The second movement of this piece is dominated by the rhythm of a dotted quarter - eighth - quarter, first played twice by the strings, then by solo timpani, and then tutti, before a fugal scherzo for strings begins.
The Bayreuth Festival re-opened in 1951 with a performance of this work, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler. The second movement of this piece is dominated by the rhythm of a dotted quarter - eighth - quarter, first played twice by the strings, then by solo timpani, and then tutti, before a fugal scherzo for strings begins. The finale of this work contains an imbedded "Turkish march" in 6/8. In the finale of this symphony, a (*) bass soloist enters on the words "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!", before the chorus takes up a melody in D major that was introduced at the beginning of the movement by the celli and double basses. For 10 points, name this symphony that features a setting of Schiller's "Ode to Joy", the final symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven.
The Bayreuth Festival re-opened in 1951 with a performance of this work, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler.
Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" [accept composer + symphony number, nickname, or opus number; obvious equivalents like "Beethoven's Ninth Symphony"]