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I have Toscanini's version of the 9th in my mp3 collection(don't ask— but completely legal, I tell you). I cannot understand a word of the lyrics, which is compounded by the 'interesting' pronunciation of German. Hence, I ask for Beethoven's 9th in an alphabet completely devoid of the possibility of such irregularities: that is, the IPA.


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Good luck.

Some musical scores may offer pronunciation of the Schiller ode, or you might find a recording of it recited (no music). What's "interesting" about the Toscanini version? What nationality is the chorus? (I'm assuming it's the NBC Orchestra...)

There is a standard English translation if all you want to know is what the words mean.

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http://www.bsherman.org/ninth.html

I know what the words mean. The article waxes lyric about tempo in the Symphony, and then praises Toscanini's recording. There's a lot of other similar sites out there. He says the 1938 recording is as good, if not better, but I prefer to take the word of Toscanini himself; he didn't approve the 1938 version.

I'll try to get a score, then.


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Not a translation: a simple changing of the alphabet.


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depends on what German you talk to, I would say.


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Well, then, I wish to speak to a phonetician German.


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perhaps find a recording by a reputable German group?


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Absolutely.


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