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

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

Music

1h 9m

January 1, 2001 (24 years ago)

Overview

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Claudio Abbado

Claudio Abbado

Self - Conductor

Birthday: June 26, 1933

67 January 20, 2014 (80)
Berlin Philharmonic

Berlin Philharmonic

Self - Orchestra

Birthday: -

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