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Celebrate Beethoven’s 250th anniversary with this luxury 9 DVD box set offering more than 11 hours of finest music. Symphony No. 9 is Beethoven’s final complete symphony, composed between 1822 and 1824. It is one of the most performed symphonies in the world and is regarded by many critics as Beethoven's greatest work. This special box set contains Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in nine legendary performances and allows to explore nine different approaches to this masterpiece.
1. Jascha Horenstein, RTF National Orchestra (1963) – first movement is missing
2. Otto Klemperer, New Philharmonia Orchestra (1964)
3. Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker (1977)
4. Leonard Bernstein,
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Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Members of Staatskapelle Dresden, Orchestra of the Kirov Theatre,
London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris (1989 „Ode to Freedom“)
5. Michael Gielen, SWR Sinfonieorchester (1999)
6. Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker (2000)
7. Daniel Barenboim, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (2006)
8. Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (2014)
9. Fabio Luisi, Danish National Symphony Orchestra (2019)
This DVD edition includes legendary recordings such as Bernstein’s “Ode to Freedom” concert to celebrate the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Europakonzert 2000 under the baton of Claudio Abbado Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Jascha Horenstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:
French Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria
Notes: First movement is missing.
2.
Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Otto Klemperer
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1964
3.
Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1977
5.
Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Michael Gielen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
SWR Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1999
6.
Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 2000
7.
Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra/Ensemble:
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 2006
8.
Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 2014
9.
Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Fabio Luisi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 2019
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