Beethoven's 9th flashmob

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3. I love both of these clips ....

It's so refreshing to see the effects of such wonderful music on the community at large .... It offers fresh proof that humanity is, at least some of the time, decent, reasonable and expansive ....

I love the Japanese clip as well - The conductor is so impassioned by the music he himself wields and molds with his own hands .... What a revelation of the power of this amazing work of art .... The Japanese have been performing the Ninth in many venues, every year, for decades ..... It has nothing to do with the history of the Axis powers, but, instead is borne of a national appreciation of the beauty of Beethoven's art.

You might also venture to listen to the entire Ninth Symphony, conducted by Bernstein just after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1034726

It is a historic rendering of that great work of art ... Enjoy !