Beethoven's Ninth Symphony: Rehearsing and Performing Its 1824 Premiere - Hardcoverby Theodore Albrecht (Author) Brings to life the day to day details of staging the premiere of one of the most iconic works of Western classical music. The Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven with its final choral movement is one of the iconic works of Western classical music. And yet, the story never fully told concerns the months leading to the symphony's world premiere in Vienna on 7 May and repeat performance on 23 May 1824. In his new book,