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Claudio Abbado’s Beethoven cycle from Rome Beethoven’s symphonies – an introduction by Claudio Abbado

In this 2001 recording, made to mark the performance in Rome of Claudio Abbado’s legendary cycle of Beethoven’s symphonies with the Berliner Philharmoniker, the conductor gives his views on the works.
© 2001 Berlin Phil Media GmbH
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