Nobody went to his 250th birthday party. But was he bitter?
Naaaaaa…
Happy 251st, Beethoven!
For another festive occasion: musicians of the Southwest German Radio Orchestra surprise Sir Roger Norrington on his 84th birthday with this playful arrangement of Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony.
Norrington, now 87, retired from the podium on November 18.
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