Beethoven, L. Van: Symphony No. 9, "Choral" (Bohm) (1941) (Staatskapelle Dresden Edition, Vol. 9)

Featuring

Karl Böhm
Margarete Teschemacher
Elisabeth Höngen
Torsten Ralf
Josef Herrmann*
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden
Ludwig van Beethoven

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Notable Performances

The Dresden Staatskapelle first performed Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in August 1838, but it was a "fiasco" that baffled both the audience and the press.

Performer Biography

Karl Böhm, the conductor of this recording, described his nine years as head of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden as the "most wonderful and meaningful time of my life."

Recording & Production

To purchase this recording in 1941, buyers had to pay 5 Reichsmarks per disc and hand over 27 old shellac discs for recycling.

Performer Biography

During his tenure in Dresden, Karl Böhm conducted nearly all of the Staatskapelle concerts and about 70 opera performances each season, setting new standards in Mozart, Wagner, and Strauss repertoire.

Recording & Production

This recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was made in late May or early June 1941, during the second year of World War II.

Notable Performances

Richard Wagner, as Royal Kapellmeister in Dresden, successfully championed Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in 1846, turning its performance into a "resounding success" after meticulous preparation.

Recording & Production

The original recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was released on nine shellac discs, with each of the seventeen sides providing about four minutes of playing time.