| Edition |
Library ed. |
| Description |
8 audio discs (9 hr., 27 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
092700 |
| Note |
Subtitle from container. |
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Unabridged. |
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Compact discs. |
| Performer |
Read by Patrick Egan. |
| Summary |
"The Ninth Symphony, a symbol of freedom and joy, was Beethoven's mightiest attempt to help humanity find its way from darkness to light, from chaos to peace. Yet the work was born in a repressive era. Ironically, the premiere of this hymn to universal brotherhood took place in Vienna, the capital of a nation that Metternich was turning into the first modern police state. The Ninth's unveiling, on May 7, 1824, was the most significant artistic event of the year, and the work remains one of the most precedent-shattering and influential compositions in the history of music. But in The Ninth, eminent music historian Harvey Sachs demonstrates that Beethoven was not alone in his discontent with the state of the world"--Container. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Symphonies, no. 9, op. 125, D minor.
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Music -- Social aspects -- Europe -- History -- 19th century.
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Music -- Political aspects -- Europe -- History -- 19th century.
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Music -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Romanticism in music.
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| Genre/Form |
Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Egan, Patrick (Screenwriter). Narrator.
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| ISBN |
9780307715708 |
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0307715701 |
| Music No. |
8237-CD Books on Tape |
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