Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, which includes the magnificent "Ode to Joy," premiered on May 7, 1824. We recently passed its bicentennial. The Ninth was greeted as a masterpiece from the outset and ...

But the life and works of Ludwig van Beethoven provide a masterclass in ... From the serene beauty of his Pastoral Symphony to the anguished intensity of his late string quartets, his compositions ...

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

The symphony, widely regarded as one of ... Over the past few days, the choir has been singing the stirring Ode to Joy, the choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth. Based on a poem by Friedrich ...

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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 ...

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 genre-spanning musician discusses his new genre-scrambling album, and his optimism in the face of President Trump's ...

In an evening full of supremely weird moments, this was one of the weirdest: the long, arcing line of Beethoven’s greatest ...

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 ...

As the composer's final symphony, it was revolutionary for incorporating ... The choral section, inspired by Friedrich Schiller's Ode to Joy, expresses a message of universal brotherhood and ...