I have a pipe organ version of this I like to play. Beethoven wrote this when he was completely deaf. Rivaled only in my opinion by his Third Symphony, which relates to a romantic struggle he was experiencing, the 9th never ceases to entice and exhilarate. Lets start with the third and fourth just to get the “feel” then go back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-GbesR5AEM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIsXmOHo7EA&feature=related
Starting at the beginning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imv2M64t_og&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K4635W4roY&feature=related
