Omaha World-Herald
Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his Symphony No. 9 in D Minor when he was struggling with legal problems. He also was almost completely deaf.
Nevertheless,
many think it’s his greatest work. When it premiered, a critic said
Beethoven’s “inexhaustible genius revealed a whole new world.” Music
historians say his final works, such as the Ninth Symphony, show his
maturity and a sense of profound spirituality. The symphony’s final
movement is the iconic “Ode to Joy,” one of the most performed and
beloved pieces in the classical repertoire.
The
Omaha Symphony will showcase the Ninth Symphony in its final concert of
the season this weekend, along with Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester
Psalms.” The Omaha Symphony Festival Chorus, under director A. Barron
Breland, will perform on both pieces. Symphony Music Director Thomas
Wilkins will conduct the orchestra. Soloists Celena Shafer, Lindsay
Ammann, Anthony Dean Griffey and Kevin Deas will be featured on the
Ninth Symphony.
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