Blu-Ray Video
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Kinshasa Symphony
The awarded film about a symphony orchestra in the Congo
Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste, Armand Diangienda
it's the 'Ode to Joy' that drives the film forward as singers and musicians sweat to master Beethoven's great clamour. Beyond that, we see the people's lives, their city and their country -... — More…
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Beethoven Symphony No. 9: Ode to Freedom
Venceslava Hruba-Freiberger, Doris Soffel, James Wagner, Gwynne Howell
Gewandhaus Chorus and Orchestra, Kurt Masur
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4-6
and Documentaries about each Symphony
Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
The performances, the Vienna Philharmonic on top form, can't help sounding wonderful...oddly, it is the discussions that are the most enjoyable elements in this ambitious set. — More…
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It’s fascinating viewing, by turns enchanting and disquieting, but you might, as I did, find your eye simply being drawn back to Goerne. He sings the cycle now with a new and powerful tragic... — More…
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7-9
and documentaries about each Symphony
Annette Dasch (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (alto), Piotr Beczala (tenor) & Georg Zeppenfeld (bass)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
The performances, the Vienna Philharmonic on top form, can't help sounding wonderful...oddly, it is the discussions that are the most enjoyable elements in this ambitious set. — More…
