Beethoven: Symphony 9 - Kurt Masur (1991) Rating: Starring: Kurt Masur, Gwynne Howell, Venceslava Hruba-Freiberger, Doris Soffel, James Wagner Director: Category: Music Studio: Image Ent. Subtitles: [None] Length: 86 mins     This live recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 (The Choral Symphony), from the Gewandhaus concert hall in Leipzig, Germany, features Kurt Masur conducting the Gewandhaus Orchestra and Chorus with soloists Venceslava Hruba-Freiberger (Soprano), Doris Soffel (Mezzo), James Wagner (Tenor) and Gwynne Howell (Bass).Written in 1824, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was his last major work, and it is not only the final step in his symphonic developement, but also a glorification that sums up all that went before.