Beethoven has topped this year's Classic 100: Feel Good countdown with his Symphony No. 9, including the "Ode To Joy" anthem. The music is beloved across concert stages, as well as popular culture ...

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Written when Beethoven was almost completely deaf, Symphony No. 9 received enthusiastic applause during its premiere in Vienna in 1824. The finale, Ode To Joy, scored for choir and soloists ...

The symphony, widely regarded as one of ... Over the past few days, the choir has been singing the stirring Ode to Joy, the choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth. Based on a poem by Friedrich ...