Abbado: Beethoven – Symphonie no.9 (96/24, DVD-A, FLAC)

Performer: Violeta Urmana, Karita Mattila, Thomas Moser
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
DVD Audio
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Size: 984 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”), Op. 125 1. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Claudio Abbado

Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”), Op. 125 2. Molto vivace – Presto
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Claudio Abbado

Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”), Op. 125 3. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Claudio Abbado

Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”), Op. 125 4. Presto – Allegro assai
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Claudio Abbado

Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”), Op. 125 4. …Presto – “O Freunde, nicht diese Tönel” – Allegro assai – Allegro assai vivace (alla Marcia) – Andante maestoso – Adagio ma non
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
with Thomas Quasthoff, Violeta Urmana, Thomas Moser, Karita Mattila
Conducted by Claudio Abbado

One critic wrote that the string playing in this performance is one of the wonders of the modern world and hearing it it is difficult to disagree. This is simply one of the greatest performances ever put on record and even more remarkable because it was recorded live. The fact that Karajan allowed a live performance to be released in competition with a studio performance he had recorded a year before shows that he thought there is something special about it. Of course there are other ways of conducting presymphony that this is an outstanding example of Karajan’s genius.