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Simon Rattle talks about Beethoven’s symphonies Simon Rattle conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
It’s a moving moment in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and in the history of music overall: when the instruments audibly struggle for the right expression in the Finale, fail – and the jubilant singing of human voices is needed to convey Beethoven’s marvellous vision of a humane, joyful world. With this concert, Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker wrap up their interpretation of all the Beethoven symphonies.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle
Annette Dasch
Eva Vogel
Christian Elsner
Dimitry Ivashchenko
Rundfunkchor Berlin
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