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.
