Tonight features a re-broadcast of the New York Philharmonic's spectacular 2004 performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Kurt Masur conducts; we'll also hear the New York Choral Artists with soloists soprano Christine Brewer, mezzo-soprano Marietta Simpson, tenor Thomas Studebaker, and bass-baritone Albert Dohmen.
In the hour leading up to the broadcast, we'll do a little exploring of Beethoven's pre-Ninth music, including the great "Choral Fantasy" in C Minor — which Beethoven considered a "primer" for the Ninth. After the concert (which starts just after 8pm), we'll listen to some less-familiar works by the Viennese Master, including his Eight Songs (Op. 52) with baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
» More about the week-long Beethoven Festival on WNYC
In the hour leading up to the broadcast, we'll do a little exploring of Beethoven's pre-Ninth music, including the great "Choral Fantasy" in C Minor — which Beethoven considered a "primer" for the Ninth. After the concert (which starts just after 8pm), we'll listen to some less-familiar works by the Viennese Master, including his Eight Songs (Op. 52) with baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
» More about the week-long Beethoven Festival on WNYC
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