Editing Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) (section)

==Notable performances and recordings==
The [[British première of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9|British première of the symphony]] was presented on 21 March 1825 by its commissioners, the [[Philharmonic Society of London]], at its [[Argyll Rooms]] conducted by [[George Thomas Smart|Sir George Smart]] and with the choral part sung in Italian. The American première was presented on 20 May 1846 by the newly formed [[New York Philharmonic]] at [[Castle Garden]] (in an attempt to raise funds for a new concert hall), conducted by the English-born [[George Loder]], with the choral part translated into English for the first time.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Keller|first=James M.|title=Notes on the Program|work=New York Philharmonic|url=https://nyphil.org/~/media/pdfs/program-notes/1819/Beethoven-Allegro-con-brio-from-Symphony-No-5.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://nyphil.org/~/media/pdfs/program-notes/1819/Beethoven-Allegro-con-brio-from-Symphony-No-5.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Leopold Stokowski]]'s 1934 [[Philadelphia Orchestra]]<ref>"Stokowski conducts Beethoven : Symphony no. 9 ('Choral')", recorded April 30, 1934. {{OCLC|32939031}}</ref> and 1941 [[NBC Symphony Orchestra]] recordings also used English lyrics in the fourth movement.<ref>"NBC Symphony Orchestra. 1941-11-11: Symphony no. 9, in D minor, op. 125 (Choral)", NBC broadcast from Cosmopolitan Opera House (City Center). {{OCLC|53462096}}</ref>

[[Richard Wagner]] inaugurated his [[Bayreuth Festspielhaus]] by conducting the Ninth; since then it is traditional to open each [[Bayreuth Festival]] with a performance of the Ninth. Following the festival's temporary suspension after [[World War II]], [[Wilhelm Furtwängler]] and the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra reinaugurated it with a performance of the Ninth.<ref name="PhilBeet">{{cite web
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[[Leonard Bernstein]] conducted a version of the Ninth Symphony at the [[Konzerthaus Berlin]] with {{Lang|de|Freiheit}} (Freedom) replacing {{Lang|de|Freude}} (Joy), to celebrate the [[fall of the Berlin Wall]] during Christmas of 1989.{{sfn|Makell|2002|p=98}} This concert was performed by an orchestra and chorus made up of many nationalities: from [[German Democratic Republic|East]] and [[West Germany]], the [[Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra]] and Chorus, the Chorus of the [[Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (East Berlin)|Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra]], and members of the [[Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden]], the Philharmonischer Kinderchor Dresden (Philharmonic Children's Choir Dresden); from the Soviet Union, members of the orchestra of the [[Kirov Theatre]]; from the United Kingdom, members of the [[London Symphony Orchestra]]; from the US, members of the [[New York Philharmonic]]; and from France, members of the [[Orchestre de Paris]]. Soloists were [[June Anderson]], soprano, [[Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano)|Sarah Walker]], mezzo-soprano, [[Klaus König]], tenor, and [[Jan-Hendrik Rootering]], bass.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=2072038 |title=Ode To Freedom – Beethoven: Symphony No. 9|access-date=26 November 2006 |author=Naxos |author-link=Naxos Records |year=2006 |work=Naxos.com Classical Music Catalogue}}</ref> Bernstein conducted the Ninth Symphony one last time with soloists [[Lucia Popp]], soprano, [[Ute Trekel-Burckhardt]], contralto, [[Wiesław Ochman]], tenor, and {{ill|Sergej Kopčák|qid=Q95491288}}, bass, at the [[Prague Spring Festival]]<ref>{{YouTube|id=bip4uUZhrPM|time=14m20s|title=Symphony No. 9, Leonard Bernstein at Prague Spring 1990}}</ref> with the [[Czech Philharmonic]] and {{ill|Prague Philharmonic Choir|cs|Pražský filharmonický sbor|de|Prager Philharmonischer Chor}} in June 1990; he died four months later in October of the same year.

In 1998, Japanese conductor [[Seiji Ozawa]] conducted the fourth movement for the [[1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony]], with six different choirs simultaneously singing from Japan, Germany, South Africa, China, the United States, and Australia.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Strom |first=Stephanie|author-link=Stephanie Strom|date=1998-02-07 |title=The XVIII Winter Games: Opening Ceremonies; The Latest Sport? After a Worldwide Effort, Synchronized Singing Gets In |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/07/sports/xviii-winter-games-opening-ceremonies-latest-sport-after-worldwide-effort.html |access-date=2025-03-25|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

In 1923, the first complete recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was made by the [[acoustic recording]] process and conducted by [[Bruno Seidler-Winkler]]. The recording was issued by [[Deutsche Grammophon]] in Germany; the records were issued in the United States on the [[Vocalion Records|Vocalion]] label. The first electrical recording of the Ninth was recorded in England in 1926, with [[Felix Weingartner]] conducting the [[London Symphony Orchestra]], issued by [[Columbia Graphophone Company|Columbia Records]]. The first complete American recording was made by [[RCA Victor]] in 1934 with [[Leopold Stokowski]] conducting the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]]. Since the late 20th century, the Ninth has been recorded regularly by [[Historically informed performance|period performers]], including [[Roger Norrington]], [[Christopher Hogwood]], and Sir [[John Eliot Gardiner]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

The BBC Proms Youth Choir performed the piece alongside [[Georg Solti]]'s UNESCO World Orchestra for Peace at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] during the 2018 [[The Proms|Proms]] at Prom 9, titled "War & Peace" as a commemoration to the centenary of the end of [[World War I|World War One]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prom 9: War & Peace|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/emrz3d|access-date=2022-02-19|website=BBC Music Events|language=en}}</ref>

At 79 minutes, one of the longest Ninths recorded is [[Karl Böhm]]'s, conducting the [[Vienna Philharmonic]] in 1981 with [[Jessye Norman]] and [[Plácido Domingo]] among the soloists.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gronow |first1=Pekka |last2=Saunio |first2=Ilpo |title=International History of the Recording Industry |date=26 July 1999 |publisher=A&C Black |location=London |isbn=978-0-3047-0590-0 |page=195 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=paPRxPJ7jjEC&q=Karl+Böhm+9th+symphony+70+minutes&pg=PA195}}</ref>