vasil21 (August 29, 2008 at 3:16 pm)

60-70 minutes

Jonte500241 (August 29, 2008 at 11:27 am)

how long is the whole symphony?

IrishMusicAllDay (August 29, 2008 at 5:45 am)

He was. He once blew off a prince, saying "There are hundreds of princes, but only one Beethoven!" It's because he was abused by his dad, who used Beethoven's talent to get money to fund his alcholism.

koyousetsu (August 28, 2008 at 11:11 pm)

so? its good music

misteratoz (August 28, 2008 at 2:00 pm)

he was really rude according to the movies I saw. He was a perfectionist who pissed people off.

grekaz (August 28, 2008 at 4:41 am)

he is the man !!!

lilloboss (August 27, 2008 at 11:55 pm)

Well said, Nachtmarchen. Both your first commendations are boss; and Little K truly is a bit of a noddy during this phase of his career: Did he maybe invent MTV?

greenape41 (August 27, 2008 at 8:44 pm)

i can play this on sax!my fav to play

lollitostar (August 27, 2008 at 2:30 pm)

beethoven was the most genial person ever lived

Nachtmarchen (August 27, 2008 at 1:10 pm)

Karajan and Bernstein are so damn popular because they cared more about publicity than the conductors before them, not to mention that Karajan always opted for tame, crowd-pleasing sound and interpretations. I recommend you seek out Rene Leibowitz' and Ferenc Fricsay's recordings of the Ninth for sleeker, gruffer, more passionate and spontaneous rendition of the 9th. If you're feeling adventurous give the '51 and '42 9ths by Furtwängler a try, the sound is bad, the interpretations are godlike.