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Composition date
1785
Language
German
Comments
In English: "To Joy". An ode celebrating the brotherhood and unity of all mankind, first published in Schiller's 1786 review "Thalia".
Schiller later made some revisions to the poem, which was re-published posthumously in 1808 including the famous line "Alle Menschen werden Brüder". It is this re-published version that Beethoven set to music.
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Adaptations

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written by instrumental

Title Performer Release date Info
i October 1955
i June 1968
i 1969
i 1972
i 1977
i 1978
i Ode to Joy The Lowland Pipers 1979 Unverified
i 1980
i 1980
i 1982
i 1989
i 1991
i 1995
i 1995 Medley
i 1995 Acoustic
i 1995
i 1996
i 1996
i 1997
i August 30, 1999
i December 7, 1999
i 1999 Medley
i 1999
i February 9, 2000
i 2000 Medley
i October 2001
i 2003
i 2004
i 2004
i 2005
i May 2007
i 2009 Medley
i 2010
i 2012
i September 1, 2014
i September 2014
i December 12, 2014 Acoustic
i 2014
i September 11, 2015 Acoustic
i November 7, 2015 Medley
i November 24, 2015
i December 18, 2015
i 2015 Medley
i April 11, 2016
i 2016 Medley
i July 20, 2017
i November 9, 2017 Medley
i October 2, 2018 Medley
i November 13, 2018
i December 5, 2018
i 2018
i 2018 Medley
i April 2019
i February 17, 2020
i March 27, 2020
i June 18, 2021
i August 16, 2021
i October 29, 2021
i November 5, 2021 Medley
i August 23, 2022

written by English

Title Performer Release date Info
1986
1989
1993
1998
1998 A cappella
September 26, 2000
2001
2004
September 23, 2008
September 23, 2008 Medley
July 5, 2010
September 21, 2010
November 2010
October 15, 2011
October 24, 2011
October 8, 2013 Medley
December 23, 2013 Live
A cappella
Version from TV talent show
2013 Medley
April 12, 2014 Medley
A cappella
2014
November 17, 2015
October 26, 2017
December 1, 2018
October 25, 2019
November 1, 2019 Medley
2019
September 25, 2020
October 30, 2020 Mash-up
November 1, 2022
November 22, 2022
April 14, 2023

written by , English

Title Performer Release date Info
November 1967 First release
January 25, 2019

written by Finnish

Title Performer Release date Info
1970 First recording on August 19, 1970
First release
1979

written by instrumental

Title Performer Release date Info
i June 23, 2023 First recording in December 2022
First release
Live

Un Chant D'amour written by French (not verified yet)

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