Beethoven's ninth symphony: rehearsing and performing its 1824 premiere
The Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven with its final choral movement is one of the iconic works of Western classical music. And yet, the story never fully told concerns the months leading to the symphony's world premiere in Vienna on 7 May and repeat performance on 23 May 1824. In his new...
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| Zusammenfassung: | The Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven with its final choral movement is one of the iconic works of Western classical music. And yet, the story never fully told concerns the months leading to the symphony's world premiere in Vienna on 7 May and repeat performance on 23 May 1824. In his new book, Theodore Albrecht brings to life the day-to-day details that it took to stage that premiere. It's a story of negotiating for performance halls and performers' payments, of hand-copying legible scores and individual parts for over 120 performers, of finding financiers, as well as space and time for rehearsals. Importantly, it is also a story of the relationship between Beethoven and the musicians who performed this symphonic masterpiece. In fact, as the maddening rehearsal schedule towards the symphony's premiere shows, it transpires that many passages of the Ninth have been tailored to specific orchestral players.0Many modern-day musicians will recognize familiar situations in rehearsals, many scholars and students will relish unprecedented new detail. All this comes to the fore by reconstructing the story drawing on the (almost) deaf composer's Conversation Books which Beethoven had been using since 1818. In the performance story of the Ninth Symphony's premiere, Albrecht makes full use of these invaluable documents, which are now being translated for the first time into English in a series of 12 volumes published by the Boydell Press.0Theodore Albrecht, Professor Emeritus of Music at Kent State University, Ohio, is an award-winning Beethoven scholar. He has authored many important articles on the composer and is the editor of Letters to Beethoven and Other Correspondence (1996) as well as translator and editor of Beethoven's Conversation Books (Boydell Press) |
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CONTENTS Preface The Premieres of Beethoven’s Earlier Symphonies The Schindler Problem Thayer’s Assessment of Schindler The Present Book Mechanical and Organizational Matters Acknowledgments xi xiii xvii xxxiii xxxiv xxxv xxxvii Chapter 1: Composition of the Ninth Symphony The Pre-History of the Ninth Symphony Early Thoughts about a Symphony No. 9 Composing the Ninth Symphony (ca. February-December, 1823) Return from His Summer Retreats Schindlers Summary of Summer—Fall, 1823 Work on the Finale Begins Completion in the New Year, 1824 1 1 3 6 11 12 13 18 Chapter 2: Petition, Preparations, Copying The Ludlamshöhle Petition, February, 1824 The Changing Orchestra of the Kärntnertor Theater Concert Preparations Begin in Earnest March 7: The First Planning Session Copyist Paul Maschek March 14: Sunday Dinner with Sontag, Unger, and Schindler Mid-March: Back to Work Copyist Peter Gläser 22 22 24 26 27 31 34 38 43 Chapter 3: Finding a Location Threatening Clouds on the Horizon More Copying Work The Theater an der Wien: Clementor Schuppanzigh? Der schwer gefasste Entschluss: The Kärntnertor Theater It Must Be The Ludlamshöhle Petition Is Published—Twice! Preparations for Rehearsals Detailed Rehearsal Plans Begin, April 27, 1824 The Problematic Ludlamshöhle Petition—Again Brotherly Encouragement 59 59 62 63 64 67 68 72 74 75
viii CONTENTS Chapter 4: Final Preparations/First Rehearsals Wednesday, April 28, 1824 The Final Week of Preparations: Friday, April 30 The Long-Awaited Agreement with Duport Saturday, May 1 Sunday, May 2—The First Rehearsal with Orchestra and Soloists The Ride Home and Dinner Chapter 5: Rehearsals and Confusion Monday, May 3, 1824—Tabbing the Scherzo Tuesday, May 4—Morning Tuesday, May 4—Afternoon and Evening Wednesday, May 5—Morning Wednesday, May 5—Afternoon Wednesday, May 5—Evening Thursday, May 6—Morning Thursday, May 6—Afternoon Thursday, May 6—Evening 76 76 79 80 82 87 90 95 95 97 101 107 110 113 114 115 118 Chapter 6: Premiere and Celebratory Dinner Friday, May 7, 1824—During the Day Friday, May 7—The Evening of the Akademie Unger and the Applause during the Scherzo The Symphony Resumes Saturday, May 8—The Day after the Akademie Sunday, May 9—The Day of the Dinner Home on the Evening of Sunday, May 9 Monday Morning, May 10—A New Day 120 120 122 126 128 131 134 141 142 Chapter 7: One More Time Monday, May 10, through Monday, May 17, 1824 Tuesday, May 18, and Wednesday, May 19 Thursday, May 20: Final Organization Begins Thursday, May 20: The Invitation to Carl Czerny Thursday, May 20: Late in the Day Friday, May 21 Saturday, May 22: At Home in the Morning Saturday, May 22: The General Rehearsal at the Grosser Redoutensaal Saturday, May 22: Midday Dinner Saturday, May 22: Later in the Day 144 144 148 152 153 156 157 160 161 162 164 Chapter 8: Second Premiere and Financial Reality 166 Sunday, May 23, 1824: The Second Akademie 166 Tuesday, May 25: Facing Financial
Reality 168 Epilogue: Thursday, May 27: Portrait of a Compassionate Composer 169
CONTENTS Appendix A: Anton Schindlers Acquaintance with Beethoven (March, 1814-May, 1824) 170 Appendix B: The Ludlamshöhle Petition, Late February, 1824 Appendix C: Viennas Principal Theaters and Halls in Beethovens Time Appendix D: Orchestral Personnel, Kärntnertor Theater, 1822/1824 Appendix E: Choral Personnel, Kärntnertor Theater, 1822/1824 Appendix F: Gesellschaft der Musikfreundes Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet, 1824 Appendix G: Schindlers Account of Beethovens Post-Akademie Dinner in the Prater 231 Bibliography Introduction to the Indices Index of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Index of Beethovens Other Compositions General Index ix 194 200 203 224 228 233 246 247 256 260 |
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