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  1. May 7, 2024 · The night before, Beethoven rushed from door to door by carriage to "personally invite important people to come to his concert," said historical musicologist Birgit Lodes. He also managed to "squeeze in a haircut," Lodes added. At almost double the length of comparable works, Beethoven's Ninth broke the norms of what until then was a "solely ...

  2. May 2, 2024 · Beethoven’s Ninth has been interpreted and reimagined countless times. For over a century, Symphony No. 9 has played an iconic role within the recording industry.

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  4. May 6, 2024 · A letter Beethoven sent from Baden in September 1823 details the pressure he felt to finalize the symphony to please the Philharmonic Society in London which had commissioned the work, Scholda said. 'Less war, more Beethoven'

  5. May 6, 2024 · Since 1985, Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" from the fourth movement has served as the European Union's official anthem. Outside the Beethoven House in Baden, which is marking the anniversary with a special exhibition, visitor Jochen Hallof said that encountering the Ninth Symphony as a child had led him down a "path of humanism".

  6. 1 day ago · Signature. Ludwig van Beethoven [n 1] (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical ...

    • 17 December 1770
    • 26 March 1827 (aged 56), Vienna
  7. May 6, 2024 · Austria's capital marks the bicentenary of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with a series of grand performances.

  8. May 6, 2024 · Since 1985, Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" from the fourth movement has served as the European Union's official anthem. The Beethovenhaus museum, where German composer Ludwig van Beethoven spent some of his summers and composed sections of his Ninth Symphony, is pictured on April 30, 2024 in Baden bei Wien, Austria. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP)

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