Beethoven's 'Symphony No. 9' turns 200
by editors@theworld.org (Aaron Schachter) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6MMTF)
Two hundred years ago today, Beethoven debuted his "Symphony No. 9" at a theater in Vienna. The composer was nearly deaf, so no one is quite sure of how much of the audience's thunderous ovations following the piece he heard. The piece was viewed as revolutionary in its time and remains much-beloved to this day - across the political spectrum.