Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

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choral symphony orchestral work symphony

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 is Beethoven’s monumental final symphony, renowned for its choral finale setting Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” and its profound influence on Western classical music.

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Label	Occurrences
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 canonical	10
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9	4
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony	3
Beethoven Symphony No. 9	2
Beethoven's Symphony No. 9	2
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9	2
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"	2
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (Bayreuth, 1951)	1
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony	1
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony choral finale	1
Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125	1
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (complete)	1
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125	1
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, fourth movement	1
Beethoven’s final symphony	1
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9	1
Symphony No. 9	1
Symphony No. 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T454888 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Context triple: [Ludwig van Beethoven, notableWork, Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125]

A. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous and influential symphonies, renowned for its iconic four-note opening motif and its powerful, dramatic progression from darkness to triumph.
B. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most celebrated symphonies, renowned for its rhythmic vitality and exuberant energy, particularly in its famous Allegretto movement.
C. Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" is Leonard Bernstein’s large-scale, dramatic symphony that intertwines orchestral music, chorus, narration, and Jewish liturgical themes to explore faith, doubt, and the human relationship with God.
D. Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123 is a monumental choral-orchestral mass by Ludwig van Beethoven, renowned for its spiritual depth, technical difficulty, and symphonic scale.
E. Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Target entity description: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 is Beethoven’s monumental final symphony, renowned for its choral finale setting Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” and its profound influence on Western classical music.

A. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous and influential symphonies, renowned for its iconic four-note opening motif and its powerful, dramatic progression from darkness to triumph.
B. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most celebrated symphonies, renowned for its rhythmic vitality and exuberant energy, particularly in its famous Allegretto movement.
C. Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" is Leonard Bernstein’s large-scale, dramatic symphony that intertwines orchestral music, chorus, narration, and Jewish liturgical themes to explore faith, doubt, and the human relationship with God.
D. Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123 is a monumental choral-orchestral mass by Ludwig van Beethoven, renowned for its spiritual depth, technical difficulty, and symphonic scale.
E. Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	choral symphony ⓘ orchestral work ⓘ symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 Choral Symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration	about 70 minutes ⓘ
associatedOrganization	Council of Europe ⓘ European Union ⓘ
catalogCode	Opus 125 ⓘ
composer	Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
composerWorkNumber	Beethoven’s final symphony ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
compositionCompletionYear	1824 ⓘ
compositionStartYear	1817 ⓘ
culturalSymbolOf	European unity ⓘ universal brotherhood ⓘ
features	chorus in the final movement ⓘ vocal soloists in the final movement ⓘ
genre	Classical music ⓘ Romantic-era symphony ⓘ
hasMovement	I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso ⓘ II. Molto vivace ⓘ III. Adagio molto e cantabile ⓘ IV. Presto – Allegro assai ⓘ
influenceOn	Western classical music canon ⓘ development of the Romantic symphony ⓘ
innovation	first major symphony to include chorus and vocal soloists ⓘ
key	D minor ⓘ
languageOfVocalParts	German ⓘ
movementCount	4 ⓘ
notableFeature	composed when Beethoven was almost completely deaf ⓘ
notableSection	Ode to Joy theme ⓘ linked to: Ode to Joy
numberInSeries	9 ⓘ
opusNumber	Op. 125 ⓘ
period	early Romantic ⓘ late Classical ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput	one of Beethoven’s most celebrated works ⓘ
premiereCity	Vienna ⓘ
premiereCountry	Austrian Empire ⓘ linked to: Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
premiereDate	1824-05-07 ⓘ
premierePlace	Theater am Kärntnertor, Vienna ⓘ
status	cornerstone of the orchestral repertoire ⓘ
textAuthor	Friedrich Schiller ⓘ
textSource	Ode to Joy ⓘ
textTitle	An die Freude ⓘ
usedAs	basis of the Anthem of Europe ⓘ
vocalForces	alto solo ⓘ bass solo ⓘ mixed chorus ⓘ soprano solo ⓘ tenor solo ⓘ

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Ludwig van Beethoven → signatureWork → Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ⓘ

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Ode to Joy → partOf → Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ⓘ

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Wilhelm Furtwängler → notableRecording → Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (Bayreuth, 1951) ⓘ

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An die Freude → influencedWork → Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ⓘ

subject linked to: Friedrich Schiller’s poem "An die Freude"

Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection" → influencedBy → Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 ⓘ

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Choral Symphony → alsoKnownAs → Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ⓘ

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Resurrection Symphony → influencedBy → Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 ⓘ

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Road to Joy → usesMusicalQuotation → Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 ⓘ

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Symphony No. 2 in C minor → influencedBy → Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 ⓘ

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Beethoven’s Tenth → relatesToWork → Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ⓘ

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linked to: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

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