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Beethoven explored by BBC Phil and Juanjo Mena in Fourth and Ninth symphonies

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Reviewed at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on 27 September 2014
Beethoven, Symphony no. 4 in B flat major, Op.60
Beethoven, Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125
Juanjo Mena, Conductor
Rebecca Evans, Soprano
Andrew Kennedy, Tenor
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