When asked how important in the history of music is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Beethoven biographer Jan Swafford replied, "It's immensely important. It's literally and metaphorically bigger than ...

This illustrates chaos, discomfort; it’s like an explosion. Beethoven could have introduced the solo and choral voices immediately, but he wanted first to tell a story in instruments.

Music stores sell “Ode to Joy” sheet music and bars offer karaoke accompaniments to the song. For some Japanese, singing “Ode to Joy” is a way for them to connect more broadly with humanity.

HO HO WHO:The Piano Guys are famous for playing dramatic instrumentals while making rapturous facial expressions, often outdoors. They play “Ode to Joy to the World” inside Assembly Hall in ...

“Ode to Joy” is part of a program that also includes Beethoven’s “Choral Fantasy,” with piano soloist Glenn Priest, and the composer’s rarely performed “Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage." ...

As leader of the G20, Angela Merkel gets to call the tune, and the German Chancellor appears to be sending a musical message to some of her guests in Hamburg.

Why We Still Want to Hear the ‘Ode to Joy,’ 200 Years Later Beethoven’s aspirational vision of unity and peace can be applied to virtually any situation or place. The music makes sure of that.

As leader of the G20, Angela Merkel gets to call the tune, and the German Chancellor appears to be sending a musical message to some of her guests in Hamburg.