Ludwig van Beethoven had his hands full before the premiere of his Ninth Symphony on May 7, 1824. The work was eagerly awaited in Vienna. Copyists were working flat out to reproduce the ...

Energetic young composer Klaus Mäkelä presents an electrifying version of Ludwig van Beethoven's masterpiece Symphony no. 9 for the 200th anniversary of its premiere. Go to search Arte in English in ...

In early 1824, 30 members of Vienna’s music community sent a letter to Ludwig ... across time. Symphony No. 9, sometimes referred to as the Choral Symphony, was the capstone to Beethoven ...

Beethoven was convinced that the ‘van’ in his name indicated noble birth and he allowed ... of his affliction is the famous occasion of the premiere of the Ninth Symphony in May 1824, which the ...