Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Abbado

Karita Mattila, Violeta Urmana, Thomas Moser & Eike Wilm-Schulte Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericsson Chamber Choir & Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' Recorded live at the Philharmonie Berlin, 2000

The DVD includes 26 mins introductory feature + full concert performance of the masterpiece! Ludwig van Beethoven’s ninth and last symphony is considered one of the highlights of symphonic music. Through using the human voice, Beethoven questions the effect of purely instrumental music, and he exerted a sustained influence on all generations of composers after him. The German Beethoven expert Wulf Konold explains the central characteristics of this exciting masterpiece. Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 26 mins (documentary) + 69 mins (performance) FSK: 0

Price: $25.98