The arrangement of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy as the official European Union anthem was made in 1989 by the French composer Claude Langevin, who died on September 8 at the age of 87.
Langevin also wrote, on commission from Brussels, a Europa Sinfonia and a Symphonie Liberté.
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A very quiet Europa Sinfonia…. and inspired by John Cage. But much too long.
PS: My sound equipment had temporarily fallen out, so my impression was that it was a silent movie.
Because he composed an arrangement of the ‘official’ EU anthem, why does that make him ‘the EU’s official composer?’ Was he? Did he receive a string of onions, a pair of lederhosen and a glass of white beer as payment?
In fact, L. van Beethoven was the official EU composer, being – as always – much ahead of his time, but he never received such things.
Because he composed contemporary pieces for the EU besides making a contemporary arrangement of the Ode to Joy.Geirge
Claude langevin was my grand father