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Tom's Takes - Ode to Joy

Beethoven’s Ode to Joy has been a protest song, an anthem and a theme tune, but what does it mean? Tom Service deconstructs what might be the most recognisable melody of all time.

3 minutes

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BBC Proms2023, Beethoven’s Ninth at the Proms

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