Why the World Loves Beethoven's Ninth 

Me too!!

So perfect

@@katrinat.3032 Nonsense.

YES! Schiller and Hegel, Kant, Goethe... Germany had it going... 😢 It's depressing that we as humanity no longer make Beauty.

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Indeed, it would be great, if the 'Ode to Joy' would be played at the Paris Olympics again. But that anecdote about Beethoven being too poor to own a pair of shoes is definitely a grotesque exaggeration. In fact he was one of the best earning composers of his time and he died as one of Vienna's wealthiest citizens. He could afford to take an annual summer vacation on the countryside in one of the rural suburbs of Vienna or in famous ( and expensive ! ) spa towns, like Karlsbad or Töplitz, which he loved very much and often extented to several months and in the case of his holidays in Töplitz or Karlsbad only the aristocracy and other social upper classes could afford at that time. He was also wealthy enough to permanently employ personal staff like messengers and house maidens. At times he had up to three lots at the same time, for which he would pay rent. Furthermore he paid for the expensive schools and internats of his nephew, Karl, after he had gained the custody of him. He left six bank stocks for his nephew in his last will, which would be worth around 250.000 € in todays money. Naturally his expensive lifestyle brought him often in dire straits of cash and the hyperinflation after the Napoleon wars had also reduced the worth of his income to some extent, what he often complained about. But as said he was far from being poor. There is an record of Beethoven's personal assistant, Anton Schindler, who helped Beethoven in the tiresome preparations of the premiere of the ninth symphony, where Schindler wrote something along the line in Beethoven's conversation book : " Sigh ! Great maestro, you have no black tuxedo in your fortune, and the new one will not be ready until the premiere, so your green one must be good enough....!" Maybe that's what the conductor had vaguely in mind and told this anectode with an slight exaggeration.

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Music is a form of arts. And the 9th symphony was composed more than two hundred years ago. It is dangerous to interpret it, according contemporary politics .

What does Mozart think of this Symphony? I mean, you, Mozart...aren't you? : D

@@OleeveeyaChakraborty I love it and also the 40 (Mozart)

@@guillaume.4093 Yeah, I also like Symphony no. 40 by Mozart! Thanks Mr. Mozart...(anyway, I like your profile picture)

@@OleeveeyaChakraborty Thank you, i'm glad you like my music and my pictures

@@guillaume.4093 You're most welcome, Mr. Mozart

So?

So?

How is that Beethoven's fault?

Up to my knowledge, it was Ode to joy.

Learn some fuming english

Freude=Joy

Oh, I love both parts. Maybe it’ll grow on you. Go on RU-vid. This is just a suggestion, but you could go on RU-vid and look it up with English lyrics. Maybe that will help you too enjoy the singing part more.

I have no idea what this means

You can keep Greece. It's too hot there and too close to Turkey anyway.

@@katrinat.3032 all German culture and philosophy is based on Greece. In all modernity they tried to colonize land culture and economy music theater to philosophy. But now they are cursed for their ivris

Wow! I respect your opinion and I really do but believe me I don’t love this symphony because of political meanings or any other meanings. I absolutely love the music and the singing.

Ah the divas …of course ,it’s not gimnástics is the natural feeling of the music flowing through the conductor ,male directors do it all the time ,just take a look at Dudamel !

Politically incorrect incel doesn't miss a chance to hate on women, how predictable