Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his 9th Symphony in May 1824: a profound plea for freedom, equality and fraternity. Filmmaker Larry Weinstein questions what humanity has achieved in the two hundred ...

Beethoven's 'Ninth Symphony' is choreographed by Maurice Béjart and performed by the Tokyo Ballet and the Béjart Ballet Lausanne. Accompanied by a full orchestra, opera and acting, here is a ...

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Two hundred years ago, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony was “a piece that completely shatters anyone's preconceived ...