Beethoven's 9th Symphony

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Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Daniel Barenboim's complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies reaches its climactic conclusion.

The ninth 'choral' symphony, with its passionate vision of human reconciliation, is performed at the Royal Albert Hall by the young musicians of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and an international quartet of soloists - Anna Samuil, Waltraud Meier, Peter Seiffert and René Pape.

Credits

Series Producer
Francesca Kemp
Choir
National Youth Choir of GB
Conductor
Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Presenter
Katie Derham
Performer
Anna Samuil
Performer
Waltraud Meier
Performer
Peter Seiffert
Performer
Rene Pape
Director
Jonathan Haswell

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