" It was, however, adopted by EU heads of State as the official anthem of the European Union, although the version composed by Karajan is without words.
Verdi said of it that the finale was "badly set," and conductor Louis Spohr said that it was "tasteless." It was, however, adopted by EU heads of State as the official anthem of the European Union, although the version composed by Karajan is without words. In the original introduction, it is introduced by a bass recitative in the cellos and bases pleading an end to "these sounds" and replaces them with "pleasurable intonations." For ten points, identify this 4th movement of Beethoven's choral symphony, a setting of a Schiller poem.
Verdi said of it that the finale was "badly set," and conductor Louis Spohr said that it was "tasteless.
{Ode to Joy} or {An die Freude}