
Beethoven 9 x 9th Symphony
Is there a more iconic work than Beethoven’s 9th Symphony? Composed between 1822 and 1824, it is one of the most performed symphonies in the world and many critics regard it as Beethoven’s greatest work. In celebration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary we offer a nine DVD box set featuring nine legendary performances of this masterpiece, including much-lauded recordings such as Leonard Bernsteins “Ode to Freedom” concert in celebration of the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Europakonzert 2000 under the baton of Claudio Abbado.
DVD 1: Jascha Horenstein, RTF National Orchestra (1963)
DVD 2: Otto Klemperer, New Philharmonic Orchestra (1964)
DVD 3: Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker (1977)
DVD 4: Leonard Bernstein, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Members of Staatskapelle Dresden, Orchestra of the Kirov Theatre, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris (1989 „Ode to Freedom“)
DVD 5: Michael Gielen, SWR Sinfonieorchester (1999)
DVD 6: Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker (2000)
DVD 7: Daniel Barenboim, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (2006)
DVD 8: Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (2014)
DVD 9: Fabio Luisi, Danish National Symphony Orchestra (2019)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125