Tis the season of the 9th symphonies. It’s occuring at all levels of the classical music world. The Berlin Philharmonic is winding up its spring with Mahler’s Symphony No. 9. Early music groups that ...

Beethoven's epic Ninth Symphony has long been a traditional ... (Courtesy Hilary Scott) The BSO's hour-long concert was especially poignant because celebrated conductor Michael Tilson Thomas ...

it chose Beethoven’s Ninth for a two-LP set, filling the remainder of disc two with Beethoven’s First.) You can read many meanings into this symphony, especially the finale set to a poem by ...

The second movement is especially intense with its fast scherzo tempo.” Muffitt also explains that the 9th is the first symphony that Beethoven uses a full percussion section with bass drum ...

There are any number of theories why Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with its iconic "Ode to Joy ... The parts are rhythmically challenging, especially for the tenors. On the other hand, it's given ...

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus can put their energies together for a fine Beethoven Ninth ... the other vocal soloists aren't especially impressive, and there's ...

Especially significant for him was freedom ... The greatness of music, and the Ninth Symphony, lies in the richness of its contrasts. Music never just laughs or cries; it always laughs and cries ...

Beethoven one wrote nine symphonies. The first was in 1800, the eighth was in 1813, but then it was 11 years before the premiere of the Ninth Symphony, May 7th, 1824. - Beethoven was going deaf ...

especially in dance music and electronic music.” For over a century, Symphony No. 9 has played an iconic role within the recording industry. Given the ongoing popularity of Beethoven’s work ...

But he was still devoted to the Enlightenment, especially in the face of revolution ... If his decision to end his Ninth Symphony with a choir and vocal soloists was radical, so was what he ...

It’s a superstition that plagued some of the great composers of the 19th and 20th centuries – but is there any truth in it? The ‘Curse of the Ninth’ is a superstition that developed during the late ...