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Beethoven: Symphony no. 9

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Introduction - Tempo: a personal preference (4:54)
Beethoven and Tempo: the miracle of the metronome (6:31)
The Case of the Ninth: history of past performances (12:15)
The Purpose of This Recording: a glimpse through different glasses (2:54)
Least Controversial Points: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th movements (24:21)
More Controversial Points: 1st movement (13:38)
The Adagio: what, exactly, constitutes a "slow" tempo? (29:25)
Most Controversial Points: the fourth movement (8:04)
Extremely Controversial Points & Explanations (1): March and Double Fugue (22:29)
Extremely Controversial Points & Explanations (2): Scherzo, Trio, and Prestissimo (27:14)
Closing Thoughts: the ongoing exploration of a masterpiece (24:21)

“I believe in his meticulously recorded indications, lie the truth, the beauty and the power of Beethoven’s message.”

— Benjamin Zander

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