her34

This is a documentary on Beethoven:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR2Os2pH2UA

What is the song that starts playing at 8:30 mark?

HUG-H

Wow, that's tougher than i thought.
It could be something from Missa Solemnis. I wish I could have looked it up by hummng it like that iPhone app.

dhmac

Good call. It's from an instrumental section of the Sanctus from Beethoven's Missa Solemnis

It starts at the 4:15 mark of this clip, right after the big choral part:
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All written at a time in his life when Beethoven was completely deaf.

davidh777

Nice work, HUG-H and dhmac. I performed the Missa years ago but would have been hard-pressed to identify it from that excerpt.

And yeah, if only Shazam worked that way.

HUG-H

Beautiful stuff! I need to hear the piece again, it's been a while!
And thanks for that clip of Lenny B. conducting! That's awesome!