Performed by the Philharmonia Baroque orchestra. Conducted by: Nicholas McGegan. The soloists are: Soprano Lynne Dawson, Mezzo-soprano Mary Phillips, Tenor Lain Paton, And baritone Andrew Foster-Williams.
He used a device, I can't quite remember what it was called, but it was this mouth piece that connected to the instrument. The vibrations would transfer to his jaw and simulate the sounds even without the use of his ears.
9:40 sing along: Froh, Froh, wie seine sonnen seine sonnen fliegen Froh, wie seine sonnen fliegen Durch das himmels praecht'gen plan, Laufet, brueder, eure bahn, Laufet, brueder, eure bahn, Freudig wie ein held zum siegen, wie ein held zum siegen, Laufet, brueder, eure bahn, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
He was stone cold deaf when the symphony debuted. It was a packed house, and he knew he could not conduct, but he was still on stage facing the orchestra to the side and seated with his own conductor's score. When it ended, it was bedlam, a standing ovation, the audience stomping their feet and erupting into thundering applause and cheers. Ludwig still sat motionless in reverie and smiling at the orchestra. The conductor placed a hand on his shoulder and as he stood, turned him to see his adoring audience. Every serious classical composer since has incorporated some particular harmonic movement based on that movement somewhere in this symphony. From the standpoint of music theory, the technical complexity is sheer genius. Many do consider Beethoven's Ninth Symphony to be the greatest piece of music ever written. The emotional power of the final movement, the "Choral" is undeniable, but for me the 2nd Movement has it all. The Ultimate Rock Anthem of symphonic music! And Beethoven was a rock star of his time!
Jeff Lindeman, well said. I think he changed the way symphonic music was composed--using more and more instruments, going higher, lower, louder, softer, silent...it's all there. Simple two note themes with all these variations. I saw it tonight and I felt scared, lullabied, sexy, holy, surrounded by the angelic, punched in the stomach, whispered to kindly and purely---it took me everywhere. Crying when the first vocal is heard. I also agree about the 2nd movement...pure genius..makes you cry and gets you stirred up at the same time. So many emotions. It is truly glorious.
@@GenghisKhanBruseySkyz With exceptions, there are two main kinds of Beethoven detractors: 1. The ones who just don't know classical music or any system of tonal theory at all. Unlikely that they play an instrument/ have vocal training or have a musical ear regardless, and think it just all sounds like noise. No intuition for chord progressions, modulations, transpositions, etc... let alone knowledge of them. To be clear, not all people who lack music experience or knowledge (either theoretically or intuitively) dislike classical. Often people with just good imagination and visualization skills, or just an appreciation of skill itself, can enjoy some kind of classical on some level. 2. Actual classical musicians who are elitist/purist and don't appreciate Beethoven's deviation from perfect symmetrical structures, even though he had every ability to write perfect mathematical harmonies. These people will say his music has poor architecture compared to Mozart or Bach. They likely don't like any composer who was inspired by Beethoven like Brahms, Liszt, Schumann, etc... They don't appreciate Beethoven's ability to develop a simple motif like a building block into a broad structure. I've even seen advanced music theory students shun Beethoven because he never used advanced chords typical of contemporary classical or Jazz. Overall, those who find problems with Beethoven are missing the point of his music in some way. It's about development of motifs and themes and the drive to resolve in the face of overwhelming adversity, not perfect math. His music has touched people around the world and is a musical household name. Beethoven challenged harmony and inspired the Romantic era of Western tonal music, he's a legend.
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@A-G-F- the differences in pitch at those frequencies generally only affect the octaves on the furthest ends of the sound spectrum. People aren't interested in distinguishing between pitch at those ranges anyways. Only kids like to play in those ranges, to play sounds the teacher can't hear in class...
My best part besides the climax with the chorus at 12:55 is 3:10 TO 4:51 where the harmonies are the best I have ever heard in my life of any other composer, to compose that heaven harmonies you have to be touched by god literally. At least in the 4th mov, always gets me.
