Jansons/So De B.Rundfunks - Mariss Jansons conducts: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Hollow pathos is not his thing. From an artist like Mariss Jansons, Friedrich Schiller�s ode An die Freude has a far deeper significance, which also fully encompasses the doubt and profound hope embodied in this text. And thus, in Jansons�s recording of the Ninth Symphony, the choral finale does not degenerate to a merely superficial jubilation, but rather becomes a delicately balanced, wisely developed drama. On October 27 2007, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks played Beethoven�s Ninth in the presence of the Pope in the Vatican. The recording of this memorable concert is now being released by BR-KLASSIK.