Beethoven's 9th Symphony (Encore)

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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On May 7th, 1824, in Vienna, Austria, the musical world changed forever. The assembled crowd in the Kärntnertor Theater heard one of the most groundbreaking and revolutionary musical performances in history. However, there was one person in attendance who didn’t hear the performance. The composer, Ludwig van Beethoven. Learn more about Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and how it changed the musical landscape forever on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Newspapers.com is like a time machine. Dive into their extensive online archives to explore history as it happened. With over 800 million digitized newspaper pages spanning three centuries, Newspapers.com provides an unparalleled gateway to the past, with papers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia and beyond. Use the code “EverythingEverywhere” at checkout to get 20% off a publisher extra subscription at newspapers.com. ButcherBox ButcherBox is the perfect solution for anyone looking to eat high-quality, sustainably sourced meat without the hassle of going to the grocery store. With ButcherBox, you can enjoy a variety of grass-fed beef, heritage pork, free-range chicken, and wild-caught seafood delivered straight to your door every month. ButcherBox.com/Daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following is an encore presentation of Everything Everywhere Daily.
0:04.0	On May 7, 1824 in Vienna, Austria, the musical world changed forever. The assembled crowd in the
0:14.0	Cantator theater heard one of the most groundbreaking and revolutionary
0:17.2	musical performances in history. However, there was one person in attendance
0:21.4	who didn't hear the performance.
0:23.8	The composer, Ludwig von Beethoven.
0:26.6	Learn more about Beethoven's 9th Symphony
0:28.7	and how it changed the musical landscape forever
0:30.9	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. I'm going to go. Even if you don't know anything about classical music, you have probably heard at least parts of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, even if you didn't know it.
1:14.5	It's one of the most famous pieces of music in history, and widely considered to be the greatest,
1:18.7	if not the greatest, symphony.
1:20.7	Orchestras consider it the good china that you bring out for special occasions.
1:24.4	They'll often play it for the opening and finale of their seasons.
1:27.4	It's played during the Olympic ceremonies and on New Year's Eve.
1:30.8	It's been used as the national anthem for countries,
1:33.6	television commercials, and was played when the Berlin Wall came down.
1:36.9	The story of the Ninth Symphony and how this work came to be is one that is highly
1:41.2	improbable. When he was 26 years old, Beethoven began to experience hearing loss.
1:46.0	In his letters from that time period, he had reports of ringing in his ears.
1:50.0	In 1801 at the age of 31, it's estimated that he already lost 60% of his hearing.
1:56.2	At the age of 46 in 1816, he was already completely deaf.
2:01.2	It was a particularly cruel affliction for a musician and a composer.
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