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Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19

1. Allegro con brio

2. Adagio

3. Rondo : Molto allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125

1. Allegro ma non troppo

2. Molto vivace

3. Adagio molto e cantabile

4. Presto

The 2000 Berliner Philharmoniker Europakonzert in Berlin

With Claudio Abbado and Mikhail Pletnev

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Cast

Mikhail Pletnev — Pianist

Karita Mattila — Soprano

Violeta Urmana — Soprano

Thomas Moser — Tenor

Eike Wilm Schulte — Baritone

Swedish Radio Choir

Program notes

The prestigious Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Claudio Abbado for a concert dedicated to Beethoven.

Claudio Abbado conducts two emblematic works composed by Beethoven in the breathtaking Berliner Philharmonie concert hall. The Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19 with the Russian pianist Mikhail Pletnev whose dazzling technique adding to a delicate sensitivity merges instinct and intellectual rigour, and the Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 with the exceptional soloists Karita Mattila, Violeta Urmana, Thomas Moser and Eike Wilm Schulte.

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