FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates — The humble road rumble strip, used around the world to alert drifting drivers to potential hazards or lane departures, can play Beethoven on a mountain highway in the ...

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

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, including the "Ode to Joy," is one of the most popular works of all time. Here's what it continues to tell us, and why it is especially relevant now.

It’s a crucial point in Weinstein’s film, which was originally planned as an exploration of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, 200 years after its completion in 1824.

Beethoven completed nine symphonies in his lifetime; the ninth or choral symphony probably being the best known for “Ode to Joy”. The Seventh Symphony (1812) for me is one of the most wonderful works ...

Why We Still Want to Hear the ‘Ode to Joy,’ 200 Years Later Beethoven’s aspirational vision of unity and peace can be applied to virtually any situation or place.

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.

LUCERNE, Switzerland - Dozens of Ukrainian refugees from choirs around Switzerland converged in the city of Lucerne on Saturday near a global summit to sing Beethoven's \"Ode to Joy\", a choral ...

Dozens of Ukrainian refugees from choirs around Switzerland converged in the city of Lucerne on Saturday near a global summit to sing Beethoven's "Ode to Joy", a choral work they say embodies ...

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 ...