Why This CD Matters
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony moves from four orchestral movements to a choral finale built around Schiller’s “Ode to Joy.” Herbert von Karajan leads the Berliner Philharmoniker and Wiener Singverein, joined by soloists Janet Perry, Agnes Baltsa, Vinson Cole, and José van Dam. This performance was recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie in September 1983.
Collector Note
This is the Deutsche Grammophon Karajan Gold reissue, catalog number 439 006-2, released in 1993. The series applied later digital refinements to Karajan’s early digital recordings using DG’s Original-Image Bit-Processing. PMDC in Germany made this copy.
Availability
Single copy available—once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Condition & Details
CD: NM
Case: VG+
Booklet: VG+
Technical Details
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Label: Deutsche Grammophon – 439 006-2
Country: Europe
Released: 1993
Genre: Classical
Style: Romantic, Choral, Orchestra, Symphony
Matrix / Runout
Not specified
Tracklist
Symphonie Nr. 9 D-moll, Op. 125
1. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso 15:34
2. Molto Vivace 10:26
3. Adagio Molto E Cantabile 15:54
4. Presto 6:09
»O Freunde, Nicht Diese Töne!« (Schlußchor Über Schillers Ode »An Die Freude«) 18:11
Shipping & Handling
Cleaned with alcohol swabs.
Shipped in protective CD bags.
Cracked cases replaced before shipping.
Packed securely for safe delivery.
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