Beethoven's 9th Symphony, 7th May 1824

[Wowbagger]

Today is the 200th anniversary of the first performance of, arguably, the pinnacle of musical achievement.

BBC Radio 3 have a concert.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_three

No doubt it will be on iplayer in a while.

[Regulator]

I wouldn't go quite so far as to claim it is the "pinnacle of musical achievement" but it is on in the background as we speak (von Karajan conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker).