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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125

art material performance music music work core Lifetime Path planned

Creators

  • Ludwig van Beethoven, composer

Canon Rationale

A canonical symphonic work, included for Western art music, choral symphony, late Beethoven, Schiller's Ode to Joy, Romantic reception, performance history, and political-cultural afterlives.

Path

Lifetime path, phase 1, rank 75.

Evidence

  • handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125'.
  • catalog: Beethoven-Haus Bonn, 'Symphony no. 9 (D minor) op. 125'.

Audit Flags

version dependency, performance context required

Sensitivity Flags

performance context required

Completion unit: listen to a complete performance or recording, with conductor/orchestra/version tracked.

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