Beethoven ; Gre Brouwenstijn, Kerstin Meyer, Nicolai Gedda, Frederick Guthrie, Choir Of St. Hedwig's Cathedral, Berlin, André Cluytens Conducts The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphony No. 9 In D Minor - "Choral"

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Symphony No. 9 In D Minor - 'Choral'
A1	1st Movement: Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso
A2	2nd Movement: Molto Vivace
A3	3rd Movement: Adagio Molto E Cantabile - Andante Moderato
B1	3rd Movement: (Concluded) Adagio
B2	4th Movement: Presto - Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Allegro Assai - Presto - Allegro Assai - Allegro Assai Vivace, Alla Marcia - Andante Maestoso - Allegro Energico, Sempre Ben Marcato - Allegro Ma Non Tanto - Poco Adagio - Prestissimo Bass Vocals – Frederick GuthrieChoir – Choir Of St. Hedwig's Cathedral, Berlin*Chorus Master – Karl ForsterContralto Vocals – Kerstin MeyerSoprano Vocals – Gre Brouwenstijn*Tenor Vocals – Nicolai Gedda

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Music For Pleasure Limited
• Made By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
• Printed By – Robert Stace

Credits

• Composed By – Beethoven*
• Conductor – André Cluytens
• Design [Sleeve Design] – Jack Wood
• Orchestra – The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra*
• Photography By – Erich Lessing
• Sleeve Notes – J. McKay Martin

Notes

LABELS:
- First release: original design black label with white rounded-corner central square
- "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" at 12 o'clock in white text on black outer section of label
- Black CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE logo at top of white square
- Black text containing main details within the white square
- "℗ 1958" at 6 o'clock within white square (Side A)
- "℗ 1958" at 9 o'clock within white square (Side B)
- "MUSIC FOR PLEASURE LIMITED" at 6 o'clock in white text on black outer section of label

SLEEVE:
- Front laminated
- No flipbacks
- "℗ 1958 The Gramophone Company Ltd."
- Sleeve notes in English only "© J. MCKAY MARTIN, 1959."
- "PHOTOGRAPH: ERICH LESSING (Shows part of the MS of the Ninth Symphony. Lying acrops it is one of Beethoven's many ear trumpets with which he attempted to catch the sounds of the orchestra.)" Note typing error on sleeve: "acrops" instead of "across".
- "MUSIC FOR PLEASURE"
- "AMSTERDAM · BRUSSELS · JOHANNESBURG · KÖLN"
- "LONDON · PARIS · STOCKHOLM"
- "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN BY EMI RECORDS (THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.)"
- CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE / EMI logos at centre bottom of sleeve back
- "Printed in England by Robert Stace"

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Side B of this variant contains a matrix number discrepancy. It is correctly identified a "2YRA...." on the label (i.e. sourced from German EMI [Electrola]), but on the runout it is identified as "2YLA...." (sourced from EMI France)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout [stamped]): 2YRA 9034-5G L 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout [stamped]): 2YLA 9035-3G GD 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): 2YRA 9034
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): 2YRA 9035
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout [variant 1, stamped]): 2YRA 9034-5G GA 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout [variant 1, stamped]): 2YRA 9035-3G RA 1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CFP 40019	Beethoven* - André Cluytens Conducts Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra*	Beethoven* - André Cluytens Conducts Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra* - Symphony No. 9 In D Minor - "Choral" ‎(LP)	Classics For Pleasure	CFP 40019	UK	Unknown
7 69394 1	Beethoven*, Berliner Philharmoniker, Cluytens*	Beethoven*, Berliner Philharmoniker, Cluytens* - Sinfonie Nr. 9 ‎(LP)	His Master's Voice	7 69394 1	Germany	1988
S-60079	Beethoven* - André Cluytens, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra*	Beethoven* - André Cluytens, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra* - Symphony No. 9 - ("Choral") ‎(LP)	Seraphim	S-60079	US	Unknown
5C 053-11129, 5C 053-11 129	Gré Brouwenstijn, Kerstin Meyer, Nicolai Gedda, Frederick Guthrie, Chor Der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, André Cluytens	Gré Brouwenstijn, Kerstin Meyer, Nicolai Gedda, Frederick Guthrie, Chor Der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, André Cluytens - Negende Symphonie D-Moll Op. 125 (Met Slotkoor Over Schillers Ode "An Die Freude") ‎(LP)	His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice	5C 053-11129, 5C 053-11 129	Netherlands	Unknown
S-60079	Beethoven* - André Cluytens, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra*	Beethoven* - André Cluytens, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra* - Symphony No. 9 ("Choral") ‎(LP, Album)	Seraphim	S-60079	US	Unknown