Beethoven 9 (Part 1)

For this episode, we have FIVE hosts! Hunter Sigona, Shaun Rimkunas, Mary Haddix, Joel Kayser, and Hanif Lawrence. Via Wikipedia: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 is a choral symphony, the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna on 7 May 1824. Many critics and musicologists regard the symphony as a masterpiece of Western classical music and one of the supreme achievements in music history.[1][2] One of the best-known works in common practice music,[1] stands as one of the most frequently performed symphonies in the world.[3][4]