Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral” by Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony, composed 1822. 1,912 recordings in this catalogue.
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Grand piano · 88 keys
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: Ode to Joy
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Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra · 174 rec
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Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra · 138 rec
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Conductor · 118 rec
Herbert von Karajan
Conductor · 116 rec

London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra · 93 rec

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra · 88 rec

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Orchestra · 73 rec
Raymond Leppard
Conductor · 56 rec
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Period-instrument
John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: Adagio molto e cantabile
Archiv Produktion
John Eliot Gardiner leads a period-instrument recording of the Ninth.
Historic
Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berlin Philharmonic
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: II. Molto vivace
His Master’s Voice
Wilhelm Furtwängler's historic recording of the Ninth.
Recent
Kirill Petrenko, Berlin Philharmonic
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile
Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings
Kirill Petrenko conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in the Ninth.
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