After US President Donald Trump's first trip to Europe in May, is Merkel trying to make nice with music? "I have to admit that my knowledge of classical music is limited," Trump wrote in his 2004 book "How to Get Rich." The Ninth Symphony was Ludwig van Beethoven' final major work -- the composer was deaf by the time it was completed. A recital of the Ninth Symphony typically lasts for over an hour, and its best-known section, the "Ode to Joy," comes at final movement. I punched my music teacher because I didn't think he knew anything about music," Trump claimed in "The Art of the Deal," his 1987 book.

Source: CNN July 07, 2017 03:56 UTC