The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, by Ludwig Van Beethoven is a familiar theme to classical music fans that was used in the close of a daily network newscast in the 1950s and 1960s. Beethoven ...

Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep, marking an anniversary. Two hundred years ago today, Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony" - a vision of peace and fraternity - premiered in Vienna, Austria. (SOUNDBITE OF ...

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, 'Choral', popularly known as Beethoven's Ninth, has been a fixture of the BBC Proms for many years, for most of them occupying a traditional place at the ...

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Tom Service chooses his favourite recording of Beethoven's Symphony No 9 in D minor. Beethoven's final complete symphony is one of the summits of classical music. The famous final movement features ...

As Handel’s “Messiah” is a revered Christmas ritual, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has become a New Year’s Day tradition here in Vermont, performed annually at the Elley-Long Music Center in Colchester.

What happens when you juxtapose Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, an orchestral masterpiece whose sublime grandeur seems impossible to rival, with contemporary composer Kevin Puts’s ...

Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, completed between 1822 and 1824, stands as his final complete symphony. To commemorate the 200th anniversary of its premiere on May 7, Vienna is ...