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Symphony No. 9 Choral
Ludwig van Beethoven
, 1822–24
Recommended Recordings
Gré
Brouwenstijn
soprano
Kerstin
Meyer
contralto
Nicolai
Gedda
tenor
Frederick
Guthrie
bass
André
Cluytens
conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
orchestra
EMI
1957
1h 12m
Aase Nordmo
Løvberg
soprano
Christa
Ludwig
mezzo-soprano
Waldemar
Kmentt
tenor
Hans
Hotter
bass
Otto
Klemperer
conductor
Philharmonia
orchestra
EMI
1957
1h 12m
Irmgard
Seefried
soprano
Maureen
Forrester
contralto
Ernst
Haefliger
tenor
Dietrich
Fischer-Dieskau
baritone
Ferenc
Fricsay
conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon
1958
1h 9m
Emilia
Cundari
soprano
Nell
Rankin
mezzo-soprano
Albert da
Costa
tenor
William
Wilderman
baritone
Bruno
Walter
conductor
Columbia Symphony
orchestra
Columbia
1959
1h 11m
Elisabeth
Söderström
soprano
Jon
Vickers
tenor
David
Ward
bass
London Bach
choir
Pierre
Monteux
conductor
London Symphony
orchestra
Decca
1962
1h 8m
Ingeborg
Wenglor
soprano
Annelis
Burmeister
mezzo-soprano
Martin
Ritzmann
tenor
Rolf
Kühne
bass
Paul
Kletzki
conductor
Czech Philharmonic
orchestra
Supraphon
1964
1h 7m
Joan
Sutherland
soprano
Marilyn
Horne
contralto
James
King
tenor
Martti
Talvela
bass
Hans
Schmidt-Isserstedt
conductor
Wiener Philharmoniker
orchestra
Decca
1965
1h 8m
Ella
Lee
soprano
Joanna
Simon
mezzo-soprano
Richard
Knees
tenor
Thomas
Paul
bass
William
Steinberg
conductor
Pittsburgh Symphony
orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon
1966
1h 9m
Liselotte
Rebmann
soprano
Anna
Reynolds
mezzo-soprano
Anton de
Ridder
tenor
Gerd
Feldhoff
bass
Eugen
Jochum
conductor
Royal Concertgebouw
orchestra
Decca
1969
1h 8m
Anna
Tomowa-Sintow
soprano
Agnes
Baltsa
mezzo-soprano
Peter
Schreier
tenor
José
van Dam
bass
Herbert von
Karajan
conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon
1976
1h 6m
Gwyneth
Jones
soprano
Hanna
Schwarz
contralto
René
Kollo
tenor
Kurt
Moll
bass
Leonard
Bernstein
conductor
Wiener Philharmoniker
orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon
1979
1h 11m
Helena
Doese
soprano
Marga
Schiml
alto
Peter
Schreier
tenor
Theo
Adam
bass
Herbert
Blomstedt
conductor
Staatskapelle Dresden
orchestra
Brilliant
1979–80
1h 12m
Jessye
Norman
soprano
Reinhild
Runkel
contralto
Robert
Schunk
tenor
Hans
Sotin
bass
Georg
Solti
conductor
Chicago Symphony
orchestra
Decca
1986
1h 5m
Edith
Wiens
soprano
Hildegard
Hartwig
alto
Keith
Lewis
tenor
Roland
Hermann
bass
Günter
Wand
conductor
NDR Sinfonieorchester
orchestra
RCA Red Seal
1986
1h 6m
Charlotte
Margiono
soprano
Birgit
Remmert
contralto
Rudolf
Schasching
tenor
Robert
Holl
bass
Nikolaus
Harnoncourt
conductor
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
orchestra
Teldec
1991
1h 7m
Amanda
Halgrimson
soprano
Ruthild
Engert-Ely
mezzo-soprano
Zeger
Vandersteene
tenor
Friedman
Kunder
bass
Peter
Maag
conductor
Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto
orchestra
Arts
1994
1h 12m
Soile
Isokoski
soprano
Rosemarie
Lang
contralto
Robert
Gambill
tenor
René
Pape
bass
Daniel
Barenboim
conductor
Staatskapelle Berlin
orchestra
Teldec
1999
1h 16m
Renata
Behele
soprano
Yvonne
Naef
alto
Glenn
Winslade
tenor
Hanno
Müller-Brachmann
baritone
Michael
Gielen
conductor
SWR Symphony
orchestra
Hänssler
1997–2000
1h 5m
Kamilla
Nylund
soprano
Iris
Vermillion
alto
Jonas
Kaufmann
tenor
Franz-Josef
Selig
bass
Roger
Norrington
conductor
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
orchestra
SWR Music
2002
1h 3m
Annette
Dasch
soprano
Daniela
Sindram
mezzo-soprano
Christian
Elsner
tenor
Georg
Zeppenfeld
bass
Stanisław
Skrowaczewski
conductor
Saarbrücken Radio Symphony
orchestra
Oehms
2006
1h 10m
Katerina
Beranova
soprano
Lilli
Paasikivi
mezzo-soprano
Robert Dean
Smith
tenor
Hanno
Müller-Brachmann
baritone
Riccardo
Chailly
conductor
Gewandhaus
orchestra
Decca
2008
1h 3m
Annemarie
Kremer
soprano
Wilke te
Brummelstroete
alto
Marcel
Reijans
tenor
Geert
Smits
baritone
Jan Willem de
Vriend
conductor
Netherlands Symphony
orchestra
Challenge
2011
1h 3m
Laura
Aikin
soprano
Michaela
Selinger
mezzo-soprano
Steve
Davislim
tenor
José Antonio
López
baritone
Martin
Haselböck
conductor
Wiener Akademie
orchestra
Alpha
2015
1h 6m
Simona
Šaturová
soprano
Mihoko
Fujimura
alto
Christian
Elsner
tenor
Christian
Gerhaher
baritone
Herbert
Blomstedt
conductor
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
orchestra
Accentus
2015
1h 5m
Christina
Landshamer
soprano
Jennifer Johnson
Cano
mezzo-soprano
Werner
Güra
tenor
Shenyang
bass-baritone
Manfred
Honeck
conductor
Pittsburgh Symphony
orchestra
Reference
2019
1h 3m
Sara
Swietlicki
soprano
Morten Grove
Frandsen
countertenor
Ilker
Arcayürek
tenor
Lars
Møller
baritone
Ádám
Fischer
conductor
Danish Chamber
orchestra
Naxos
2016–19
1h 3m
Sara
Gouzy
soprano
Laila Salome
Fischer
mezzo-soprano
Mingjie
Lei
tenor
Manuel
Walser
baritone
Jordi
Savall
conductor
Le Concert des Nations
orchestra
AliaVox
2021
1h 1m