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Experience three of legendary composer Ludwig van Beethoven's most moving symphonies exactly as the composer would have wanted as the SWR Sinfonieorchester performs Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93, and Symphony No. 9 in D major, Op. 125 in Freiburg, Germany before a captivated live audience. Composer Michael Gielen leads the SWR Sinfonieorchester and soprano Renate Behle, contralto Yvonne Naef, tenor Glenn Winslade, and bass Hanno Müller-Brachmann through the three movements, offering an authentic reproduction of the original compositions.