together with the vienna symphony orchestra, he performs beethoven's using the timpani that he believesthe original one. >> i have never played any think so differently -- anything so differently. the orchestra use the original. but this way, we can hear things we have never been able to appear before, things that were hidden until now. >> the last decision a musician has to make when rehearsing a piece is about the tempo, and that involves understanding what it actually is about. dynamics. how it fits together. then comes the last question -- which tempo best captures all of these things is the million- dollar question? >> interpreting things we creating something for yourself in a personal way -- recreating something for yourself in a personal way. it is not insulting beethoven. good lord, it is just interpretation. >> he had ambitious plans. with support from a foundation, he would like to record all of beethoven's symphonies, and thereby, rescue his honor. >> there is no real dearer tradition in italy like there is in -- beer tradition in italy like there is in germany. so that mean