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coffeesp00ns · 2902 days ago · link · · parent · post: TIH: May 7, 1824- The 9th Symphony Premiers in Vienna
fun fact about the first section of the Ode to Joy Movement - Most people conduct it like this guy: with the bass and celli slowing way down for their solos. Turns out that even though that's "tradition", Beethoven would have been FURIOUS. you can see the original manuscript on IMSLP, and it even says "In the style of a recitative, but in tempo. That means that those soli sections would be much, much faster.