Ninth Symphony

Cultural

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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