By the time Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, with its huge ‘Ode to Joy’ climax, was premiered on 7 May 1824, the composer was profoundly deaf. Ludwig van Beethoven ’s revolutionary Ninth Symphony is, ...

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the world’s most popular symphony – Beethoven’s 9th.

FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates — The humble road rumble strip, used around the world to alert drifting drivers to potential ...

Music: Ludwig van Beethoven Text: Friedrich Schiller The choral finale of Beethoven’s epic Symphony No. 9, composed in 1824, was a revolutionary moment that fundamentally transformed the culture ...

For nearly a kilometer along the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road, motorists in the right-hand lane approaching the city of Fujairah can hear the distinct tune of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Ode to Joy ...

The world record for the largest string orchestra has been broken in Germany. On Sunday 6 July, 1,353 musicians braved rain and wind to gather in the town hall square in Recklinghausen to play Ludwig ...

The South Bend Symphony Orchestra has announced an exceptional performance of Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy,' featuring Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 paired with innovative works by contemporary ...

From this symphony, the finale, known as the "Ode to Joy," is one of the most recognizable motifs in classical music history. Since 1972, the almost 50 bars of music have served as the anthem of the ...

Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony adapts the text of the "Ode to Joy," a poem by Friedrich Schiller (with some additional text thrown in there by Beethoven himself).

As the symphony progressed, the audience was introduced to the ethereal beauty of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” a timeless ode to the resilience of the human spirit.

John Suchet describes the writing and performing of Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy', while choral conductor Simon Halsey talks about the special difficulties choirs encounter in singing it.

Since 1972, the finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony has been the official anthem of the European Community and its successor: the EU. Here's why.