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Ninth Symphony

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  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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Eighteen thousand tickets were distributed free for a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, an Angeleno “Ode to Joy” broadcast worldwide.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

The set contains a powerful performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony under the conductor and composer Igor Markevitch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

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 • Aug. 30, 2024

She recently recorded Mahler’s Ninth Symphony with her ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra at the storied Musikverein, an experience that brought Leonard Bernstein, one of her mentors, to mind.

From New York Times • May 6, 2024

Though he founded no new school, he pushed to a fuller development the possibilities to which Beethoven reached out in the Ninth Symphony.

From Great Italian and French Composers by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)

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