Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
1970
Music
Overview
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
Cast
Plácido Domingo
Self / Tenor
Gwyneth Jones
Self / Soprano
Martti Talvela
Self / Bass-Baritone
Shirley Verrett
Self / Mezzo-Soprano
Leonard Bernstein
Self / Conductor
Michael Wager
Self / Off-screen Announcer
Vienna Philharmonic
Directors
Humphrey Burton
