The original poem, written in 1785 by German Friedrich Schiller, was immortalized in 1824 when Ludwig van Beethoven used an ...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said the piece of music that best "sums up" his party is Beethoven's Ode to Joy. Speaking to Classic FM, he said the symphony had a "sense of destiny and is ...

The finale, Ode To Joy, scored for choir and soloists alongside the orchestra has become one of the most recognisable pieces of classical music. Ode To Joy has accompanied some of the world's most ...

By STEVE MARTINDALE For SS Film Festival Society The Salt Spring Film Festival’s annual “Best of the Fests” series begins ...