Sir Simon Rattle, one of the greatest conductors of all time, (BBC Music Magazine) leads the Berliner Philharmonikercc showcasing Beethovens masterful brilliance in two tremendously expressive works: the inspired Symphony No. 4 and the impassioned Symphony No. 7. Beethovens 7th in particular is a powerful and popular piece, which the Leipzig Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung appropriately described as the most melodious, most pleasing and most comprehensible among all Beethovens symphonies.