... Beethoven's Ninth Symphony It has been calledthe greatest audio entity one could ever listen to; a song which canpierce the soul of even the most dedicated music-hater: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. ... losingspeed, a quiet, pacific violin entered the musical fray in my brain, andthe entire mood of the symphony mellowed, the winds themselvespacified, seemingly under Ludwig's fickle dominion. ... meadows which weremy destination. Again I was assaulted, this time by a different part of the symphony; not too long after the first chorale. This was thestartling and almost fearful, but still...