Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 "Schiller's Ode to Joy", in D minor, Opus 125

Description

In a tormented Europe since the Revolution of 1789, the call to fraternity triumphs in this pioneering work, giving pride of place both to impetuous feelings, and to an interiority subject to the passions of being, offering the 19th century its wind. romanticism, thirsty for the absolute. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was a huge success from its premiere in 1824 in Vienna. It is a mythical work in the same way that it is an exception in the work of Beethoven and in the history of music. The composer reinvents the sound universe in a fairly innovative way by exploring new orchestrations. The Symphony ends with an iconic finale, 4th movement (Presto) which includes a chorus to Schiller's text and captures its audience in a burst of jubilation and collective joy.