Beethoven's Eroica - Discography

Rev. 5 April 2008

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Ensemble

III

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= on hand)

1969

Abbado

Hungarian State O

19:00.9	16:49		5:56	11:11

1980 Feb 21-23

Chicago SO

18:56.6	16:50		6:11	12:34

1984

London SO

1995

Live Classic LCB010

1985 May 29 - June 3

Vienna PO

18:14	15:42		6:19	11:41

	CD	1987	DG 419 597
	CD	1999	DG 445 603

2000 Mar

Berlin PO

15:51.6	14:16		5:42	10:30

	CD	2000	DG 469 000
	CD	2002	DG 471 488

2001 Feb 9

Berlin PO

16:44.6	14:45		5:51	10:57

CD	2004	J TDK TDBA0044
DVD	2004	Euroarts 2051139
DVD	2004	Naxos 2051159
DVD	2004	TDK DV-BPAB39

1949 Jan 24

Abendroth

Mitteldeutsches Rundfunk

14:31.9	17:30		5:39	12:12

2000

Music & Arts CD-1065

1954 Feb 13

Berlin RSO

14:26.7	16:45		5:23	11:40

	CD		Bella Musica BMCD 31.6003
	CD	1995	Tahra 129/31

1974 Apr 6

Abravanel, Maurice

Utah SO

Disco Archivia 461

[1950]

Albert

Turin Radio O

	78		Cetra B 25265-70
	78		Parlophone BB25265/70
	LP		Tempo 2070.2

1999 Jan 23

Albrecht

Yomuri Nippon SO

16:46.5	13:16		5:20	12:03

Exton KJCL-0008

[2000]

Andreescu

Dresden P

2000

Electrecord EDC 374

1943

Ansermet

Vienna PO

14:54.6	16:18		6:01	12:14

1960 Apr

Suisse Romande

14:22.9	15:15		5:55	12:15

CD	2001	J. Decca UCCD-3028
LP		London CS 6185
LP	1970	London STS 15069

[2007]

Antonini, Giovanni

Kammerorchester Basel

16:19	14:07		5:36	11:03

2008

Sony BMG 88697192522

1986 Nov 26

Aratani

Kyudai SO

1993

Kyudai KBCD009

1957 May 24

Argenta

Orquestra Nacional del Espana

14:19.7	14:55		5:43	11:30

1997

Rtve 65097

1967 Oct 17

Asahina

NHK SO

16:04	16:45		6:05	12:09

2004

Fontec FOCD9200/2

1973 Jul 9

Osaka PO

15:58	16:42		6:11	11:54

	CD	1985	Kapelle GD 174914
	CD	2000	Green Door SMRGD-001

1975 Oct 24

Osaka PO

	CD	2002	Green Door GDOP-2001
	LP	1980	JVC SJX9546

1977 Apr 2

New Japan PO

16:03	17:02		6:13	12:19

	CD	2004	Tokyo FM TFMC0006
	CD	2006	Tokyo FM TFMC0017

1977 Oct 6

Osaka PO

19:28.9	17:13		6:19	13:40

CD	1988	JVC VDC 5528
CD	1993	JVC VICC 40155-60
CD	2004	JVC VICC 60411

1985 Feb 24

Osaka PO

19:45.7	17:13		6:21	13:13

	CD	1985	JVC VIC 4170/78
	CD	1997	JVC VICC-60025

1989 Feb 5

New Japan P

21:03	18:08		6:49	13:30

1991

Fontec FOCD 9001/7

1992 Mar 29

Osaka PO

20:12	17:14		6:12	13:10

1993

Canyon PCCL-00196

1996 Nov 29

Osaka PO

20:25.7	18:41		6:14	14:05

CD	1997	Canyon PCCL 00417
CD	2000	Canyon PCCL-0481
DVD	1997	Canyon PCBP00047

2000 Jul 8

Osaka PO

19:37.5	19:11		6:23	14:55

2000

Exton OVCL 00026

2000 Jul 23

Osaka PO

19:24.7	18:26		6:09	14:25

	CD	2000	Exton OVCL 00026
	DVD	2001	Exton OVBC00002

1967 May 18-19

Barbirolli

BBC SO

16:04.9	18:21		5:51	13:57

CD	1994	Originals SH830/1
CD	1998	Dutton 1008
CD	2002	Living Stage LS 1023
LP	1968	Angel 36461

