Ninth Symphony

Cultural  

1. One of the great achievements of European music, it was Ludwig van Beethoven's last symphony; known also as the “Choral” Symphony. Its finale is a musical setting of Friedrich von Schiller's “Ode to Joy,” a hymn to the unity and freedom of humanity.

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Example Sentences

There are also three accounts of the composer’s Ninth Symphony, along with Karajan and Glenn Gould’s only pairing on record, a 1957 performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 that emerges less interesting than one might hope.

From The Wall Street Journal

Phil this weekend for several performances of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony.

From Los Angeles Times

Four years later that same conductor was back making history at the Bowl by conducting Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in a special free concert.

From Los Angeles Times

This, Nicholas says, helps guide an audience through the Ninth Symphony because "this is the biggest he ever wrote. It's a mammoth piece."

From BBC

Conversations between Ludwig van Beethoven and his friends are being used for a British Sign Language exploration of his Ninth Symphony, 200 years on from its premiere.

From BBC