The fact that the classic impulse vies with the Romantic throughout Beethoven’s nine symphonies presents a perennial problem ... alongside Toscanini and John Eliot Gardiner, are Karajan and Szell, ...

Without question, Beethoven's nine symphonies changed music forever. Donald Macleod is joined by conductor John Eliot Gardiner to delve into the world of these sublime works.

What Can a Symphony Be? 5/5 Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner discuss Beethoven’s epic, final Ninth Symphony.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner is an English conductor ... of Mozart’s The Magic Flute at the English National Opera. Gardiner’s American debut came in 1979 when he conducted the Dallas Symphony Orchestra ...