Beethoven: Sinfonie Nr. 9 | Collegium Vocale Gent | Philippe Herreweghe | ProArte Hamburg

In the organizer's words:

Program

Hanns Eisler: Against the War op. 55
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125

Instrumentation

Orchestre des Champs-Élyseés
Collegium Vocale Gent
Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
Eleanor Lyons, soprano
Sophie Harmsen, mezzo-soprano
Ilker Arcayürek, tenor
Jarrett Ott, baritone

Reminder and glimmer of hope

200 years of Ode To Joy. 200 years of Beethoven's ninth symphony. A convincing reason for Philippe Herreweghe and his excellent ensembles from Paris and Ghent to look at the 1824 masterpiece from a completely new perspective. To mark the anniversary of the monumental symphony with its brilliant choral finale, whose "sparkle of the gods" seems to have become ever more radiant over the centuries, he juxtaposes it with an eminently pacifist work: Hanns Eisler's 1936 choral composition Gegen den Krieg on a text by Bertolt Brecht. His own traumatic experiences from the First World War and the impending disaster of the next war on the horizon define this expressive work. Both a warning and a glimmer of hope speak from this program composition, which ultimately sends out a "Be embraced, millions!" into the world.

Price information:

€ 139,00 | 119,00 | 99,00 | 76,00 | 27,00 plus VVK