Ode an die Freude

We sing Ode an die Freude here in the exhibition Face to face with Gustav Klimt - with Bas van Beek. A spectacular part of the exhibition is a perfect full-size copy of Klimt's famous Beethoven Frieze, which was recently commissioned by the Belvedere Museum in Vienna and has its international first in Face to Face with Gustav Klimt. The 34 meter long, symbolist work from 1902 depicts the suffering of the weak and his desire for happiness, captured in Klimt's lavish handwriting. Van Beek turns it into a total experience in which he combines Klimt's work with furniture and giant tiles of his hand. He bases his designs on those of artists, architects and designers who were influenced by Klimt and the idea of ​​the Gesamtkunstwerk. Ode an die Freude is a poem by Friedrich Schiller, set by Ludwig von Beethoven in the choral finale of his Ninth Symphony.

The a cappella version we sing, was edited for us by Mark van Platen.

_{Recording: Sjoukje Troost}