Re:The story behind Beethoven's “Ode to Joy”
by denton-scratch on Saturday May 28, 2022 @07:45AM
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The author does make it clear that Ode To Joy was by Schiller, not by Beethoven; but for me it grates that throughout the article (as well as in the title) he refers to "Beethoven's Ode to Joy", instead of "Beethoven's 9th Symphony". The chorale movement is only a part of the work; and the ode wasn't written by Beethoven.
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If it helps, it's really ok; the German title is "An die Freude". This was the title of Schiller's poem, and it's also the title of the final choral movement of Beethoven 9. So the usage is correct. It's right there on the title page of the score in every German edition. (I have three.)
Source: me. I've sung as the soloist in Beethoven 9 numerous times.