Symphony No. 9





Ludwig van Beethoven - Opus 125

Completed in 1823, it includes, as text sung by the soloists and the chorus
in its last movement, part of the ode An die Freude ("To Joy") by Friedrich
Schiller. It is the first instance of the human voice used as an instrument
in a symphony.

The second and final movements are featured prominently in the film A
Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick.

Beethoven's setting of the ode was chosen to be, in an adapted form, the
anthem of the European Union.

Symphony No.9 in d minor, Op.125, "Choral"

I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
II. Molto vivace
III. Adagio molto e cantabile
IV. Presto/recitative - Allegro ma non troppo/recitative - Vivace/recitative
- Adagio cantabile/recitative - Allegro assai/recitative -
Presto/recitative: "O Freunde" - Allegro assai: "Freude, schšner
Gštterfunken" - Alla marcia - Allegro assai vivace: "Froh, wie seine Sonnen"
- Andante maestoso: "Seid umschlungen, Millionen!" - Adagio ma non troppo,
ma divoto: "Ihr, stźrzt nieder" - Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato:
"Freude, schšner Gštterfunken" / "Seid umschlungen, Millionen!" - Allegro ma
non tanto: "Freude, Tochter aus Elysium!" - Prestissimo: "Seid umschlungen,
Millionen!"