1997 May 1

Barenboim

Berlin PO

15:08	15:50		5:28	11:48

DVD

1998

TDK DV-VERSA

1999 May-July

Berlin Staatskapelle

19:01	18:04		5:48	12:52

CD	2000	Teldec 27838
CD	2000	Teldec 8573-83060-2
CD	2005	Warner Classics 2564618902

2007 Jan 16

La Scala PO

15:41	16:44		5:55	12:31

1972 Aug 18

Barshai

18:52	17:28		6:08	11:48

LP		Chant du Monde LDX 78565
LP		Melodiya 03651-54
LP	1972	Eurodisc 87365 XFK

1996 Apr

Batiz

Mexico State SO

15:44	14:54		5:26	10:14

	CD		Luzam 752435 18073
	CD	2002	Luzam 7509650 009614

[1970?]

Bauer-Theussl

K�ln RSO

15:17.5	15:07		5:41	12:27

	LP		Bertelsmann 11373
	LP		Gong 73851

1951 Dec 20-21,
1952 Aug 13

Beecham

Royal PO

14:45.4	15:25		6:49	13:07

CD	2002	Sony SMK89887
CD	2004	Beecham Edition 89887
LP	1952	Columbia 33CX 1086
LP	1952	Columbia ML 4698

1991 Jul-Aug

Beermann

Norddeutsche Kammerphilharmonie

14:45	12:42		5:29	10:29

1991

ND Kammerph. CD 08 10 70

1957 May 5

Beinum

Concertgebouw

14:30.5	15:54		5:36	11:44

DVD

2000

Q Disc NM97015

2006 Sep 29

Belohlavek, Jiri

BBC SO

17:52.5	15:11		5:38	11:52

1991 Jan 15

Bergel

Budapest PO

Private KR 2198

1953 Jun 22

Bernstein

NY Stadium SO

14:26.1	17:39		5:38	12:11

CD		Memories MR 2001/2
CD	2004	DG 477 0002
CD	2007	Xxi 489
LP		Decca DL 9697
LP	1956	Music Appreciation MAR 5612

1964 Jan 27

New York P

16:48.7	15:18		6:04	11:21

CD	1992	Sony 47514
CD	1999	Sony SMK 60692
LP	1966	Columbia MS 6774

1978 Feb 4-6

Vienna PO

17:33.7	17:34		6:11	11:44

CD	1988	DG 423 481
CD	1990	DG 431 024
DVD	2001	DG UGBG1021
VHS	1982	Unitel

1983 Aug 13

Boston SO

18:37	17:33		6:12	12:09

1999

FKM CDR-23

1982 April 9

Bertini

RAI Turin

1982

Fonit Cetra LAR 32

1988 Sep 18

Frankfurt Opera O

1988

Frankfurt Museum

1989 Aug 31

K�lner RSO

2008

Altus ALT150

1973 Oct 4

Blomstedt

Dresden Staatskapelle

15:07.5	16:57		6:09	11:55

1990

Pilz 442 059

1976 Mar 17-21

Dresden Staatskapelle

14:54.3	16:47		5:49	11:49

CD	1994	Berlin Classics 0021952BC
CD	1994	Berlin Classics 0021942BC
CD	2004	Brilliant Classics 99793

1990 May 21

San Francisco SO

17:28	15:53		5:56	11:45

1991

London 430 515-2

1993

NDR

2002

Treasures of the Earth TOE 2069

1961 Dec 16, 18-19

B�hm

Berlin PO

14:43.9	14:36		6:05	12:32

	CD	2001	DG/Originals 463 643-2
	LP	1962	DG

1972 Sep 10-18

Vienna PO

14:47.2	16:18		6:04	12:27

CD	1992	DG 437 368
CD	1999	DG Eloquence 463 196
CD	2004	Universal Classics
LP		DG 2720 045

1973 Aug 15

Vienna PO

Wall 7016

1973 Aug 22

Vienna PO

15:30	16:51		6:25	12:30

CD		Great Artists GA4-36
CD		Wall 7015
CD	1992	Pompadour SH1005

1973 Sep 15

Berlin PO

15:00	16:43		6:11	12:09

Great Artists GA 4-1

1978 Dec 8

Bavarian RSO

CD		Great Artists GA4-37
CD		Re!Discover RED 36
CD	1993	Meteor MCD-006
CD	2008	Audite 23404

1977 Nov 9

Bongartz

Dresden P

16:30.5	15:50		4:51	12:56

2004

Weitblick SSS0054

1962

Boulez

S�dwestfunk SO Baden-Baden

17:59	15:28		5:31	10:52

1957 Jun 1-9

Boult

London PO

15:21	12:58		5:54	12:13

CD	1995	Vanguard SVC 11-13
CD	2003	Artemis ATM1191
CD	2005	Denon Vanguard COCQ83880
LP	1958	Vanguard VRS 1012

1961 Dec 11

London PO

15:47.6	15:07		5:43	12:18

1962

Somerset/Stereo-Fidelity 15700

[1983?]

