Dozens of Ukrainian refugees from choirs around Switzerland converged in the city of Lucerne on Saturday near a global summit to sing Beethoven's "Ode to Joy", a choral work they say embodies ...

On a record originally conceived as an ode to joy, Nick Cave continues to grapple with the all-consuming nature of grief. Pushed to rapturous extremes, the album sounds as haunted as it is healing.

In the symphony’s fourth movement, with the orchestra playing at full volume, a huge choir belts out these famous lyrics: “ Freude, schöner Götterfunken / Tochter aus Elysium / Wir betreten ...