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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony: the greatest recordings

Richard Osborne
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Richard Osborne traces the evolution of this great work over nearly a century of recordings

A 19th-century print depicting the premiere of the Ninth; and Schiller, author of the famous ode (Bridgeman Images)
A 19th-century print depicting the premiere of the Ninth; and Schiller, author of the famous ode (Bridgeman Images)

A 19th-century print depicting the premiere of the Ninth; and Schiller, author of the famous ode (Bridgeman Images)

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