Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonie No. 9 (2000/2003) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

On this fantastic, critically acclaimed recording of Beethovens’ greatest masterpiece, Claudio Abbado leads the Berlin Philharmonic through a performance of such nuance, such tumultuous emotion, that it’s difficult to imagine there’s a better way to hear this massively influential piece of music. Abbado is widely considered to be one of the most virtuosic and important conductors of the 20th and 21st centuries: in addition to winning two Grammy Awards, he holds four honorary doctorates, the Imperial Prize of Japan, and the French Legion of Honour among many other honors. Add that to one of the world’s premiere orchestras performing one of the most important compositions of all time, and a stunning high resolution audio recording, and you have an absolutely essential addition to your music collection.

Claudio Abbado is one of those rare conductors who seem to get more youthful and enquiring with age, while at the same time his music-making takes on an ever greater profundity. – Daily Telegraph, London

Tracklist:

01 - Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
02 - Molto vivace
03 - Adagio molto e cantabile
04 - Presto: Allegro assai
05 - Presto: "O Freunde nicht diese Töne"

Recorded in April 2000 at Philharmonie, Großer Saal, Berlin.

Performers
Karita Mattila - Soprano
Violeta Urmana - Mezzo-Soprano
Thomas Moser - Tenor
Thomas Quasthoff - Bass

Swedish Radio Choir
Ericson Chamber Choir
Berliner Philharmoniker Orchestra
Conducted by Claudio Abbado


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