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| Composer | Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1813 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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DortmundBBC Philharmonic Orchestra – Beethoven 7. Sinfonie
Ligeti, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Anja Bihlmaier; Pablo Ferrández
HerfordAleksandar Madžar / Jonathan Bloxham
Allevi, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven
North West German Philharmonic; Jonathan Bloxham; Aleksandar Madžar
BarcelonaBeethoven's Seventh
Gerhard, Chopin, Beethoven
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia; Ludovic Morlot; Jan Lisiecki
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At Dvořák’s Prague, unexpected pleasures from the Tonhalle Zürich
Conductor Paavo Järvi and soloist Josef Špaček team up for fresh takes on familiar warhorses.
Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra with Lise Davidsen in New York
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra provide darkness with the suite from a new opera about Crimea, then balm with Four Last Songs, wonderfully sung by Lise Davidsen. High-speed Beethoven follows.
Airborne: Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil fly at the BBC Proms
Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic achieve lift-off in Beethoven – just – but miss the landing in Gabriela Ortiz's political drama.
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StockholmBeethoven's Symphony no. 7
Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A major, Op.92
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Jean-Christophe Spinosi
VersaillesSymphonie n°7 "Apothéose de la Danse"
Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A major, Op.92
Les Siècles; François-Xavier Roth
LondonChineke! and Tai Murray
Coleridge-Taylor, Bruch, Beethoven
Chineke! Orchestra; Fawzi Haimor; Tai Murray
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