s An die Freude – Collegium Vocale Gent

Collegium Vocale Gent

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
PHILIPPE HERREWEGHE

23/03/2025 — 19:00
Philharmonie | Essen | DE

Hanns EISLER (1898-1955)
Gegen den Krieg op.55

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827):
Symphony No.9 op.125

Eleanor Lyons soprano
Sophie Harmsen alto
Benjamin Hulett tenor
Johannes Kammler bass

Collegium Vocale Gent choir
Orchestre des Champs Elysées orchestra
Maria van Nieukerken choir master

Philippe Herreweghe conductor

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An die Freude

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.