On May 7, 1824 in Vienna, Austria, the musical world changed forever.

The assembled crowd in the Cantator 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 von Beethoven. Learn more about Beethoven's

9th Symphony and how it changed the musical landscape forever on this

episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is sponsored by Audible. My audio book recommendation today is Beethoven,

Anguish and Triumph, by Jan Sofford.

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His magnificent biography of Ludwig van Beethoven

peels away layers of legend to get to the living, breathing human

who composed some of the world's most iconic music.

Sawford, mind sources never used before in English language biographies to reanimate the revolutionary

ferment of Enlightenment-era Bonn where Beethoven grew up and imbibed the ideas that would shape

all of his future work. So offered then tracks a subject to Vienna. the crippling ill health, romantic rejection, and his ever encroaching deafness.

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Even if you don't know anything about classical music,

you have probably heard at least parts of Beethoven's 9th Symphony even if you didn't know it.

It's one of the most famous pieces of music in history and widely considered to be the greatest,

if not the greatest symphony.

Orchestras consider it the good china that you bring out for special occasions.

They'll often play it for the opening and finale of their seasons.

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