Die Macht der Musik - 200 Jahre Beethovens Neunte (2024)

6.0/10 • 0 min • Documentary Music History

Overview

Composed in 1824, Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9" will celebrate its bicentennial in 2024. With its famous finale based on Schiller's poem "An die Freude" (Ode to Joy), this colossal work is now one of the symbols of European unity. How was this symphony created? And how has it survived two centuries of history?

Cast

Andris Nelsons

Klaus Mäkelä

Riccardo Chailly

Joana Mallwitz

Christian Kuchenbuch

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