beethoven's 9th - gasteig munchen - 230308

die neunte, a symphony on my wish-list since i first listened to it (as kid at home :), and indeed impressive ... and here played by the münchner symphoniker, counting 50 musicians and a choir of 100 people, sitting on stage the whole time while they only sing in the final ... and what a final ... joined by 4 soloists, of which especially the soprano was stunning, towering above all the others ... favorite moment is early in the final part, when the freude-theme is played only by the violins ... like silence introducing a welcome summer storm ...