= Gustav Mahler's orchestration of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
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Gustav Mahler orchestrated Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, in the early 20th century, specifically around 1906. Mahler's arrangement for the symphony was not intended as a simple transcription; rather, it was a reimagining that sought to bring Beethoven's work into the orchestral idiom of Mahler's own time, emphasizing the richness and complexity of the orchestration.
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