artwork Emil Orlík
bass vocals Otto Edelmann
choir Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele
composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
contralto vocals Elisabeth Höngen
executive-producer Robert von Bahr
liner notes Barry Cooper
mastered by Matthias Spitzbarth
orchestra Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
soprano vocals Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
tenor vocals Hans Hopf
typography, layout Andrew Barnett
Phonographic Copyright (p) BIS Records AB
Copyright (c) BIS Records AB
Recorded At Festspielhaus, Bayreuth
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Designed At Compact Design Ltd.
℗ & © 2021, BIS Records AB, Sweden.

Recording Data:
Recording: 29th July 1951 at a public performance at the Festpielhaus Bayreuth, Germany
Bavarian Radio recording, broadcast simultaneously internationally
Original Format: analogue mono tape, digitized by Swedish Radio in 24-bit / 96kHz

this is an unabridged concert performance, the opening of the Bayreuth Festival, as broadcast by Bavarian Radio in 1951 and transmitted internarionally, including by Swedish Radio.
We have chosen to not change anything, no to 'brush up' the sound, not to clean and shorten the pauses or omit audience noises within the music, but to keep the original as it was.
In this way we recreate the feeling of actually sitting in front of an old radio in 1951, listening to this important concert, thus creating a true historical document.

Made in the EU
Barcode: 7 318599 990606 (Text)
Barcode: 7318599990606 (Scanned)
Matrix / Runout: A0103354954-A911 1000 1A00 (SACD Layer, 1A 00 is Mould)
Matrix / Runout: A0103354954-B911 13 A00 (CD Layer)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV25 (SACD Layer)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L553 (CD Layer)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94B1
Rights Society: BIEM
Rights Society: n©b