Pronunciation for Beethoven 9 by Nils Neubert
​(singer and German diction teacher)

Seid umschlugen: "u" vowels are rounded and puckered, wer, dem, Erdenrund, der, wohnen (esp) are all LONG vowels, not like English "dare". Sternenzelt has the "ts" sound NOT "z". rounded/puckered vowel on "muss"

Freude: "Schone" is rounded/puckered, betreten, mode, werden, wo, Flügel are LONG vowels (listen esp. to werden, betreten, mode)

den, uberm, er, wohnen, are LONG vowels (esp. den, er, and ESP ESP wohnen). Sternenzelt has the "ts" sound NOT "z".. note the bright "ah" like "Ahnest" and rounded/puckered vowel on "muss"

Rounded/puckered vowel on "Küsse" and "und", reben, Tod, dem, gegeben, Cherub are LONG vowels

wer, Seele, dem, Erdenrund, wers, der are all long vowels

To practice as you wish