On this day in music history - Symphony No. 5, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1808)

 Symphony No. 5

by Ludwig van Beethoven,

was first performed in Vienna on December 22, 1808.

Symphony in four movements.

Opus 67, in C minor.

Composed: 1804–1808.

Born on this day – Ludwig van Beethoven:

Ludwig van Beethoven

Composer

Musician

December 16, 1770 – March 26, 1827

On this day in music history - Symphony No. 7, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1813)

Symphony No. 7

by Ludwig van Beethoven,

was first performed in Vienna on December 8, 1813.

Symphony in four movements.

Opus 92, in A Major.

Composed: 1811–1812.

On this day in music history - Symphony No. 9, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1824)

Symphony No. 9

by Ludwig van Beethoven

May 7, 1824.

Symphony No. 9,

by Ludwig van Beethoven,

was first performed in Vienna on May 7, 1824.

Choral symphony in four movements.

Opus 125, in D minor.

Composed: 1822–1824.

Ode to Joy is based on the 1785 text by Friedrich Schiller.