Die Entstehungs- und Quellengeschichte von Beethovens 'Chorphantasie' ist verwickelt und stellt heutige Forschungen vor erhebliche Schwierigkeiten. Eine definitive 'Fassung letzter Hand' liegt nicht v...
Beethoven described his grandly conceived 'Missa solemnis' as 'my greatest work' and sold manuscript copies to some of the subscribers even before it had appeared in print. This Urtext edition takes i...
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From Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, this movement is one of the master's most recognizable and performed themes. Featured in the Oscar-winning film The King's Speech, here is a skilled and effective vers...
The European Hymn is the hymn not only of the European Union but of Europe in a broader sense. The melody has been taken from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1823.In the last movement...
This Ode to Joy is the choral finale of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, composed in 1823, using a poem written in 1785 by Friedrich von Schiller. During the Olympic Games of 1956, 1960 and 1964, Ode to Joy...
One of the greatest works in music history is the 9th Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was the last symphony by the composer, who was as ingenious as he was difficult, and in terms of scope and ef...
A number of questions regarding Beethoven's most famous bagatelle, 'Für Elise', remain unanswered until today: What happened to the complete autograph and who was 'Elise'? The bagatelle was written be...