Ode to Freedom - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - IV. Allegro assai vivace · Bernstein

Only a few weeks after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Leonard Bernstein conducted this historic concert in a city no longer divided. On the program was Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the final chorus of which became an ode, not to joy, but to freedom. Broadcast live in more than 20 countries, it was radiant performance, every moment of which breathing the joy and emotion felt at this turning point in history. “Ode to Freedom“ Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125 IV. Allegro assai vivace Live recording of the concert given on 25 December 1989 in the Schauspielhaus Berlin (GDR) after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Leonard Bernstein, conductor June Anderson, soprano Sarah Walker, mezzo-soprano Klaus König, tenor Jan-Hendrik Rootering, bass Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks Members of the Rundfunkchor Berlin Kinderchor der Philharmonie Berlin (Chorus Masters: Wolfgang Seelinger, Jörg-Peter Weigle, and Wolfgang Berger) Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Members of the Sächsiche Staatskapelle Dresden Orchestra of the Kirov Theatre, Leningrad London Symphony Orchestra New York Philharmonic Orchestre de Paris Directed by Humphrey Burton A co-production of Unitel GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, and Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich / KCET, New York / Video Music Productions, Inc., New York / DDR Fernsehen. Distributed by EuroArts Music. © 1989 Unitel.