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Rainbow – Beethoven lyrics
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

Making of...
Adriana lecouvreur
Aida
Aroldo
Ballo in maschera
Battaglia di legnano
La boh鑝e
Carmen
Cavalleria rusticana
Contes d'hoffmann
Don carlo
Fanciulla del west
Fedora
La forza del destino
Idomeneo
Madama butterfly
Manon lescaut
Oberto
Otello
Pagliacci
Parsifal
Queen of spades
Samson et dalila
Simon boccanegra
Stiffelio
Symphony no. 9
Il tabarro
Tosca
La traviata
Turandot
Verdi requiem
Die walk黵e

Plus
Synopses/libretti
Some lyrics
Verdiana!
Pucciniana!
Tenorissimo!

Operaresource
1998-2001
All rights reserved.

Beethoven's ninth symphony

Friedrich von Schiller's Ode to Joy in Beethoven's setting for
Four soloists, chorus
And orchestra has taken on a special meaning as a fanfare for
Peace, tolerance and
Liberty all over the world.

Beethoven's drafts for his opus 125 - the last in the cycle of
Symphonies - date back
To the year 1815 or 1816. For decades he had been wanting to
Set Schiller's hymn to
Music, but it was only after the first three movements of the
9th Symphony were
Almost completed that he decided to compose a choral finale
For the last movement
Based on parts of the poem.

In the conventions of the 1820s it was nothing less than
Revolutionary to end a
Symphony in this manner - and at just over an hour the work
Was also unusually
Long. At it's first performance, in Vienna on May 7, 1824, the
Audience was typically
Enthusiastic, while the critics, as so often before, found the
Composer's unique
Ideas too novel and daring.

Beethoven himself could not hear the clamour and the shouts of
'Bravo', as he was
Completely deaf by this time.

An die freude - ode to joy

O Freunde, nicht diese T鰊e!
Sondern lasst uns angenehmere anstimmen
Und freudenvollere!

Freude, sch鰊er G鰐terfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken.
Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!
Deine Zauber binden wieder
Was die Mode streng geteilt;
Alle Menschen werden Br黡er
Wo dein sanfter Fl黦el weilt.

Wem der grosse Wurf gelungen
Eines Freundes Freund zu sein,
Wer ein holdes Weib errungen,
Mische seinen Jubel ein!
Ja, wer auch nur eine Seele
Sein nennt auf dem Erdenrund!
Und wer's nie gekonnt, der stehle
Weinend sich aus diesem Bund.

Freude trinken alle Wesen
An den Br黶ten der Natur;
Alle Guten, alle B鰏en,
Folgen ihrer Rosenspur.
K黶se gab sie uns und Reben,
Einen Freund, gepr黤t I'm Tod;
Wollust ward dem Wurm gegeben,
Und der Cherub steht vor Gott!

Froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen
Durch des Himmels pr鋍ht'gen Plan,
Laufet, Br黡er, eure Bahn,
Freudig, wie ein Held zum Siegen.

Seid umschlungen, Millionen.
Dieser Kuss der ganzen Welt!
Br黡er! 躡er'm Sternenzelt
Muss ein lieber Vater wohnen.
Ihr st黵zt nieder, Millionen?
Ahnest du den Sch鰌fer, Welt?
Such ihn 黚er'm Sternenzelt!
躡er Sternen muss er wohnen.

(the four-line verse is the 'alla marcia' section: the tenor
Solo)

Text anne lawson

Operaresource - Verdiana -
Pucciniana - Tenorissimo are-ds. Com
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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony Making of... Adriana lecouvreur Aida Aroldo Ballo in maschera Battaglia di legnano La boh鑝e Carmen Cavalleria rusticana Contes d'hoffmann Don carlo Fanciulla del west Fedora La forza del destino Idomeneo Madama butterfly Manon lescaut Oberto Otello Pagliacci Parsifal Queen of spades Samson et dalila Simon boccanegra Stiffelio Symphony no. 9 Il tabarro Tosca La traviata Turandot Verdi requiem Die walk黵e Plus Synopses/libretti Some lyrics Verdiana! Pucciniana! Tenorissimo! Operaresource 1998-2001 All rights reserved. Beethoven's ninth symphony Friedrich von Schiller's Ode to Joy in Beethoven's setting for Four soloists, chorus And orchestra has taken on a special meaning as a fanfare for Peace, tolerance and Liberty all over the world. Beethoven's drafts for his opus 125 - the last in the cycle of Symphonies - date back To the year 1815 or 1816. For decades he had been wanting to Set Schiller's hymn to Music, but it was only after the first three movements of the 9th Symphony were Almost completed that he decided to compose a choral finale For the last movement Based on parts of the poem. In the conventions of the 1820s it was nothing less than Revolutionary to end a Symphony in this manner - and at just over an hour the work Was also unusually Long. At it's first performance, in Vienna on May 7, 1824, the Audience was typically Enthusiastic, while the critics, as so often before, found the Composer's unique Ideas too novel and daring. Beethoven himself could not hear the clamour and the shouts of 'Bravo', as he was Completely deaf by this time. An die freude - ode to joy O Freunde, nicht diese T鰊e! Sondern lasst uns angenehmere anstimmen Und freudenvollere! Freude, sch鰊er G鰐terfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Wir betreten feuertrunken. Himmlische, dein Heiligtum! Deine Zauber binden wieder Was die Mode streng geteilt; Alle Menschen werden Br黡er Wo dein sanfter Fl黦el weilt. Wem der grosse Wurf gelungen Eines Freundes Freund zu sein, Wer ein holdes Weib errungen, Mische seinen Jubel ein! Ja, wer auch nur eine Seele Sein nennt auf dem Erdenrund! Und wer's nie gekonnt, der stehle Weinend sich aus diesem Bund. Freude trinken alle Wesen An den Br黶ten der Natur; Alle Guten, alle B鰏en, Folgen ihrer Rosenspur. K黶se gab sie uns und Reben, Einen Freund, gepr黤t I'm Tod; Wollust ward dem Wurm gegeben, Und der Cherub steht vor Gott! Froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen Durch des Himmels pr鋍ht'gen Plan, Laufet, Br黡er, eure Bahn, Freudig, wie ein Held zum Siegen. Seid umschlungen, Millionen. Dieser Kuss der ganzen Welt! Br黡er! 躡er'm Sternenzelt Muss ein lieber Vater wohnen. Ihr st黵zt nieder, Millionen? Ahnest du den Sch鰌fer, Welt? Such ihn 黚er'm Sternenzelt! 躡er Sternen muss er wohnen. (the four-line verse is the 'alla marcia' section: the tenor Solo) Text anne lawson Operaresource - Verdiana - Pucciniana - Tenorissimo are-ds. Com Explain Request ×



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