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| Composer | Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1813 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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SofiaShostakovich & Beethoven
Shostakovich, Beethoven
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra; José María Moreno Valiente; Andrey Baranov
SingaporeLio Kuokman & Paul Huang - Dvořák and Beethoven 7
Chin, Dvořák, Beethoven
Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Lio Kuokman; Paul Huang
Frankfurt am MainCoriolan
Beethoven, Sibelius
Frankfurt Radio Symphony; Eva Ollikainen; Clara-Jumi Kang
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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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