Beethoven’s ‘Symphony No. 9’ 1st Movement Animated with Philharmonia Baroque

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 opens with a storm of energy, and in a recent performance by Philharmonia Baroque, that drama finds new form. The ensemble’s playing is paired with an animated bar-graph score by smalin, turning sound into motion. The result is both a performance and a visual meditation on one of music’s most enduring works.