@@ZiomZiomCreeper there’s no way to prove to me that there is a god. Not if we are talking about God, of the sort worshipped by billions nowadays. You’ve heard of this God: entirely supernatural, infinitely powerful, perfectly intelligent, etc. That God is impossible to prove. To anyone. It’s not just my own personal problem. I’ve already explained why “Not even God could make Me Religious.” But my problem with God is everyone’s problem. It’s actually impossible to prove to anyone that this God exists. Here’s why: It is possible to ‘convince’ lots of people that there’s a God. Religions have been accomplishing that for millennia. But I’m not talking about establishing psychological certitude. Persuading someone of something is hardly the same thing as proving it. People staunchly believe all sorts of things for poor reasons or no reasons at all. Also note that the actual existence of God, if God really does exist, is not proof that there is a God. A proof of X is a sufficiently rational demonstration of X that can be understood by people and hence believed by people. Proof in God Heavenly Light by Jeff P / CC BY 2.0 A proof is a relationship between the thing to be proven and a person offered that proof. Look at it this way: water has always been composed of one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms, but there was no proof of that until the nineteenth century. Until modern chemistry’s demonstrations, no one could know this natural fact. Where is the demonstrable proof for God? The basic issue is whether a human being of ordinary perceptual and cognitive powers could ever be supplied a proof that God exists. I deny that possibility, forever. It’s not just a temporary obstacle. It’s not like waiting for science to get there eventually. Not only won’t science ever supply a proof of God, no other rational method will either. Mystics and existential theologians have been saying this for a long time, and they seem satisfied with just abnormal states of awareness or profound emotions to draw them nearer to what they call God. They abandoned reason long ago, and everyone else needs to similarly realize that reason won’t ever reach God. Here’s the basic argument showing why there’s no proof for God (as defined above). 1. Humans will never have the cognitive capacity to directly understand anything with infinite powers or qualities. 2. Humans will never have intellectual reasons to indirectly demonstrate the existence of anything with infinite powers or qualities. 3. There are only two kinds of proofs for God: direct understanding or indirect demonstration. Conclusion: Humans will never have any proofs for God. On the first premise, it is common enough for theologians to deny this, instead claiming that some people have had direct experiences with the Almighty. The issue is whether any of those people actually experienced some infinite properties or qualities of God, or only thought they did. Could they understand what is really happening to them? Mystical experiences are frequently described as involving losing all sense of embodiment or finitude, so that one’s consciousness seems to inflate beyond all bounds, or disappears altogether into something inexpressibly vaster. This psychological phenomenon happens to some people, sure. But these experiences can easily be induced by meditation, isolation, drugs, falling asleep, or blows to the head. Naturally, theologians claim that people of the ‘right’ religion do encounter God. But this is just a bluff: they could not possibly know this. No human has the cognitive capacity to understandably distinguish some genuine encounter with God from a pseudo-encounter. The mystical experience itself can’t display the difference between a genuine encounter with God from some impressive psychological phenomenon. By definition, mystical experiences don’t come pre-labeled with some God’s name on it - if they have anything in common, they are just infinitely mysterious. That’s why mystics end up disagreeing over which God they experience, or (more wisely) they just agree that nothing can be proven. Theologians are aware of these obstacles. One typical trick is to claim that God endows special people with unnatural powers to know divine matters. Such tricks beg the question, requiring the prior assumption that God exists, so no proof is possible in this manner either. On the second premise, theology has busily offered all sorts of indirect “proofs” for God. They are all failures, and their inadequacies will never be remedied, which illustrates my earlier point that clearly speaking, God’s existence is impossible. As my book, The God Debates explains, evidence now available to us can’t justify belief in God. This is a permanent situation. No matter how far we are driven to rationally admit that something extraordinary requires a very special explanation, a sufficient explanation always falls far short of any God. Miracles can never be good evidence for God; at most we might have to say that something very powerful is interfering with known laws of nature (it’s probably just a newly discovered natural force anyways). The origin of the universe can never be good evidence for a God; if a creator is really ever needed (which it won’t be, since the simpler hypothesis is just more Nature behind the big bang) then this creator only need be slightly more powerful than the universe’s own total energy and much smarter than us. You see how this works: no matter what indirect demonstration is offered by theology, simply ask, “Is an Almighty Supernaturally Infinite God really necessary to do any explaining here?” and then supply the answer yourself: “Not at all.” Not at all. That’s the appropriate response to the question, “Is God needed to explain anything?” In fact, and this is a point for another time, I doubt whether invoking God is even an explanation at all, much less a dubious explanation. Should atheists or agnostics ever have to say, “Well, you could prove to me that God exists, if…”? Nope, not at all. And no one else should, either. centerforinquiry.org/blog/proving_gods_existence_is_impossible/
This last movement is a summation of Beethoven's life, a testament to his overcoming of isolation and deafness to become romantic hero. This is much more than the chilly word genius suggests; this is the divine in humanity...
Michael Amodei Yes. Common misconception is that Beethoven wrote the lyrics. Ode to Joy is actually from another poet, but Beethoven used the words from the poem to make the musical arrangement. But Beethoven DID in fact add a few more lyrics, but he was NOT the original writer of the words. And yes, the point or theme of the poem was for humankind to come together in joy and peace. Something useful especially during these times of unrest and division and disagreement.
Deliverygirl check out Beethoven’s sextet with 2 horns and Beethoven’s sextet with 2 bassoons 2 clarinets and 2 horns both final movements are crazy good
Ludwig Van? I am sure there have many many by that name. You demonstrate your lack of knowledge for crediting through names, believeing you need not include the most significant part of any name: the last name.
The melody at 9:33 is so indescribably beautiful. The way it mimics the main melody of the movement but dancing around it with a minor key is just so genius. There's gotta be a French word for that kind of melody
Ive had the honour of playing this symphony twice! They were both performed for the first time that far north. That means Namsos in Norway, and Oestersund in Sweden.
you have to realize, he wrote this in early 19th century, with a bit of ink and piece of paper. He couldn`t hear the actual music yet he created a piece which will never cease to amaze thousands of people. One of the most emotional, melodic and harmonical pieces Beethoven ever wrote, no error, not a single false note. Perfection
Whether you found it through Evangelion, A Clockwork Orange (two of my favourite things in the world), guitar lessons, just lurking through mighty RU-vid or because you want to listen to it for the 745th time, you're pleasantly welcome here.
@@elie2133 Duh. That's what the definition is, and I am simply being truthful. If you discovered this through anime you don't deserve to listen to it, you are unworthy. You are not welcome here.
@@PubicGore I personnaly discovered this from just looking for beethoven's composition cause i love his music and started listening to classical for the last weeks. But realy, it's such a great song why should anyone not be able to appreciate it, regardless of how they found it? Heck if they found it in a porn video(I watched a porn video which had classical music in it the other day just to say) it's just as great. Most people discovered it because it's the european's hymn though. Anyway, if you legitemately think a whole form of story telling, be it books, anime or films is degenerate you're completely retarded. But you probably don't think that do you.
9:40 I was around 5 the first time I heard this song, on a vinyl to be exact. I don't quite remember it that first experience though but what I do remember was my dad explaining to me that particular record was a sound track to a movie. My first instinct was "Can we watch this movie? I really enjoy these songs!" He laughed. "When you're older." A few years go by, he spins that vinyl every once in a while in between, I ask again if we can watch the movie, this time knowing the title. "You'll watch it when your older." Years go by, it's now been 12 years since I first heard that sound track and I wonder, am I finally old enough to watch this? I'll be leaving to college soon and I'm at the cusp of adulthood. Today was the day I watched it, A Clockwork Orange. A masterpiece that I waited to watch, 12 years later I enjoyed every moment of it. Cheers to cinema!
Niccolò Paganini Bocciardo Well, this is a spoiler, but the main violent, thug gets put in jail and opts to commute his sentence by participating in an experimental "conditioning" program that will make him extremely nauseous at the mere sight of violence. During one of the violent films they make him watch, there was a this Beethoven piece playing. He was very familiar with it and was horrified when he realized he would become incapacitated every time he hears "lovely, lovely, Ludwig, Van" in the future.
The segment starting at 15:33 is the most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard. I'm not even religious, but something about that part just makes me feel like I'm standing in front of a being so powerful it's unfathomable.
Some days I just put this on and cry my eyes out The hope! The love! The joy! The triumph! The generations! The heavens! The brotherhood of mankind! God! 🙏🏾🕊️✨
Oh bliss, bliss and heaven... Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorgeousity made flesh... And then, a bird of rarest-spun heaven metal, or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship, gravity all nonsense now... I knew such lovely pictures
Just saw this live with a full choir--it was so fantastic, every movement was great...parts of it are scary--like the way he starts the 4th movement, or the way he starts the first movement, and punches you with big sounds, then these simple beautiful delicate melodies and repeated themes, he also uses silence in a perfect way. I can't imagine having this in your head, how he wrote this while he was going deaf and was completely deaf by the end of it. Mystifying. Supifying. Sooooooo beautiful. Pulls your heart strings, is sexy at times, holy, and heroic at times...and the poem or vocal part is about brotherhood and acceptance. The vocals are like angels surrounding you delivering such a powerful message. I saw it during Pride week and I thought it was appropriate. But it's appropriate anytime, it's a diamond cut to sparkle and dissipate conflict. Than you Mr. Leonardo Amadeus Read ( Leo)
@@chickenflavor9880 Yep, it's also the tune that Kaworu is humming when he met Shinji for the first time. Very fitting to NGE, since the lyrics are about the brotherhood of all humanity (which is the goal of Seele's Human Complementation Plan)
I loved that! It's so peaceful and exiting! All of the ups and downs throw me off and keeps me interested! The peace is definitely something I would want to come home and chill to!
