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Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

2001

Music

31m
January 1, 2001

Overview

Symphony No. 8 is as different musically from the Seventh Symphony as it is close in time since it was finished only five months later. It appears to be caught between the Dionysian scale of the Seventh Symphony and the titanic universality of the Ninth Symphony. The carefree nature of the "little symphony", as the composer called it himself, should not make one forget its welcome smile.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 2001
Original language: English
Production: EuroArts
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded