Beethoven - Symphony No. 9: Ode to Freedom - Warner Music Group Germany

Only a few days after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Leonard Bernstein conducted this gala concert in a city no longer divided. On the programme was Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, the final chorus of which became an ode, not to joy, but to freedom. Broadcast live in more than 20 countries, it was a radiant performance, every moment of which breathing the joy and emotion felt as this turning point in history.

"Werke"
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125

"Interpreten"
June Anderson, soprano
Sarah Walker, mezzo-soprano
Klaus König, tenor
Jan-Hendrik Rootering, bass
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Members of the Rundfunkchor Berlin
Kinderchor der Philharmonie Dresden
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Members of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
Members of the Orchestra of the Kirov Theater, Leningrad
Members of the London Symphony Orchestra
Members of the New York Philharmonic
Members of the Orchestre de Paris
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein

"Aufnahme"
Live recording of the concert given on 25 December 1989 in the Schauspielhaus Berlin (GDR).