Philharmonie, Berlin, 1 May 2000
Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Swedish Radio Choir
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Chorus Master – Tonu Kaljuste
Soloists:
Karita Mattila, Violeta Urmana, Thomas Moser, Eike Wilm Schulte
1:50 I Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (14:33)
16:26 II Molto vivace (13:20)
29:48 III Adagio molto e cantabile (13:07)
42:52 IV Presto – Allegro assai – Rezitativo: “O Freude, nicht diese Töne!” – Allegro assai (25:59)
Final chorus from Schiller’s ode “To Joy”