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Sanity Break: 10,000 member choir sings Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’

10,000 member choir sings Beethoven's 9th

In this video from Osaka, Japan, a 10,000 member amateur choir performs the “Ode to Joy” section of Beethoven’s Symphony Number Nine. The concert is an annual event, but this year’s performance — recorded in late December 2011 — was dedicated to the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and…

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Newly bequeathed letter shows Beethoven’s misery

Stieler, Joseph Karl: Beethoven mit der Missa solemnis Ölgemälde, 1819

BERLIN (Reuters) – A rare handwritten letter by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven complaining about illness and a lack of money has turned up at a northern German institute as part of a bequest, causing excitement among lovers of the musical genius. The Brahms Institute in the northern city of…

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Deafness shaped Beethoven’s music

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ARIS — Progressive deafness profoundly influenced Beethoven’s compositions, prompting him to choose lower-frequency notes as his condition worsened, scientists said on Tuesday. Beethoven first mentioned his hearing loss in 1801 at the age of 30, complaining that he was having problems hearing the high notes of instruments and voices. By…

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