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The Berlin celebration concert : December 25, 1989

Title
  1. The Berlin celebration concert : December 25, 1989 / [presented by] Deutsche Grammophon ; a co-production of UNITEL Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH & Co. and Bayerischer Rundfunk, KCET, Videomusic Productions, Inc., DDR Fernsehen ; director, Humphrey Burton.
Published by
  1. Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon Video ; [New York] : [Manufactured and marketed by Polygram Records], ©1989, [℗1990]

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Additional authors
  1. Anderson, June, 1952-
  2. Walker, Sarah, 1943-
  3. König, Klaus, 1934-
  4. Rootering, Jan-Hendrik, 1950-
  5. Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
  6. Burton, Humphrey, 1931-
  7. Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
  8. Bayerischer Rundfunk. Chor, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  9. Berliner Rundfunk. Grosser Chor, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  10. Philharmonischer Chor Dresden. Kinderchor, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  11. Bayerischer Rundfunk. Orchester, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  12. Staatskapelle Dresden, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  13. Leningradskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr opery i baleta imeni S.M. Kirova. Orkestr, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  14. London Symphony Orchestra, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  15. New York Philharmonic, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  16. Orchestre de Paris, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  17. Deutsche Grammophon Video.
  18. Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH.
  19. Bayerischer Rundfunk.
  20. KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
  21. Video Music Productions.
  22. DDR Fernsehen.
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color; 12 in. +
Summary
  1. Beethoven\u0027s Ninth Symphony performed by musicians from the Soviet Union, United States, Britain, France, and Germany, conducted by Leonard Bernstein, in a "festival of jubilation" to commemorate the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
Alternative title
  1. Ode to freedom documentary
  2. Ode to freedom = Ode an die Frieheit = Ode a la liberté
Subject
  1. Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989
  2. Symphonies
  3. Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805 > Musical settings
Contents
  1. (Side 1) Berlin, December 1989; Introduction (6 min.) -- 1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (20 min.) -- 2. Molto vivace (12 min.) -- (Side 2) 3. Adagio molto-e cantabile (21 min.) -- 4. Presto / Allegro assai (33 min.).
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. Last movement sung in German. Opening sequences and credits in English and German.
  2. "CD-Video."
  3. Copyright on title screen: c1989. On container: p1990.
  4. Program notes in English and French and text of Schiller\u0027s poem in German, English and French (1 leaf : ill.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  1. Videorecording of the concert given on Dec. 25, 1989, in the Schauspielhaus, Berlin (GDR).
Additional formats (note)
  1. Also available in VHS 1/2 in.
System details (note)
  1. Laserdisc (CLV, Extended play) [NTSC] ; digital stereo, digital sound, CX noise reduction ; DDD (digitally recorded, mixed, mastered).