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title: "Beethoven: Symphony No 9 / Overtures"
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# Beethoven: Symphony No 9 / Overtures

**Brand:** ludwig van beethovenernest ansermetorchestra de la suisse romandedame joan sutherlandnorma procteranton dermotaarnold van mill
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Beethoven’s crowning symphony features stirring choral finale “Ode to Joy,” matched with intense, dynamic overtures in this vivid orchestral recording.

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## Customer Reviews

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    Eloquence Is The Right Word.
  

*by C***N on Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2014*

Once upon a time there was a young college student who was just beginning to discover the joys of classical music. One of his earliest purchases was a complete set of the 9 Beethoven symphonies featuring the Geneva ensemble L'Orchestre  de la Suisse Romande led by the Swiss conductor Ernest Ansermet (1883-1969). Being of Swiss ancestry himself and not knowing that much about classical music at the time, the Swiss factor was instrumental in his purchasing the set. That and the fact that the set was part of London (Decca) Records' Stereo Treasury Series which made it quite affordable. Later a musician friend of his said that the set wasn't "Germanic" enough and suggested that the student should purchase the Bruno Walter box set on Columbia Odyssey which was also quite affordable. Having done this the student (who couldn't read a note of music) learned about differences in interpretation regarding the same pieces of classical music. Many years and several interpretations later, the no longer student always came back to the Ansermet set . It's slightly reduced forces and clarity of texture made it his favorite. Then tragedy struck! In the midst of a life upheaval, the set was boxed up with several other albums which were then stored in a less than ideal space which was full of moisture. Mold, mildew, and general sogginess had ruined all the LPs. Some of these albums were never replaced on CD and that included the Ansermet set.Flash forward 30 years. The former student had become a classical music announcer for his local public radio station. He remarried, raised a family, played lots and lots of classical music on the air but not the Ansermet recordings of the Beethoven symphonies which were not readily available in the U.S. Other Ansermet recordings of his French & Russian repetoire were available on less than ideal sounding budget CDs but no Beethoven. Finally, earlier this year thanks to Amazon, he discovered that the Ansermet recordings had been remastered and were being reissued by the Australian branch of Decca Records as part of their Eloquence series of CDs. Included in that catalogue were the Beethoven & Brahms symphonies as well as the first stereo release of the complete NUTCRACKER. Eloquence indeed! Imagine the former student / radio announcer / family man's delight that he would finally be able to hear these recordings again and in high quality, remastered sound....I know this story to be true because the central figure in that story is me. Out of the set I chose Beethoven's 9th to review because of how forward looking it turned out to be. There was no period instrument or authentic performance practice back in Ansermet's day but his lean, no-nonsense approach combined with the clarity of the singers in the choral finale make it sound like a recording made 20 years later. There's also the undeniable nostalgia factor. We always remember our firsts whether they are good or bad and when they are good, as in this case, then it is cause for celebration.

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    Beethoven Symphony 9 in D minor plus overtures
  

*by J***Y on Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2012*

This is the concluding volume my survey of Ansermet's 3-volume comprehensive survey of Beethoven's Symphonies and Overtures. Like the others, which I suggest you read, it is as a whole very good, though not phenomenal. In particular it does not rise above the general level of informed quality observable in the first two volumes. If you read my reviews of these earlier volumes, you will find performances of generally high quality of structure and realization. In the case of Symphony 5, an astoundingly fine reading is realized, one that raises the level of Volume II to the heights of unqualified 5-star excellence. This one is very well played and recorded, brisk but not too fast, generally well performed. You will derive much pleasure and no unpleasant surprises from it. Symphony 9 goes well, with excellent work from the singing cast and chorus. It is a very good performance, but doesn't quite realize the level of thrill conveyed by Weingartner and the Vienna Philharmonic nor Karl Böhm and the excellent Frankfurt Radio Orchestra on Brilliant Classics. Unfortunately, both these rivals are mono, though otherwise well realized. In my book, spacious mono trumps routine stereo every time, but if you insist on stereo, you would have to go far to obtain a better performance than Ansermet's, particularly inasmuch as it is accompanied by uniformly fine performances of the overtures Prometheus, Fidelio, Leonore 2 and 3, plus the Grosse Fuge Op. 133. There are performances of these individual works that occasionally excel these, but as a whole they are more than satisfactory. You could do well to visit Amazon's online store to explore this territoty.

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    Pure Joy
  

*by B***S on Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2010*

I was THRILLED to finally find this version of Beethoven's 9th available in CD format.  I purchased my original LP back in 1978 and lost it in a house fire many years ago. I have been looking for it for a very long time. And listening to it now, 35 years later--well let's just say  I was not disappointed!!!!To me, this  is the quintessential 9th, bursting with life and passion. The finale 4th movement (chorale) in this recording is nothing short of spectacular.  The chorus and all four soloists give outstanding performances:  bass Arnold van Mill, tenor Anton Dermota, alto Norma Procter.  Dame Joan Sutherland  soars magnificently on the soprano parts of the quartet.What is truly amazing to me is the fact that this version was originally recorded in 1959 (!!).  While the strings might seem a bit thin in places to some, the basses and woodwinds really shine in this recording. Ansermet's crisp, up-tempo interpretation of the score is one of the best ever, in my estimation, and not to be missed.Pure Joy!

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