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Beethoven's 9th - Ode to Joy

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the world’s most popular symphony – Beethoven’s 9th – with a performance documentary culminating in the ecstatic “Ode to Joy” that everybody knows and loves. The live concert performance is prefaced with an engaging documentary about Beethoven's life, his struggle with deafness and the ultimate triumph of his greatest symphony.

Beethoven's 9th - Ode to Joy

1h 26m

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the world’s most popular symphony – Beethoven’s 9th – with a performance documentary culminating in the ecstatic “Ode to Joy” that everybody knows and loves. The live concert performance is prefaced with an engaging documentary about Beethoven's life, his struggle with deafness and the ultimate triumph of his greatest symphony.

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    Beethoven's 9th - Ode to Joy

    1h 26m

    Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the world’s most popular symphony – Beethoven’s 9th – with a performance documentary culminating in the ecstatic “Ode to Joy” that everybody knows and loves. The live concert performance is prefaced with an engaging documentary about Beethoven's life, his struggle with deafness and the ultimate triumph of his greatest symphony.

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