Beethoven: IX. Symphonie (studio album)
by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker

Beethoven: IX. Symphonie by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker
Year: 1963
Overall rank: 4,042nd   
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 77 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1963 (18th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (344th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,042nd)

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Beethoven: IX. Symphonie is ranked as the best album by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker.

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Beethoven: IX. Symphonie rankings

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Overall rank: 4,042nd | 1960s rank: 344th | 1963 rank: 18th

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From 08/18/2022 22:49 | #288657
Brilliant composer and an absolute genius.
But one thing you learn in life, when you spend most of it listening carefully to music, is that no one can create a row of symphonies without some of them being more interesting than others :)
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A great symphony!
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One of Beethoven's Best!
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From 02/21/2018 04:08 | #209038
Great Symphonies and Karajan is a good conductor, but Beethoven is also overrated. There is simply better classical music out there than Beethoven 9. Start Looking!
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