art direction Nikolaus Boddin bass vocals José van Dam booklet editor Gerhard Forck chorus master Wiener Singverein chorus [direction] Helmuth Froschauer composed by Ludwig van Beethoven conductor Herbert von Karajan contralto vocals Agnes Baltsa engineer [balance] Günter Hermanns executive-producer Hans Hirsch executive-producer Magdalene Padberg illustration [drawing of beethoven] August von Kloeber liner notes André Boucourechliev mixed by [new surround mix and new stereo mix] Gernot Von Schultzendorff photography by [cover] Siegfried Lauterwasser producer Michel Glotz project manager Roland Ott recorded by, mastered by, edited by Emil Berliner Studios soprano vocals Anna Tomowa-Sintow tenor vocals Peter Schreier Phonographic Copyright (p) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH Copyright (c) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH Recorded At Berliner Philharmonie Recorded At Emil Berliner Studios Edited At Emil Berliner Studios Mastered At Emil Berliner Studios Glass Mastered At Sonopress Glass Mastered At Sonopress Recording: Berlin, Philharmonie, 9/1976. Printed in the E.U. Barcode: 0 28947 16402 9 (Text) Barcode: 028947164029 (Scanned) Label Code: LC 0173 SPARS Code: ADD Rights Society: D.P. Matrix / Runout: 50449162/UNIVERSAL 471640-2 01 (Layer 1 Outer) Matrix / Runout: 50449163/UNIVERSAL 471640-2 D 21 (Layer 2 Inner) Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB46 (Layer 1 Outer) Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB46 (Layer 2 Inner) Mould SID Code: IFPI 07M2