Ode to Freedom: Bernstein in Berlin: Beethoven Symphony no. 9

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Leonard Bernstein

Ode to Freedom: Bernstein in Berlin: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 is a live album of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, released in 1989. The work exemplifies Beethoven's late style, bridging Classical and Romantic idioms with expansive orchestral and choral forces that culminate in a dramatic choral finale, and the Berlin performance is associated with late-20th-century political events, providing historical context within interpretations of the composer's final completed symphony.

Ode to Freedom: Bernstein in Berlin: Beethoven Symphony no. 9 by Beethoven - album cover

First released: 1990

Classical

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Symphonie Nr. 9 d-moll, op. 125: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
18:04
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Symphonie Nr. 9 d-moll, op. 125: II. Molto vivace
10:44
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Symphonie Nr. 9 d-moll, op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile
20:14
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Symphonie Nr. 9 d-moll, op. 125: IV. Presto - Allegro assai
28:57