Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

To play Beethoven's music is to give oneself over completely to the child-spirit which lived in that grim, awkward, violent man. Without that utter submission it is impossible to play the Adagio of the Ninth. Or, Heaven knows, the first movement. And the Finale? Most of all! It is simply unplayable unless we go all the way with him, as he cries out "Brüder!" - Leonard Bernstein

Top Cast

Plácido Domingo

As Self / Tenor

Gwyneth Jones

As Self / Soprano

Martti Talvela

As Self / Bass-Baritone

Shirley Verrett

As Self / Mezzo-Soprano

Leonard Bernstein

As Self / Conductor

Michael Wager

As Self / Off-screen Announcer

Vienna Philharmonic

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