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Feature film — 2024

Die Macht der Musik - 200 Jahre Beethovens Neunte (2024)

6.0Documentary — Music — History

Composed in 1824, Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9" will celebrate its bicentennial in 2024. With its famous finale based on Schiller's poem "An die Freude" (Ode to Joy), this colossal work is now one of the symbols of European unity. How was this symphony created? And how has it survived two centuries of history?

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Director: Carmen Traudes

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Cast & crew

Andris Nelsons as Self

Andris Nelsons

Self

Klaus Mäkelä as Self

Klaus Mäkelä

Self

Riccardo Chailly as Self

Riccardo Chailly

Self

Joana Mallwitz as Self

Joana Mallwitz

Self

Christian Kuchenbuch as Beethoven

Christian Kuchenbuch

Beethoven

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