Beethoven Symphony No. 8 & 9 - Herbert von Karajan Berlin Philharmonic

~ Release by Herbert von Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Sourced from a 2-track tape
Analog: Transferred using a modified Nagra 4SJ tape deck feeding a Merrill Tape Preamp
Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for all components
All components grounded to Shunyata ALTAIRA Hubs

Tracklist

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1Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio
producer:
Otto Gerdes
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (on 1962-01-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (on 1962-01-23)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (on 1962-01-23)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche in Berlin, Germany (on 1962-01-23)
recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio (on 1962-01-23)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (in 1812)
part of:
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93
Ludwig van Beethoven9:26
2Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
producer:
Otto Gerdes
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (on 1962-01-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (on 1962-01-23)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (on 1962-01-23)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche in Berlin, Germany (on 1962-01-23)
recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando (on 1962-01-23)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (in 1812)
part of:
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93
Ludwig van Beethoven4:01
3Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto
producer:
Otto Gerdes
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (on 1962-01-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (on 1962-01-23)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (on 1962-01-23)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche in Berlin, Germany (on 1962-01-23)
recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto (on 1962-01-23)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (in 1812)
part of:
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93
Ludwig van Beethoven6:00
4Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace
producer:
Otto Gerdes
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (on 1962-01-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (on 1962-01-23)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (on 1962-01-23)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche in Berlin, Germany (on 1962-01-23)
recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace (on 1962-01-23)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (in 1812)
part of:
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93
Ludwig van Beethoven7:11
5Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
executive producer:
Elsa Schiller
producer:
Otto Gerdes and Otto Ernst Wohlert
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (in 1963)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche in Berlin, Germany (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1822 until 1824)
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven15:30
6Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: II. Molto vivace
executive producer:
Elsa Schiller
producer:
Otto Gerdes and Otto Ernst Wohlert
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (in 1963)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche in Berlin, Germany (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: II. Scherzo. Molto vivace – Presto (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1822 until 1824)
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven11:07
7Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile
executive producer:
Elsa Schiller
producer:
Otto Gerdes and Otto Ernst Wohlert
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (in 1963)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche in Berlin, Germany (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: III. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato – Tempo I – Andante moderato – Adagio – Lo stesso tempo (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1822 until 1824)
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven16:33
8Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: IV. Presto - Allegro assai
executive producer:
Elsa Schiller
producer:
Otto Gerdes and Otto Ernst Wohlert
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (in 1963)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche in Berlin, Germany (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy) (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:26
9Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: IV. Presto - "O Freunde nicht diese Töne"
executive producer:
Elsa Schiller
producer:
Otto Gerdes and Otto Ernst Wohlert
bass vocals:
Walter Berry (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
choir vocals:
Wiener Singverein (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
contralto vocals:
Hilde Rössel‐Majdan (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
soprano vocals:
Gundula Janowitz (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
tenor vocals:
Waldemar Kmentt (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
chorus master:
Reinhold Schmidt (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (in 1963)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche in Berlin, Germany (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy) (from 1962-10-08 until 1962-10-31)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven17:41