King Frederik IX Conducts

The Danish King Frederik IX’s preoccupation with music must be described as atypical, in fact, unique for a member of a royal house, since it is hardly possible to cite other examples of ruling monarchs with orchestral conducting as their whose favourite pastime. As a conductor , Frederik IX was self taught, yet he favoured technically difficult challenges in the great symphonic repertoire ; in particular music from Wagner’s operas gave the King’s musical activities a certain aura. This limited edition set celebrates the close monarch /orchestra relationships between King Frederik IX and the Royal Danish Orchestra and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra