Beethoven 9 from Vienna
Riccardo Muti and the Vienna Philharmonic recreate the premiere of Beethoven's 9th Symphony with a performance exactly 200 years later.
Ian Skelly continues Radio 3's European Roadtrip with a very special concert recorded in Vienna. On 7th May 1824, the premiere of Beethoven's 9th Symphony took place in Vienna. Riccardo Muti and the Vienna Philharmonic recreate this great moment in music history with a performance the orchestra gave exactly 200 years later.
7.30pm
Beethoven: Symphony no.9 in D minor, Op.125 ‘Choral’
Julia Kleiter (soprano)
Marianne Crebassa (alto)
Michael Spyres (tenor)
Günther Groissböck (bass)
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
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