Classic for grace: which European anthem is the most beautiful?

Who is behind the Eurovision hype and what does the Champions League anthem have to do with the coronation of King Charles.

It remains to be seen which songs will make it to the final of this year’s Song Contest – but one melody will certainly be heard: the tunes of the Eurovision fanfare, created by the almost forgotten Baroque composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier.

In this podcast episode, Katrin Neusmayer and Wilhelm Senkovic address several tunes that are emblematic of European cohesion. And not just for the May 13th Song Contest: If you listen carefully to King Charles’ coronation on May 6th, you can experience familiar-sounding sounds from entirely different major events. . .

Excerpts from the following recordings can be heard:

Tia and Selina: Who the hell is Edgar? (WM Germany)

MA Charpentier: Te Deum – Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (DG Archive)

Charpentier: “Louise”, Overture, New Philharmonia Orchestra – Georges Bretry (Sony)

European Union Youth Orchestra: The European Anthem. Ludwig van Beethoven, arrangement: H.v. Karajan

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Soloist: Jan Hendrik Röttering, Conductor: Leonhard Bernstein (from the album “Ode to Freedom”, DJ)

Beethoven: Fantasia Choral: G Kessen piano, Berlin Philharmonic, C Abbado (DJ)

Beethoven: String Quartet Op 127 (Alban Berg Quartet, EMI/Warner)

Tony Britten: UEFA Champions League Anthem (Sony Music / UEFA Music)

GF Handel »Zadok the Priest« Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 6 Choir, N. Marriner (Philips)

GF Handel: Hallelujah from Messiah, John Aldiss Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra – Carl Richter (Director)

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