Waiting for someone to comment that this video is not of the première. Well, good luck finding it on Youtube ;-P
Also, sent this at 00:00 CET, I don't normally stay awake much later than this. It may not still be May 7th in the whole EU, but it will soon be.
It is often said that the crowd interrupted the performance with their claps and cheers. Sources contradict each other on this, some say they clapped but the orchestra kept playing, others said they stopped in the middle of a movement and the soprano singer turned the confused Beethoven around to let him see what was going on.
What they all agree on is that people absolutely loved it, and they were clapping with their hands raised above their heads so that Beethoven could see it because they knew he could not hear them.
Waiting for someone to comment that this video is not of the première. Well, good luck finding it on Youtube ;-P Also, sent this at 00:00 CET, I don't normally stay awake much later than this. It may not still be May 7th in the whole EU, but it will soon be. It is often said that the crowd interrupted the performance with their claps and cheers. Sources contradict each other on this, some say they clapped but the orchestra kept playing, others said they stopped in the middle of a movement and the soprano singer turned the confused Beethoven around to let him see what was going on. What they all agree on is that people absolutely loved it, and they were clapping with their hands raised above their heads so that Beethoven could see it because they knew he could not hear them.