On this day in music history:

Symphony No. 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1824)

Soul of the Beloved by Uma Sibley (2002)

Symphony No. 9

By Ludwig van Beethoven,

first performed in Vienna on May 7, 1824.

Choral symphony in four movements.

Opus 125, in D minor.

Composed: 1822–1824.

Ode to Joy is based on the 1785 text by Friedrich Schiller.

Soul of the Beloved

Album by Uma Sibley,

released May 7, 2002.

Track list: Emergence; Awakening; Peaceful Heart; Ocean Of Love; Soul Dance; Poignant Love; Tears Of Joy; Garden Of Love; Grace; Soliloquy For Harp; Joy.

Monastery Ruin Eldena, by Caspar David Friedrich (1824):