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
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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...
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony (1970) was directed by Humphrey Burton. The film is a Music production with a runtime of 1h 18m.
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony runs 1h 18m (78 minutes total). Genre: Music.
