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| Composer | Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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BudapestBach / Messiaen / Ligeti / Beethoven // Kodály Choir / Keller
Bach, Messiaen, Ligeti, Beethoven
Concerto Budapest; András Keller; Debrecen Kodály Choir; Zoltán Kocsis-Holper
LondonBeethoven Nine | Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
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Beethoven
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra; Marios Papadopoulos; Anna Avramidou; Zoe Nicolaidou; Shakira Tsindos; Sotiris Charalampous
EdinburghSeason Finale: Ode to Joy
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Mendelssohn, MacMillan, Beethoven
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Patrick Hahn; Eleanor Dennis; Karen Cargill; Joshua Ellicott; Andrew Hamilton
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Jaap van Zweden tests Beethoven 9 in Seoul
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At the Seoul Arts Center, Jaap van Zweden treats Beethoven’s disputed metronome marks less as provocation than instruction, trading bloom for voltage in a driven Beethoven Ninth Symphony.
Pichon crafts inventive Beethoven program with Orchestra of St Luke's
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The French conductor pairs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with several of the composer’s more obscure miniatures, performed alongside thematically related poetry.
As usual, Beethoven ushers out the BSO season at Tanglewood
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The season-ending performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony loses its intended conductor but remains enjoyable, if somewhat under-rehearsed.
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MunichBernard Haitink conducts Beethoven
Beethoven
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bernard Haitink; Bavarian Radio Choir; Gerald Finley; Mark Padmore; Gerhild Romberger
AmsterdamSunday Morning Concerts: Beethoven
Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); Markus Stenz; Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Aga Mikolaj; Kristina Hammarström; Zoltán Nyári
LeipzigHerbert Blomstedt | Gewandhausorchester
Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Herbert Blomstedt; Simona Šaturová; Mihoko Fujimura; Christian Elsner; Christian Gerhaher
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Bachtrack top ten: Ludwig van Beethoven
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Beethoven's achievements were huge; he composed the greatest symphony cycle ever, as well as string quartets, piano sonatas and concertos which all broke new ground.
Beethoven 250: Riccardo Chailly on the nine symphonies
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The Italian maestro reflects on his relationship with Beethoven's epic symphonic cycle, from performances with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig to his Milanese Filarmonica della Scala.
Interpreting Joy: a guide to Beethoven’s Ninth
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We look at the changing fortunes of Beethoven’s “Choral” Symphony.