Back in 1901, French composer Claude Debussy noted, “The Ninth Symphony has been shrouded in a fog of noble words and decorative statements. In 1999, Esteban Buch wrote a book titled “Beethoven’s Ninth – A Political History” on the many uses and abuses, understandings and misunderstandings of the work. Completely puerile!”Songmeanings.com: Ludwig Van Beethoven, Ninth Symphony, Opus 125Everyone hears what he wants to hearThat choral finale made Beethoven’s Ninth a projection surface for every kind of ideology. Beethoven even dedicated his Ninth Symphony to a king, Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia. Inclusive – and in a certain sense, exclusive – would seem to be the thrust of Beethoven’s Ninth.

Source: Daily News Egypt July 08, 2017 10:52 UTC