booklet editor Jochen Rudelt
composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
conductor Leonard Bernstein
design [ec:ko] Communications
tracks 1-1 to 1-8, 3-1 to 3-8, 7-1 to 7-4 engineer [recording engineer] Ed Michalski
tracks 1-1 to 1-8, 3-1 to 3-8, 7-1 to 7-4, , 9-1 to 9-5 engineer [recording engineer] Fred Plaut
liner notes Richard Osborne
liner notes [french translation] Josée Bégaud
liner notes [german translation] Eva Zöllner
orchestra New York Philharmonic
producer John McClure
tracks 9-1 to 9-5 producer Richard Killough
reissue producer [producer] Robert Russ
remastered by [mastered by], mixed by Hansjörg Seiler
remastered by [mastered by], mixed by Martin Kistner
remastered by [mastered by], mixed by Matthias Erb
research [tape] Matt Fiveash
transferred by [tapes] Brett Zinn
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment
Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment
Distributed By Sony Music Entertainment
Recorded At Manhattan Center
Recorded At Philharmonic Hall, New York
Recorded At St. George Hotel, Brooklyn
Remixed At b-sharp (3)
Remastered At b-sharp (3)
Designed At [ec:ko] Communications
CD 1:
Original LP: MS 7084, released February 19, 1968
Recording: New York City, Manhattan Center, January 6, 1964 [1–4]; January 20/27, 1964 [5–8]
Producer: John McClure
Recording Engineers: Fred Plaut & Ed Michalski
LP Matrix Nos.: XSM 135198 [1–3], XSM 135199 [4–8]
℗ 1968 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 2:
Original LP: ML 6174 / MS 6774, released July 11, 1966
Recording: New York City, Manhattan Center, January 27, 1964
Producer: John McClure
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 110680 [1/2], xLP 110681 [3/4] (mono); XSM 110682 [1/2], XSM 110683 [3/4]
℗ 1966 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 3:
Original LP: MS 7412, released January 24, 1970
Recording: New York City, Manhattan Center, May 7, 1962 [1–4]; October 7, 1963 [5–8]
Producer: John McClure
Recording Engineers: Fred Plaut & Ed Michalski
LP Matrix No.: XSM 150690 [1–4], XSM 150691 [5–8]
℗ 1970 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 4:
Original LPs: ML 5868 / MS 6468, released July 15, 1963 [1–4]; CL 918, released October 15, 1956 [5]
Recording: New York City, Manhattan Center, September 25, 1961 [1–4]; Columbia 30th Street Studio, July 13, 1956 [5]
Producer: John McClure
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 59568 [1/2], xLP 59569 [3/4], xLP 38397 [5] (mono); XSM 59570 [1/2], XSM 59571 [3/4] (stereo)
℗ 1956/1963 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 5:
Original LP: ML 5949 / MS 6549, released February 15, 1965
Recording: New York City, Manhattan Center, May 13, 1963
Producer: John McClure
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 75957 [1/2], xLP 75958 [3–5] (mono); XSM 75959 [1/2], XSM 75960 [3–5]
℗ 1965 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 6:
Original LP: ML 5438 / MS 6112, released August 1, 1960
Recording: New York City, Brooklyn, St. George Hotel, October 6, 1958
Producer: John McClure
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 48577 [1/2], xLP 48578 [3/4] (mono); XSM 48579 [1/2], XSM 48580 [3/4]
℗ 1960 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 7:
Original LP: MS 7414, released February 24, 1970
Recording: New York City, Philharmonic Hall, now David Geffen Hall, May 4/26, 1964
Producer: John McClure
Recording Engineers: Fred Plaut & Ed Michalski
LP Matrix Nos: XSM 150692 [1/2], XSM 150693 [3/4]
℗ 1970 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 8:
Original LP: M2S 794 (MS 7211/12), released January 13, 1969
Recording: New York City, Manhattan Center, May 18, 1964
Producer: John McClure
LP Matrix Nos.: XSM 138447 [1/2], XSM 138448 [3], XSM 138449 [4/5]
℗ 1969 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 9:
Original LP: M 30079, released September 28, 1970
Recordings: New York City, Lincoln Center, Philharmonic Hall, now David Geffen Hall, October 9, 1962 [1]; October 4, 1966 [2]; January 10/31, 1967 [3]; February 12, 1970 [4]; New York City, Manhattan Center, October 24, 1960 [5]
Producers: John McClure & Richard Killough
Recording Engineers: Fred Plaut & John Guerriere
LP Matrix Nos.: AL 30079 [1–3], BL 30079 [4/5]
℗ 1970 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 10:
Original LPs: M2L 270 / M2S 619 (ML 5699/5700 / MS 6299/6300), released October 16, 1961
Recording: New York City, Manhattan Center, April 18/21, 1960
Producer: John McClure
LP Matrix Nos.: xLP 53861 [1–6], xLP 53862 [7–12], xLP 53863 [13–16], xLP 53864 [17/18] (mono); XSM 53865 [1–6], XSM 53866 [7–12], XSM 53867 [13–16], XSM 53868 [17/18]
℗ 1961 Sony Music Entertainment

Produced by Robert Russ

Booklet Editor: Jochen Rudelt, texthouse
Design: [ec:ko] communications
Tape Research: Matt Fiveash

Analogue tape transfers by Brett Zinn, Iron Mountain Digital Services
Mixing and mastering by Martin Kistner, Matthias Erb and Hansjörg Seiler, b-sharp music & media solutions, using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology
CDs 2, 4 & 9 remastered in 2017

Photography by Don Hunstein © Sony Music Entertainment

Contains previously released material
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