Symphony No. 9 "Choral"

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Joe Hisaishi & ナガノ・チェンバー・オーケストラ

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, commonly known as the 'Choral', is a symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven completed and first performed in 1824. The work combines classical symphonic form with choral forces in its final movement, employing expanded orchestral resources alongside vocal soloists and a mixed choir and representing a late-period synthesis of Beethoven's interest in counterpoint, extended harmonic language and thematic transformation that influenced the development of Romantic music.