Beethoven: Introducing Symphony No. 9

Beethoven: Introducing Symphony No. 9

An exceptionally good introduction to the Choral Symphony, succinctly providing insight into the music and a sense of how it confounded the expectations of Beethoven’s contemporaries. Christopher Dingle
 

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Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:37 pm

COMPOSERS: Beethoven
LABELS: EuroArts
WORKS: Symphony No. 9
PERFORMER: Wulf Konold (commentary); Soloists and choirs, Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado (documentary and performance)
CATALOGUE NO: EuroArts 2056128



An exceptionally good introduction to the Choral Symphony, succinctly providing insight into the music and a sense of how it confounded the expectations of Beethoven’s contemporaries. Christopher Dingle

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