Despite his deteriorating hearing, though, Beethoven persevered with writing this mammoth symphony. Encouraged, no doubt, by his status as the composer of the moment, he penned a colossal work. But, ...

A 19th-century print depicting the premiere of the Ninth; and Schiller, author of the famous ode (Bridgeman Images) No symphony has been more widely discussed, or been a greater divider of musical ...

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 ...

The Beethoven 9 ... to a different symphony. Each week you’ll hear a different interpretation from a world-class orchestra. In September, we looked at Symphony No. 9. There may be no more ...

A 19th-century print depicting the premiere of the Ninth; and Schiller, author of the famous ode (Bridgeman Images) No symphony has been more widely discussed, or been a greater divider of musical ...

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus can put their energies together for a fine Beethoven Ninth. Anyone who was in Davies Symphony Hall in June to hear them wind up the ...

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 is so massive, we can't fit it all into one hour. Today, we start wrapping up our series on Christoph Eschenbach, Beethoven and the Philadelphia Orchestra.