First Rock Star, trashed hotel rooms, found drunk in the gutter, had a torrid love affair with some woman who today is still a mystery, and the only reason he wasn't up to his neck in cocaine and strippers is because they hadn't been invented yet, if that's not Rock Star I don't know what is.
"A tuning fork that belonged to Ludwig van Beethoven around 1800, now in the British Library, is pitched at A = About this sound 455.4 Hz, well over a half-tone higher." (Wikipedia)
As a composer, a part that stands out to me is the passage between 11:10 and 12:30. It is incredibly difficult to sustain such a long rapid passage without repeating yourself too much or getting boring. Of course, Beethoven manages it with just the right amount of repetition, epic modulations and incredible orchestration that ends in those powerful same octave passage culminating in the most famous and powerful melody ever written. It is just sheer perfection
As a non composer with no musical ability, this is the best music I've ever heard. I mostly listen to house and techno and hip hop When the full chorus comes in @8:58 Wow
I find that pretty much everyone knew that Beethoven was deaf when he wrote this absolute masterpiece...but he actually wasn't 100% deaf. He had a very tiny amount of hearing left in his left ear. Very, very tiny amount. According to the knowledge of the late composer Igor Stravinsky, Beethoven actually took a pencil, put one end into his mouth, and stuck the other end onto the front of the piano. This would allow Beethoven to feel the vibrations of the notes he was playing and experimenting with while writing not just this, but many other pieces towards his later career. When the 9th was premiered, the orchestra (chosen by Beethoven himself, I believe) had a conductor, and Beethoven also conducted...but he was way off beat, which would make sense. After it finished, the conductor noticed Beethoven still conducting, and turned him around. Beethoven realized that the audience was clapping, and he knew that it went well. That's as much as I currently know. Beethoven was one of the greatest musicians that have ever lived.
be sure to listen to the other movements! Wether you are here because of Clockwork Orange, Hans Gruber on the 30th floor of the Nakatomi building, or just a fan of Ludwig Van! Let the goosebumps commence!
Wow... I never noticed the first part of the 4th movement contains musical quotations from the previous 3 movements! Beethoven is a priest of Apollo, as he liked to say!
@@DeezNuts-vj4ws Righty right right, my little droogie, or soon enough, the horroshow red kroovey starts showing and showing and showing and it will be oh so wonderful. Quite ecstatic.
So I was raised with classical music since I was born. But only in like little snippets. So like I know all these tunes by heart and I didn’t even know they connected?!?!? Like wowowow this is wonderful?!?!?!?!
Listening to this ? At the royal Albert hall … so many memories….this ? This is my favourite piece of music in my lifetime nothing has came close ❤ a master at his craft on an astonishing level… genius confirmed before he was 5 years old. Just incredible ❤
Lyrics in English for "Ode to Joy" ("Ode An Die Freude") Beethoven's 9th Symphony O friends, no more these sounds! Let us sing more cheerful songs, more full of joy! Joy, bright spark of divinity, Daughter of Elysium, Fire-inspired we tread Thy sanctuary. Thy magic power re-unites All that custom has divided, All men become brothers Under the sway of thy gentle wings. Whoever has created An abiding friendship, Or has won A true and loving wife, All who can call at least one soul theirs, Join in our song of praise; But any who cannot must creep tearfully Away from our circle. All creatures drink of joy At nature's breast. Just and unjust Alike taste of her gift; She gave us kisses and the fruit of the vine, A tried friend to the end. Even the worm can feel contentment, And the cherub stands before God! Gladly, like the heavenly bodies Which He set on their courses Through the splendor of the firmament; Thus, brothers, you should run your race, As a hero going to conquest. You millions, I embrace you. This kiss is for all the world! Brothers, above the starry canopy There must dwell a loving Father. Do you fall in worship, you millions? World, do you know your creator? Seek him in the heavens; Above the stars must He dwell.
