Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9

President Trump was criticized for a speech he made in Poland in which he defended western civilization.

One statement singled out for particular criticism in that speech was “…we write symphonies…”

In defense of symphonies and other western classical music SPPIT.org is posting videos of this great Western art form.

Here is a video of Ludwig van Beethoven‘s Symphony No. 9 performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Riccardo Muti, on 7 May 2014: