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Collectible : Ode to Freedom: Bernstein Conducts Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Berlin
Ode to Freedom: Bernstein Conducts Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Berlinfrom: Deutsche Grammophon Release Date March 01, 1990 I know who let him conduct it! Those greedy DG music executives, that's who, hoping to make a quick killing with the release of this sludge of a performance. The fall of the Berlin Wall was an event of great significance and to commemorate the occasion, DG gets the most famous living conductor in the world to conduct one of the greatest and most famous works of music in history, Beethoven's 9th Symphony! They even changed the word joy to the word freedom in the finale! This had the makings of something truly special but unfortunately it falls short of even the most mediocre expectations. Herbert von Karajan died not too long before the Berlin Wall fell and if he was still alive, it would undoubtedly be Karajan conducting on this ... Read More: |
