art direction Hartmut Pfeiffer
baritone vocals [bariton/baritone] Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
choir Chor Der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin
chorus master [einstudierung • chorus master • chef des chœurs] Karl Forster
composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
conductor Ferenc Fricsay
contralto vocals [alt/contralto] Maureen Forrester
engineer [tonmeister (balance engineer)] Werner Wolf
executive-producer Elsa Schiller
liner notes [german/deutsch, © 1994] Lutz von Pufendorf
liner notes [lutz von pufendorf, traduction] Christian Hinzelin
liner notes [lutz von pufendorf, translation] Stewart Spencer
orchestra Berliner Philharmoniker
photography by [artist photos (forrester)] Kurt Illmann
photography by [artist photos (fricsay)] Herbert List
photography by [artist photos (haefliger/fischer-dieskau)] Foto Fayer
photography by [artist photos (seefried)] Rama
producer [recording producer] Otto Gerdes
soprano vocals [sopran/soprano] Irmgard Seefried
tenor vocals Ernst Haefliger
text by [ode »an die freude«] Friedrich Schiller
Record Company Universal Music
Phonographic Copyright (p) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Copyright (c) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Copyright (c) Lutz von Pufendorf
Made By EDC, Germany
Printed By Neef
Recorded At Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
Total time: [77'30]

Recording/Aufnahme/Enregistrement:
Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 12/1957, 1 & 4/1958

℗ 1958 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
℗ 2001 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg

Printed in the E. U. by Neef, Wittingen

ORIGINAL-IMAGE BIT-PROCESSING

Made in the E. U.

Packaging: standard jewel case with 20-page booklet; liner notes in English, German, and French; sung text in French, German, and English

Originally released in Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 002/3, 1958.
Barcode: 0 28946 36262 4 (Text)
Barcode: 028946362624 (Scanned)
Label Code: LC 0173
Price Code: G OR
SPARS Code: ADD
Matrix / Runout: [4 x UNIVERSAL logo] 00289 463 626-2 03 ✳ 51091172 MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC A (Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: [4 x UNIVERSAL logo] 00289 463 626-2 03 ✳ 51091172 MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC B (Variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: [4 x UNIVERSAL logo] 00289 463 626-2 03 ✳ 51091172 MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC F (Variant 3)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV26 (Variants 1 to 3)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0123 (Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0154 (Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0153 (Variant 3)
Other: D. P. (Public Domain Declaration)