The Beethoven 9 as we explore the world of Beethoven through the lens of his symphonies with renowned classical biographer Jan Swafford. Each month is dedicated to a different symphony. Each week ...

Among orchestral masterworks possessing built-in Event Status, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 probably holds the place of pride in the hearts of most music lovers. It's both the culmination of Beethoven's ...

ONE STAGE. ONE NIGHT. ONE ORCHESTRA. ONE MASTERPIECE. Experience one of the greatest works ever written—Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, “Choral.” From its stirring orchestral passages to the triumphant ...

This Beethoven Symphony No. 9 from the outstanding Beethoven 9 Project of Christian Thielemann and the Wiener Philharmoniker, first time recorded in HD and 5.0 surround sound, is accompanied by a one ...

For his Ninth and final symphony, Beethoven wove the themes of the Enlightenment into his work. He finally saw a chance to use Friedrich Schiller's "Ode to Joy" -- Beethoven had long wanted to set the ...

Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, completed between 1822 and 1824, stands as his final complete symphony. To commemorate the 200th anniversary of its premiere on May 7, Vienna is ...

My connection with this symphony goes back to my time at the Milan Conservatory, but I never dared to conduct such a masterpiece until 1990, when I was the Music Director at the Musicale Communale in ...

Ludwig van Beethoven's ninth and final symphony took orchestral music in thrilling new directions when it debuted in 1824. It lasts more than an hour. Its climax calls for a full choir singing poet ...

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You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Members of the Colby Kennebec Choral Society and Colby students sing ...

Ludwig van Beethoven is considered to be a genius of orchestral composition. Was he equally good at composing for singers? Well, some think that even geniuses have limitations. “He wrote very ...

Last Friday night, the New York Philharmonic welcomed 2005 with a performance of the Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven. We drop in on that New Year's Eve performance at Avery Fisher Hall to hear the third ...