This is another setting of Schiller's 'Ode to Joy' by Schubert, sharing the same opus number as the previous entry. It is characterized by its powerful, exultant musical treatment of the text, emphasizing themes of universal brotherhood.
Requires a strong, resonant tone and the ability to manage complex harmonic progressions.
An die Freude (D.189) is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of An die Freude (D.189) lasts about 4.5 minutes.
An die Freude (D.189) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.