Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 – Daniel Barenboim – Royal Albert Hall, 27 July 2012 – West-Eastern Divan Orchestra – National Youth Choir of Great Britain

Prom 18: Beethoven Cycle — Symphony No. 9, ‘Choral’
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
1 – Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
2 – Scherzo: Molto vivace — Presto
3 – Adagio molto e cantabile — Andante moderato — Tempo primo — Andante moderato — Adagio — Lo stesso tempo
4 – Recitative: (Presto — Allegro ma non troppo — Vivace — Adagio cantabile — Allegro assai — Presto: O Freunde) — Allegro molto assai: Freude, schöner Götterfunken — Alla marcia — Allegro assai vivace: Froh, wie seine Sonnen — Andante maestoso: Seid umschlungen, Millionen! — Adagio ma non troppo, ma divoto: Ihr, stürzt nieder — Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato: (Freude, schöner Götterfunken — Seid umschlungen, Millionen!) — Allegro ma non tanto: Freude, Tochter aus Elysium! — Prestissimo, Maestoso, Molto Prestissimo: Seid umschlungen, Millionen!

Anna Samuil soprano
Waltraud Meier mezzo-soprano
Michael König tenor
René Pape bass
National Youth Choir of Great Britain
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Royal Albert Hall, 27 July 2012