BEETHOVEN'S NINTH at the Großes Festspielhaus

Two works of tremendous power and intensity are performed when Stravinsky's magnificent ballet suite The Firebird and Beethoven's world-famous 9th Symphony are heard. Unusual sound effects and a colorful orchestration can be heard in the suite from 1919; the master of ballet music composed the shimmering sound effects that underline the bird character in a particularly striking way. Stravinsky celebrated his first worldwide success with The Fireb...