Beethoven's Ninth has topped the ABC Classic 100 countdown for the fifth time. We explore its mystique and shed light on composers following in Beethoven's footsteps.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Symphony No. 9 was the pinnacle of Beethoven's remarkable career. Boston Public Library/Flickr, CC BY In early 1824, 30 members of ...

Are performances of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 cursed in Columbus? The German composer’s 1824 masterpiece is best-known for its magisterial “Ode to Joy” choral section, but in recent years, ...

Ludwig van Beethoven's ninth and final symphony took orchestral music in thrilling new directions when it debuted in 1824. It lasts more than an hour. Its climax calls for a full choir singing poet ...

Ode to Joy! In a milestone musical event, South Florida Symphony Orchestra (SFSO), led by Sebrina María Alfonso, will pay passionate homage to Beethoven, one of classical music's most revered ...

The choral finale of Beethoven’s epic Symphony No. 9, composed in 1824, was a revolutionary moment that fundamentally transformed the culture of 19th-century Europe. Beethoven had for some time wanted ...

On New Year's Eve, the New York Philharmonic welcomed 2005 with a performance of the Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven. We drop in on that performance at Avery Fisher Hall to hear the third, fourth, and ...

The first performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 on May 7, 1824, in Vienna, will be celebrated during a 200th anniversary performance by Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. Joyful Voices: ...