The Beethoven cycle of the 21st century! Christian Thielemann’s and Wiener Philharmoniker’s recording of Beethoven 9 had been their first recording in HD of all nine Beethoven symphonies, accompanied by nine hour-long documentaries, one on each symphony, featuring Thielemann and Prof. Joachim Kaiser. From insights into Beethoven’s musical thinking to interpretational comparisons, including excerpts from performances by Karajan, Böhm, Bernstein, Järvi, etc., to historical perspectives - no aspect of Beethoven’s symphonic oeuvre will remain untreated!

“Thielemann’s recordings of the Beethoven symphonies stand head and shoulders above the countless and mostly undistinguishable versions on offer.” – Die Presse

“The Vienna Philharmonic literally grew beyond itself that evening in the Konzerthaus.” – Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Filmed in HD, mastered from an HD source
Picture format: 1080i, 16:9
Sound formats: PCM Stereo, DTS-HD MA 5.0 (Symphonies), PCM Stereo, DTS-HD MA 5.1 (Missa solemnis)
Region code: A, B, C
Total running time: 16 hrs 26 mins
- Symphonies: 446 mins
- Missa solemnis: 90 mins
- Documentaries: 510 mins
Subtitles:
- Symphonies & Bonus: German (original language), English, French, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese
- Missa solemnis: Latin (original language), English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese