Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
Apr 28, 2024 | IMDB 6
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Can a work of art remain relevant 200 years after its creation? Ludwig van Beethoven’s last completed symphony proves it’s possible.
Documentary, Music
Can a work of art remain relevant 200 years after its creation? Ludwig van Beethoven’s last completed symphony proves it’s possible.
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The Strauss Fantasy
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Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter
The Other Song
Swan Lake
The Reich's Orchestra
House of Ricordi
Beethoven na Slovensku
At the Haunted End of the Day
Handel and His Music
Disruptor Conductor
Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor
Conduction
The Language Of The New Music
Appalachian Journey Live In Concert
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years
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Not Mozart: Letters, Riddles and Writs
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