Credits:

Takashi Asahina, conductor

Description:

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, ChoralTakashi Asahina & Osaka Philharmonic OrchestraRecordings from performances on December 29 and 30, 2000, are included on two CDs. The CD also features a performance of The Light of the Firefly by an unaccompanied choir following the December 30 performance.CD 1Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 ChoralDigitally recorded live on December 29, 2000CD 2Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 ChoralThe Light of the Firefly (Scottish folk song)Recorded digitally (live) on December 30, 2000Eizuko Suga (S)Naoko Ihara (A)Kei Fukui (T)Toshio Tada (Br)Osaka Philharmonic ChorusOsaka Philharmonic OrchestraTakashi Asahina (Conductor)