Beethoven Symphony No. 9 1895 orchestration by Gustav Mahler USA price: $14.99 (includes shipping) International price: $23.99 (includes shipping) Order from Ludwig van Beethoven- Symphony No. 9,.... Order from ArkivMusic.com: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Mahler Orchestration Download from iTunes: Click here for MP3 audio sample Beethoven Symphony No. 9 1895 orchestration by Gustav Mahler Leah Anne Myers, soprano llene Sameth, mezzo-soprano James Clark, tenor Richard Conant, bass-baritone Brno Philharmonic Orchestra Janacek Opera Choir Peter Tiboris, conductor BRIDGE 9033 Cover painting by P. Craig Russell Mahler’s grand expansion of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony employs an extra 4 horns and an extra set of Timpani, revoicing many passages of the venerable masterpiece. Mahler adds occasional counter-melodies and thickens the scoring in order to create his own heightened dynamic scale. Of his own performances of this re-scoring, Mahler wrote: "Far from following any arbitrary purpose or course, but also without allowing himself to be led astray by tradition, (this conductor) was constantly and solely concerned with carrying out Beethoven’s wishes in their minutest detail, and ensuring that nothing the master intended should be sacrificed or drowned out amid the general confusion of sound."