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Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
December. 16,1970Genre：
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In this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, Leonard Bernstein illustrates his analysis with excerpts from his performances of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major and the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony.
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