Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

Name: Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
Director: Humphrey Burton
Genre: Music
Released: 1970-04-04
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 10
Cast: Plácido Domingo, Gwyneth Jones, Martti Talvela, Shirley Verrett, Leonard Bernstein

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Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

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Released

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CBS Studios

Aired

1970-04-04

Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

To play Beethoven's music is to give oneself over completely to the child-spirit which lived in that grim, awkward, violent man. Without that utter submission it is impossible to play the Adagio of the Ninth. Or, Heaven knows, the first movement. And the Finale? Most of all! It is simply unplayable unless we go all the way with him, as he cries out "Brüder!" - Leonard Bernstein

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