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Vienna goes wild for Beethoven masterpiece at 200
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe symphony, widely regarded as one of the great masterpieces of Western classical music and culminating in the Ode to Joy, was first ...
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra performs Symphony No. 9 nearly 200 years to the day of its debut
Chicago Tribune· 19 hours agoThe first performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 on May 7, 1824, in Vienna, will be...
Opinion | Daniel Barenboim: What Beethoven’s Ninth Teaches Us
New York Times· 4 days agoIt was played at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin; it was performed in that city again on Christmas...
Things to do in Des Moines this weekend include Sleepy Hollow's Renaissance Faire, Cake
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoThe show ends with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, with 150 voices joining the “Ode to Joy.” Tickets to...
What is Europe Day and what does it represent?
Euronews via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe occasion became one of the main symbols of the European Union, together with the twelve-starred flag, the slogan "In varietate concordia" – "United...
One of the best TV sitcoms of the past two decades makes for a joyfully oddball audio experience
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Radio 4 series What’s Funny About… takes a nostalgic look under the bonnet of successful bygone...
And that's a wrap
Politico· 18 hours agoIn Brussels, EU officials are enjoying a day off, and are presumably listening to Beethoven’s Ode to Joy as they reflect on the wonder ...
Locks of Beethoven’s Hair Offer New Clues to the Mystery of His Deafness
New York Times· 3 days agoUsing powerful technologies, scientists found staggering amounts of lead and other toxic substances...
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at 200: Revolutionary work of art has spawned two centuries of joy,...
Houston Chronicle· 6 days agoBeethoven had lived in Vienna since 1792, when he left his hometown of Bonn, Germany, to pursue a career as a composer. Beethoven rose to world renown, but by the 1820s he had fallen out of ...
‘No to the Russian law!’ Georgia protesters demand a ‘European future’
Al Jazeera· 5 days agoThe new law would require non-profit entities (NGOs and media outlets) receiving more than 20...
