Beethoven - Symphony no.9 (LP) | Warner 9029589573

Beethoven - Symphony no.9 (LP)

Label: Warner

Cat No: 9029589573

Format: LP

Number of Discs: 2

Release Date: 7th July 2017

Contents

Artists

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
Elisabeth Hongen (mezzo-soprano)
Hans Hopf (tenor)
Otto Edelmann (bass)
Chor und Orchester der Festpiele Bayreuth

Conductor

Wilhelm Furtwangler

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125 'Choral'

Artists

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
Elisabeth Hongen (mezzo-soprano)
Hans Hopf (tenor)
Otto Edelmann (bass)
Chor und Orchester der Festpiele Bayreuth

Conductor

Wilhelm Furtwangler

About

A historic version of one of the most famous classical works ever, recorded at the re-opening of the Bayreuth Festspielhaus in 1951.

“… undoubtedly a great performance: the power of this interpretation is so compelling,  its beauty so moving, and the solo quartet is, I imagine, as good as you could find…” - Gramophone

Recorded: Festpielhaus, Bayreuth, 29 July 1951
Producer: Walter Legge
Sound Engineer: Robert Beckett

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