bass vocals Jan-Hendrik Rootering
booklet editor Jens Schünemeyer
booklet editor Texthouse
choir Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
choir Kinderchor Des Philharmonischen Chores Dresden
choir [members of] Rundfunkchor Berlin
chorus master Jörg-Peter Weigle
chorus master Wolfgang Berger
chorus master Wolfgang Seeliger
composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven
conductor Leonard Bernstein
cover, photography by [cover photo] Jürgens Ost- Und Europa-Foto
design Anja Hoppe
tracks cd-1 to cd-4 edited by Rainer Hebborn
tracks cd-1 to cd-4 engineer [recording engineer] Jobst Eberhardt
tracks cd-1 to cd-4 engineer [tonmeister (balance engineer)] Gregor Zielinsky
liner notes Hanno Rinke
liner notes Justus Frantz
liner notes Klaus Geitel
liner notes Leonard Bernstein
liner notes Thomas Otto
tracks bradford j. robinson liner notes [translation] J. Bradford Robinson
liner notes [translation] Richard Evidon
management [creative manager] Nicole Albring
mezzo-soprano vocals Sarah Walker
orchestra Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
orchestra [members of] Leningrad Kirov Theater Orchestra
orchestra [members of] London Symphony Orchestra
orchestra [members of] New York Philharmonic
orchestra [members of] Orchestre De Paris
orchestra [members of] Staatskapelle Dresden
photography by [artist photos] Susesch Bayat
photography by [photo on digipack inside] Shutterstock
project manager Andreas Fischer
soprano vocals June Anderson
tenor vocals Klaus König
text by [ode »an die freude« = ode to joy] Friedrich Schiller
Record Company Universal Music
Manufactured By Optimal Media GmbH
Manufactured By Optimal Media GmbH
Phonographic Copyright (p) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Copyright (c) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Copyright (c) Unitel
Copyright (c) Jürgens Ost & Europa Photo
Copyright (c) Shutterstock
Recorded At Schauspielhaus Berlin
Live recording of the concert given on 25 December 1989 in the Schauspielhaus, Berlin (GDR)
Sarah Walker by courtesy of EMI Records Ltd
Klaus König by courtesy of Philips Classics Productions
Due to the limited playing time of a CD in 1989, a repeat in the second movement was cut. This edition now contains the entire concert on CD for the first time.
The name Leonard Bernstein is a registered trademark of Amberson Holdings, LLC. Used by Permission.

CD
Recording: Berlin (GDR), Schauspielhaus, 25 December 1989
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Stralauer Allee 1, 10245 Berlin

DVD
A co-production of Unitel GmbH & Co. KG, Munich and Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich / KCET, New York / Video Music Productions, Inc., New York / DDR Fernsehen
© 1989 UNITEL

© 2019 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Cover Photo © Jürgens Ost- und Europa-Photo (22/12/1989)
Photo on Digipack inside © shutterstock
Artist Photos © Susesh Bayat
Printed in the EU

On discs:
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin • A UNIVERSAL MUSIC COMPANY (CD)
NTSC • PCM STEREO • DTS 5.1 • DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 (DVD)
© 1989 UNITEL • © 2019 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin • A UNIVERSAL MUSIC COMPANY (DVD)

On back of digipack
Live recording of the concert given on 25 December 1989 in the Schauspielhaus, Berlin (GDR)
The name Leonard Bernstein is a registered trademark of Amberson Holdings, LLC. Used by Permission.
CD ℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Stralauer Allee 1, 10245 Berlin • A UNIVERSAL MUSIC COMPANY
DVD: A co-production of Unitel GmbH & Co. KG, Munich and Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich / KCET, New York / Video Music Productions, Inc., New York / DDR Fernsehen © 1989 UNITEL
Cover Photo © Jürgens Ost- und Europa-Photo (22/12/1989(
Photo on Digipack inside © shutterstock
Made in the EU
Total times: 79:28 (CD) 94:00 (DVD)

DVD Picture Format: NTSC / Colour / 4:3
Region Code: 0 (worldwide)
DVD Sound Formats: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1
Menu Language: English
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
Barcode: 0 28948 37441 0 (Text)
Barcode: 0028948374410 (Scanned)
Label Code: LC 0173
Matrix / Runout: [Universal logo] 8374410 [Universal logo] AJ81234-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH (CD)
Matrix / Runout: [Universal logo] 7356777 [Universal logo] DJ81236-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH (DVD)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L576 (CD, DVD)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 9703 (CD)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 9479 (DVD)
Price Code: G 2
Other: D. P. (Public Domain Declaration: CD, DVD)
Other: 00289 483 7442 (CD Catalog Number)
Other: 00440 073 5677 (DVD Catalog Number)