by Beethoven, Bernard Haitink, Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam · Polygram Records · CD · EAN 0028942054226
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«Symphony No. 9 “Choral Symphony”» is the Beethoven album conducted by Bernard Haitink, released in 1990 by Philips on CD.
The CD features Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in D minor, Op. 125, with a choral finale on Schiller's Ode to Joy. The Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Netherlands Radio Chorus, under the direction of Bernard Haitink, perform its four movements, from the opening Allegro ma non troppo to the final Presto with «O Freunde, nicht diese Töne».
Recording made at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in December 1987, with a total duration of 69:52 and catalogue number 420 542-2. Soloists: Lucia Popp, Carolyn Watkinson, Peter Schreier and Robert Holl.
For classical music listeners interested in Beethoven's Ninth and Bernard Haitink's conducting.
