Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

This title was released for the first time in 1999 and was one of the first to use Jonathan del Mar's edition in which textual errors and ambiguities are corrected. 'The result is a revelation in terms of clarity and in its extraordinary feat of propelling the listener back to 1824 to hear this revolutionary symphony with something like the ears of its first audience....Best of all is the dramatic finale in which Philippe Herreweghe obtains an ideal balance between chorus and orchestra and has a really outstanding quartet of soloists in Melanie Diener, Petra Lang, Endrik Wottrich and the splendid Dietrich Henschel.' Michael Kennedy, Sunday Telegraph June 6, 1999

1. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe and La Chapelle Royale 13:32
2. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: II. Molto vivace Philippe Herreweghe, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées and La Chapelle Royale 13:25
3. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": III. Adagio molto e cantabile Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe and La Chapelle Royale 12:28
4. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": IV. Finale. Presto Collegium Vocale Gent, Petra Lang, Melanie Diener, Endrik Wottrich, Dietrich Henschel, Philippe Herreweghe and La Chapelle Royale 23:02