The music makes sure of that. By Joshua Barone Even if you don’t know Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, you probably know its finale, the famous “Ode to Joy.” Written 200 years ago, the “Ode ...

(orchestra music playing) And then another recitativo. Then he brings in the theme, the "Ode to Joy" theme, played by the woodwinds. - And then suddenly the cellos and basses interrupt them and ...

When asked how important in the history of music is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony ... that the symphony's final movement, the triumphal "Ode to Joy," has long been a worldwide anthem of freedom ...