Beethoven - Symphonies 5, 6, 7, 8 / Triple Concerto (Accentus Music, 3 DVDs)

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With his former orchestra, of which he has been Conductor Laureate since 2005 and with whom he enjoys a close friendship, he achieves a gripping interpretation of these monumental works. No moreso than in Beethoven's Ninth. Under the direction of Blomstedt, together with his excellent musicians, the choirs, and an outstanding quartet of soloists led by the magnificent voice of Christian Gerhaher, the utopia of global freedom and humanity in Friedrich Schillers 'Ode to Joy', penned in Leipzig in 1785, grows to overwhelming dimensions.