Credits:

Karl Bohm (conductor), Leopold Hager (conductor)

Description:

Beethoven's lifetime masterpiece "Ninth," which expresses his holistic philosophy in music, is an innovative symphony with solo and choral singing of Schiller's ode "On Joy" in the last movement. Böhm at the peak of his career led the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and an ideal singing ensemble in a performance of extremely high perfection, strongly impressing the audience with his masterly style. This is one of the most standardized and masterful performances of the "Ninth" among the many "Ninth" symphonies.