Discover the story behind Beethoven’s ‘Symphony No. 9’, also known as the ‘Choral’ Symphony, one of the greatest symphonies ever composed. The symphony was commissioned by the ...

Riccardo Muti and the Vienna Philharmonic recreate the premiere of Beethoven's 9th Symphony with a performance exactly 200 years later. Show more Ian Skelly continues Radio 3's European Roadtrip ...

A musicologist has revealed that, contrary to established belief, Beethoven was not completely deaf at the premiere of his Ninth Symphony. Theodore Albrecht, professor of musicology at Kent State ...

Nelsons’ reading highlighted the music’s play of light and shadow vividly, the quiet spots in the Symphony’s outer movements ...

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Beethoven Project began with a disclaimer.

Whether Beethoven saved his best symphony for last is a matter of opinion. However, one can hang several descriptors on his Symphony No. 9, and “anticlimactic” isn’t one of them. If you’re ...

The Ninth excepted, the original set has been ... s vision of a vital yet at the same time properly autochthonous Beethoven manner. Where the Berlin set lacked emotional intensity and sonic immediacy, ...

The Adagio clears away the clouds and ruckus of the preceding two movements, setting the stage for the finale, with its ...

The fact that the classic impulse vies with the Romantic throughout Beethoven’s nine symphonies presents a perennial problem to ... You can hear music-making of comparable pedigree at the start of the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – The Spokane Symphony is preparing for a special New Year's Eve performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. This year, the event will feature a unique reunion as Eckart Preu ...