kcandaele

I'm curious from looking at the discussion of the 9th choral section, what is it that constitutes a stellar performance of the piece? I'm doing a film about Beethoven's 9th called Following The Ninth: In The Footsteps of Beethoven's Final Symphony, and have heard the symphony many times all over the world. In Japan it is often performed with 10,000 people, and the people who sing it practice for six months, and going from Japanese to German is not easy, so they tell me. I'm also still looking for interesting stories involving the 9th, from any part of the globe. Thanks for any observations and comments. kerry candaele venice, ca kcandaele@gmail.com