Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, which includes the magnificent "Ode to Joy," premiered on May 7 ... of the Premiere of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. WETA website, May 5, 2024. Jacobs, JD.

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

Written when Beethoven was almost completely deaf, Symphony No. 9 received enthusiastic applause during its premiere in Vienna in 1824. The finale, Ode To Joy, scored for choir and soloists ...