Koizumi Kazuhiro - Kazuhiro Koizumi / The Kyushu Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven: Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op. 125 The Choral [Japan CD] FOCD-9636 - Japan CDCredits: Koizumi Kazuhiro Description: This is the second CD of the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kazuhiro Koizumi, who assumed the position of Music Director in April 2013 and leads the orchestra in its new golden era. This performance of the Ninth, which runs at a light tempo and confronts the music with all his might, celebrates the "freedom of spirit" that Beethoven dreamed of, free from oppression by any person. (C)RS