Beethoven's Ninth Symphony: Rehearsing and Performing its 1824 Premiere

Brings to life the day-to-day details of staging the premiere of one of the most iconic works of Western classical music.

The Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven with its final choral movement is one of the iconic works of Western classical music. And yet, the story never fully told concerns the months leading to the symphony's world premiere in Vienna on 7 May and repeat performance on 23 May 1824. In his new book, Theodore Albrecht brings to life the day-to-day details that it took to s...