- Time to blast some Beethoven: today is Europe Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/europe_day 15 comments europe
- 'Beethoven was black': why the radical idea still has power today https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/sep/07/beethoven-was-black-why-the-radical-idea-still-has-power-today 7 comments nottheonion
- In celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th birthday, live performances of all 9 of his symphonies are aired from 9 different European cities today. The 9th symphony (including "Ode an die Freude" a.k.a. the EU anthem) will be broadcasted at 9 pm (CET) from Vienna. https://www.arte.tv/de/arte-concert/ 5 comments europe
- Today in 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th symphony, whose final movement set in music Friedrich Schiller's Ode to Joy, premiered at the Theater am Kärntertor in Vienna. Freude! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDViACDYxnQ 4 comments europe