Die Macht der Musik - 200 Jahre Beethovens Neunte

Documentary, Music, History

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Carmen Traudes

Status Released

Release Date 2024-05-07

Storyline

Composed in 1824, Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9" will celebrate its bicentennial in 2024. With its famous finale based on Schiller's poem "An die Freude" (Ode to Joy), this colossal work is now one of the symbols of European unity. How was this symphony created? And how has it survived two centuries of history?