Beethoven’s last symphony, the Symphony No. 9 (“Choral”), holds a unique place in the canon of Western music, because it is beloved around the world as an expression of human idealism. The Ninth, ...

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The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra turn Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” into a climactic tour de force. Independent of its original 1824 symphonic setting, Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” has become an anthem of ...

The programming of Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ for the finale of this year’s Three Choirs Festival has attracted the attention of Brexiteers due to its use as the EU anthem, the Guardian has reported. A ...

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Discover the German and English text to one of the great anthems of all time, ‘Ode to Joy’ – the triumphant choral climax of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The German composer then set the text to a ...

Director defends choice of Beethoven’s Ninth – also the ‘European anthem’ It might seem an unlikely battleground for the political row over Europe, but the programming of Beethoven’s powerful Ode to ...