Frederik Magle is improvising on "Ode to Joy" (An die Freude) from Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th Symphony as the prelude to the high mass in Saint Paul's church, Copenhagen on 12 May 2024. The pipe organ was built in 1878 by Daniel Köhne and rebuilt and enlarged by I. Starup & son from 1926-38, retaining most of the original pipework.
Ode to Joy is also being used as the "European anthem", the European Union's official anthem.
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Frederik Magle, composer, organist, and pianist:
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Frederik Magle Publishing (sheet music):
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