Which famous US musician gave a concert in Berlin on Christmas Day in 1989 to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall and what was played?
Leonard Bernstein
On Christmas Day December 1989 Leonard Bernstein conducted Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony featuring an international cast in the Konzerthaus at Gendarmenmark, Berlin, following the historical fall of the Berlin Wall.
What conductor conducted a concert at the Berlin Wall in 1989 as the musicians from both East and West Germany?
On December 23, 1989, only a month and a half after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Leonard Bernstein led a concert in West Berlin. Two days later, on Christmas Day, he led an identical concert across the border, in what was previously East Germany.
Why did conductor Leonard Bernstein substitute the word Freiheit for Freude in the 1989 Berlin performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony?
Adding to the symbolism of the event was a change in the music itself: In the final movement, the word “Freiheit” (Freedom) was substituted for the word “Freude,” making it an ode to freedom rather than an ode to joy.
Who wrote Ode to Joy?
Ludwig van Beethoven
C F Von Schiller
Symphony No. 9/Lyricists
What form of music is symphony No 9?
Classical
The symphony was the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony. The words are sung during the final (4th) movement of the symphony by four vocal soloists and a chorus….Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
| Symphony No. 9 | |
|---|---|
| Key | D minor |
| Opus | 125 |
| Period | Classical (transitional) |
| Text | Friedrich Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” |
Was David Hasselhoff at the Berlin Wall?
On New Year’s Eve 1989, Hasselhoff hovered in a bucket crane over a crowd of thousands who had gathered to celebrate the collapse of the Berlin Wall. He had come there to sing his German pop hit, “Looking for Freedom.” He wasn’t expecting to become an enduring part of the city’s history.
Who is the artist of Ode freedom?
Beethoven
Bernstein’s legendary Beethoven performance “Ode to Freedom” (Symphony No.
Is Symphony No 9 polyphonic?
The four vocal soloists (soprano, alto, baritone and tenor) sing the second verse of the Schiller poem with the a-b-a phrases of the Ode to Joy, in polyphony.