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Symphony No. 9 Choral

Ludwig van Beethoven, 1822–24

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Berliner Philharmoniker orchestra
Nicolai Gedda tenor
André Cluytens conductor
Gré Brouwenstijn soprano
Kerstin Meyer contralto
Frederick Guthrie bass
EMI19571h 12m
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Otto Klemperer conductor
Christa Ludwig mezzo-soprano
Philharmonia orchestra
Waldemar Kmentt tenor
Hans Hotter bass
Aase Nordmo Løvberg soprano
EMI19571h 12m
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Berliner Philharmoniker orchestra
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau baritone
Ernst Haefliger tenor
Ferenc Fricsay conductor
Irmgard Seefried soprano
Maureen Forrester contralto
Deutsche Grammophon19581h 9m
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Bruno Walter conductor
Columbia Symphony orchestra
Emilia Cundari soprano
Nell Rankin mezzo-soprano
Albert da Costa tenor
William Wilderman baritone
Columbia19591h 11m
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London Symphony orchestra
Elisabeth Söderström soprano
Pierre Monteux conductor
Jon Vickers tenor
David Ward bass
London Bach choir
Decca19621h 8m
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Czech Philharmonic orchestra
Paul Kletzki conductor
Ingeborg Wenglor soprano
Annelis Burmeister mezzo-soprano
Martin Ritzmann tenor
Rolf Kühne bass
Supraphon19641h 7m
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Wiener Philharmoniker orchestra
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt conductor
Joan Sutherland soprano
Marilyn Horne contralto
James King tenor
Martti Talvela bass
Decca19651h 8m
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Pittsburgh Symphony orchestra
William Steinberg conductor
Ella Lee soprano
Joanna Simon mezzo-soprano
Thomas Paul bass
Richard Knees tenor
Deutsche Grammophon19661h 9m
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Royal Concertgebouw orchestra
Eugen Jochum conductor
Liselotte Rebmann soprano
Anna Reynolds mezzo-soprano
Anton de Ridder tenor
Gerd Feldhoff bass
Decca19691h 8m
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Berliner Philharmoniker orchestra
Herbert von Karajan conductor
Peter Schreier tenor
José van Dam bass
Agnes Baltsa mezzo-soprano
Anna Tomowa-Sintow soprano
Deutsche Grammophon19761h 6m
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Leonard Bernstein conductor
Wiener Philharmoniker orchestra
Gwyneth Jones soprano
Kurt Moll bass
René Kollo tenor
Hanna Schwarz contralto
Deutsche Grammophon19791h 11m
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Staatskapelle Dresden orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt conductor
Marga Schiml alto
Peter Schreier tenor
Theo Adam bass
Helena Doese soprano
Brilliant1979–801h 12m
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Chicago Symphony orchestra
Georg Solti conductor
Hans Sotin bass
Jessye Norman soprano
Reinhild Runkel contralto
Robert Schunk tenor
Decca19861h 5m
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Günter Wand conductor
NDR Sinfonieorchester orchestra
Edith Wiens soprano
Hildegard Hartwig alto
Keith Lewis tenor
Roland Hermann bass
RCA Red Seal19861h 6m
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Chamber Orchestra of Europe orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt conductor
Charlotte Margiono soprano
Birgit Remmert contralto
Robert Holl bass
Rudolf Schasching tenor
Teldec19911h 7m
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Peter Maag conductor
Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto orchestra
Friedman Kunder bass
Amanda Halgrimson soprano
Ruthild Engert-Ely mezzo-soprano
Zeger Vandersteene tenor
Arts19941h 12m
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Soile Isokoski soprano
Staatskapelle Berlin orchestra
Daniel Barenboim conductor
René Pape bass
Rosemarie Lang contralto
Robert Gambill tenor
Teldec19991h 16m
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Michael Gielen conductor
Hanno Müller-Brachmann baritone
Glenn Winslade tenor
Yvonne Naef alto
SWR Symphony orchestra
Renata Behele soprano
Hänssler1997–20001h 5m
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Roger Norrington conductor
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR orchestra
Kamilla Nylund soprano
Iris Vermillion alto
Jonas Kaufmann tenor
Franz-Josef Selig bass
SWR Music20021h 3m
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Stanisław Skrowaczewski conductor
Saarbrücken Radio Symphony orchestra
Annette Dasch soprano
Daniela Sindram mezzo-soprano
Christian Elsner tenor
Georg Zeppenfeld bass
Oehms20061h 10m
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Riccardo Chailly conductor
Robert Dean Smith tenor
Gewandhaus orchestra
Hanno Müller-Brachmann baritone
Katerina Beranova soprano
Lilli Paasikivi mezzo-soprano
Decca20081h 3m
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Jan Willem de Vriend conductor
Netherlands Symphony orchestra
Annemarie Kremer soprano
Wilke te Brummelstroete alto
Marcel Reijans tenor
Geert Smits baritone
Challenge20111h 3m
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Laura Aikin soprano
Michaela Selinger mezzo-soprano
José Antonio López baritone
Steve Davislim tenor
Martin Haselböck conductor
Wiener Akademie orchestra
Alpha20151h 6m
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Herbert Blomstedt conductor
Christian Elsner tenor
Simona Šaturová soprano
Mihoko Fujimura alto
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig orchestra
Christian Gerhaher baritone
Accentus20151h 5m
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Pittsburgh Symphony orchestra
Manfred Honeck conductor
Christina Landshamer soprano
Werner Güra tenor
Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo-soprano
Shenyang bass-baritone
Reference20191h 3m
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Ádám Fischer conductor
Danish Chamber orchestra
Sara Swietlicki soprano
Morten Grove Frandsen countertenor
Ilker Arcayürek tenor
Lars Møller baritone
Naxos2016–191h 3m
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Le Concert des Nations orchestra
Jordi Savall conductor
Sara Gouzy soprano
Laila Salome Fischer mezzo-soprano
Mingjie Lei tenor
Manuel Walser baritone
AliaVox20211h 1m
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