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Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony (1970)

To play Beethoven's music is to give oneself over completely to the child-spirit which lived in that grim, awkward, violent man. Without that utter submission it is impossible to play the Adagio of the Ninth. Or, Heaven knows, the first movement. And the Finale? Most of all! It is simply unplayable unless we go all the way with him, as he cries out "Brüder!" - Leonard Bernstein

  • Music

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Plácido DomingoPlácido DomingoSelf / Tenor
  • Photo of Gwyneth JonesGwyneth JonesSelf / Soprano
  • Photo of Martti TalvelaMartti TalvelaSelf / Bass-Baritone
  • Photo of Shirley VerrettShirley VerrettSelf / Mezzo-Soprano
  • Photo of Leonard BernsteinLeonard BernsteinSelf / Conductor
  • Photo of Michael WagerMichael WagerSelf / Off-screen Announcer
  • Photo of Wiener PhilharmonikerWiener Philharmoniker

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