIPPE HERREWEGHE
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827):
Chorphantasie op.80
Symphony No.9 op.125
Yeree Suh _soprano_
Elisabeth Rapp _soprano_
Isabelle Rejall _alto_
Markus Schäfer _tenor_
Tom Phillips _tenor_
Thomas Bauer _bass_
Ayako Ito _piano_
*Collegium Vocale Gent*
Anima Eterna Brugge
Korneel Bernolet
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.