Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 op. 125 - First Movement (Part 1 of 2) Period Instruments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg5vABFHgpU&fmt=22 for HIGH DEFINITION STEREO SOUND. The first movement (Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso) of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, a 1987 Digital recording on Period Instruments by The London Classical Players conducted by Sir Roger Norrington. (This video Part 1 of 2)

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Classical music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, his great Mass the Missa solemnis, and one opera, Fidelio.

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