Compact discs. Issued in 4 containers inserted in container box (13 x 15 x 5 cm.). Biographical information about the conductor in English, German, and French and texts with English translations of vol. 3 and program and biographical notes (vol. 1-2) in each container. Title from container. Words of the 4th movement (Symphony no. 9) by Friedrich Schiller. The vols. available separately (p1998-1999). Recorded in Carnegie Hall 1949-1952; in part from NBC broadcasts. Eileen Farrell, soprano; Jan Peerce, tenor; Norman Scott, bass (Symphony no. 9); Lois Marshall, soprano; Eugene Conley, tenor; Jerome Hines, bass (Missa solemnis); Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano; Robert Shaw Chorale (Symphony no. 9, Missa solemnis); NBC Symphony Orchestra; Arturo Toscanini, conductor. Sampler narrated by reissue producer Ed Houser; introduced by senior reissue producer Nat Johnson. Sung in German (Symphony no. 9) and Latin (Missa solemnis).