"Beethoven (Wagner Arrangement): Symphony No. 9 "Choral" / Noriko Ogawa (P), Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan, etc." LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, ARRANGED BY RICHARD WAGNER: SYMPHONY NO. 9 FOR PIANO, SOLOISTS AND CHOIR / NORIKO OGAWA, PIANO BACH COLLEGIUM JAPAN / MASAAKI SUZUKI Import CD, Japanese edition, with obi Japanese commentary and lyrics translation included Price: ¥2718 <The dream of 17-year-old Wagner, realized in sound after 170 years. Noriko Ogawa & BCJ's world premiere recording of Wagner's arrangement of "Ninth," which was said to be unperformable!> <Tracklist> Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 "Choral" (Piano Solo Version) Noriko Ogawa (Piano) [4th Movement] Masaaki Suzuki (Conductor), Bach Collegium Japan (Chorus), Yoshie Hida (Soprano), Yuko Anazawa (Alto), Ryo Sakurada (Tenor), Tomoyuki Urano (Bass) Recorded: May 1998, Hibikinomori, Okegawa Civic Hall, DDD ● This is a popular and best-selling album featuring Noriko Ogawa performing Beethoven's "Ninth" in Wagner's piano arrangement, conducted by Masaaki Suzuki, with BCJ providing the chorus. Wagner, at the age of 17, was fascinated by the "Ninth," which was avant-garde music for its time. He frequented the library to arrange it for piano, leaving only the vocal parts as they were, completing the "Ninth (Wagner Arrangement)." However, unlike Liszt's arrangement, it was almost impossible to perform. Noriko Ogawa, who took on this difficult challenge, cleared the difficult passages with her dynamic piano expression and superhuman technique! BCJ, with its small chorus, succeeded in shedding new light on this masterpiece. The obi has folds and creases. #Beethoven #Wagner #NorikoOgawa #BCJ #BachCollegiumJapan #MasaakiSuzuki #CD・DVD"