Sarah Willis of the Berliner Philharmoniker on Beethoven s 9th Symphony

http://smarturl.it/Beethoven9-iPad This is a brief extract from Sarah Willis longer interview in the Beethoven 9 app (iPad version), where she comments on the famous theme of the final movement Further topics that Sarah Willis discusses in the app include the famous solo scale for the fourth horn in the 3rd movement, her favourite performances and the astonishing rush of Beethoven s musical ideas in his later life. The iPad edition of the Beethoven s 9th Symphony app is made up of: • Four legendary Deutsche Grammophon performances of Beethoven s 9th Symphony by Leonard Bernstein (including video), John Eliot Gardiner, Ferenc Fricsay and Herbert von Karajan. The Fricsay and Karajan performances are with the Berliner Philharmoniker. • The ability to switch instantly between recordings on-the-fly during playback • A typeset score, the original 1825 manuscript score and the mesmeric BeatMap synchronized to all performances • Specially commissioned text by David Owen Norris: including synchronized commentary, in-depth analysis and introduction • Extended video interviews with a dozen experts besides Sarah Willis, including Gustavo Dudamel, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Suzy Klein and other members of the Berliner Philharmoniker