Symphony no. 9

~ Release by Beethoven; Farrell, Merriman, Peerce, Norman Scott, Shaw Chorale, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) conductor: Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) recorded at: Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) live recording of: Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824) part of: Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”	Ludwig van Beethoven		13:37
2	Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto vivace orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) conductor: Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) recorded at: Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) live recording of: Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: II. Scherzo. Molto vivace – Presto (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824) part of: Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”	Ludwig van Beethoven		13:16
3	Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": III. Adagio molto e cantabile - Andante moderato orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) conductor: Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) recorded at: Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) live recording of: Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: III. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato – Tempo I – Andante moderato – Adagio – Lo stesso tempo (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824) part of: Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”	Ludwig van Beethoven		14:25
4	Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - Allegro assai bass vocals: Norman Scott (operatic bass) (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) choir vocals: Robert Shaw Chorale (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) mezzo-soprano vocals: Nan Merriman (mezzo-soprano) (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) soprano vocals: Eileen Farrell (soprano) (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) tenor vocals: Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) conductor: Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) chorus master: Robert Shaw (conductor) (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) recorded at: Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) live recording of: Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy) (from 1952-03-31 until 1952-04-01) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824) librettist: Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright) is based on: An die Freude part of: Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”	Ludwig van Beethoven		23:28

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part of:	Norman Lebrecht's 100 Best Recordings of Classical Music (number: 18) (order: 18)