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Beethoven’s 9th symphony conducted by Leonard Bernstein is a truly sophisticated piece of art that takes you through a roller coaster ride of mixed emotions. Feelings of sorrow and fear throughout the piece are coated with affirmation, that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and then Beethoven continues onto exploding your emotions using sounds that bring feelings of extreme proudness and accomplishment. This end of the journey is a magnificent chorale using a modified version of Schilling’s poem Ode to Joy.
A “healing note for a shattered nation” said by reporter Lucy Craft ("Beethoven's 9Th Symphony Still A Hit In Japan"), “endlessly satisfying, interesting, and moving”, “music being the universal language almost comes true with

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