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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

2001 · 1h 9m · Music

With the Fifth Symphony, the Symphony No. 9 is the most famous piece. Its unusual length, the adjunction of soloists and of choruses, the choice of the Ode to Joy by Schiller, all of this concurs to its fame. The Ninth Symphony is a "Big Bang" in symphonic terms. A grandiose apotheosis, sublimating all of Beethoven's work by being the most universal and immediately understood piece ever written.

Claudio Abbado

Self - Conductor

Berlin Philharmonic

Self - Orchestra

Release date

January 1, 2001

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 9m

Genres

Music