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

Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his 9th Symphony in May 1824: a profound plea for freedom, equality and fraternity. Filmmaker Larry Weinstein questions what humanity has achieved in the two hundred ...

2nd mvt Beethoven 9th in D minor (excerpt) - BBC Proms 2012 — BBC Proms, 2012, Prom 18: Beethoven's Symphony No 9 Daniel Barenboim conducts the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. 3rd mvt Beethoven ...

Two hundred years ago, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony was “a piece that completely shatters anyone's preconceived ...

But to adapt a work as daunting as Beethoven’s 9th Symphony into a ballet is another thing entirely. One of the most performed symphonies in the world, the four movement work also incorporates ...

Sir Keir praised the 'sense of destiny' in Beethoven's 9th Symphony, which includes the choral Ode to joy. The comment came as the Labour leader - who has been scrambling to distance himself from ...