Bour, Ernst

Hilversum RO

16:41.8	13:48		5:40	10:39

1987 Nov

Br�ggen

O of the 18th Century

17:32	12:48		5:14	11:37

	DVD		Parnassus Custom Video PDVD 91 D
	DVD	2001	Universal Japan UCBP-1028

1987 Nov 28

O of the 18th Century

18:13.3	13:10		5:35	12:06

CD		Philips 446 152
CD	1988	Philips 422 052
CD	2006	Universal Japan UCCP3343

1995 Sep 18

Leipzig Gewandhaus O

2005

En Larmes ELS 05 664/5

2003 May 7

O of the 18th Century

18:34	12:25		5:55	11:40

2003

En Larmes ELS 03 411

2005 Apr 30

O of the 18th Century

17:19.2	13:05		5:14	11:18

1988

Brydon

O della Szvizzera Italiano

18:41	14:51		5:42	11:55

DVD

2003

Cascade Silverline Classics 80008

1959

B�nte

Berlin SO

2001

? ?

1950

Busch

Nieder�sterreiches Tonk�nstler-O

13:37.4	13:52		5:26	10:27

CD	2000	Dante LYS 594-596
CD	2004	Archipel ARPCD0138
LP		Remington RPL-199-21
LP	1982	Relief RL 823

2001 Jul

Bychkov

WDR SO

2004

Disclosure DS 0017

[1995]

Cassuto

New Portugese PO

13:02	12:56		5:43	10:14

1995

Platinum Disc CLG 7100

1957 Feb 2

Celibidache

RAI Turin SO

16:51	15:57		6:54	12:24

2007

Archipel ARPCD 0371

1959 Mar 27

RAI Milan

14:54	15:26		5:48	12:17

1975 May 21

Stuttgart RSO

15:13.1	17:48		6:24	13:22

CD		Arlecchino ARLA103-A106
CD		Artists Live FED 001
CD		Great Artists GA4-21
CD		Re!Discover RED 162
CD	1993	Meteor MCD-017

1987

Munich PO

	CD		Audior AUDM 2501/2502
	CD	1993	Meteor MCD 041

1987 Mar

Munich PO

1991

Kyoun SCD627/8

1987 Apr 12

Munich PO

16:10.3	19:14		6:53	14:26

1999

EMI 5 56839 2

1996 Jan 16

Munich PO

17:06.3	19:14		7:08	15:08

CD		Great Artists GA4-25
CD	1996	Audior AUDSE501
CD	2001	Re!Discover RED-17

[2007]

Chibas, Eduardo

Venezuela SO

2008

Mousike 1025

2001 Mar 2

Chung, Myung-Whun

O P de Radio France

En Larmes ELS-01-70

[2006]

Tokyo PO

2006

Imx IMXC10001

1981 Nov 4

Civetta, Cesare

Cincinatti Philharmonia

16:53	16:55		5:55	11:27

1998

MediaWorld 0001

1958 Dec 15-16, 18-19

Cluytens

Berlin PO

14:22.6	16:12		5:26	11:37

CD		Disky HR703732
CD		EMI 4 83412 2
CD	1997	Seraphim 69718
CD	2006	EMI 3675302

1926 Sep 16-26

Coates

SO [=London SO]

12:06.6	14:35		3:39	10:25

78		Victor M-6 (9043-48)
CD	1993	Claremont CD 963 78-50-55
LP		Claremont GSE 78-50-22

[1956?]

Dammer

Wurttemberg State Opera O

15:53	16:51		5:33	11:38

Pro Musica PMC 1025

2002 May, Oct

Dausgaard, Thomas

Swedish Chamber O

15:47	12:50		5:23	10:28

2006

Simax PSC1281

1993

Davies

O der Beethovenhalle Bonn

18:52.1	16:07		5:31	12:46

1993

Musicmasters 67121

1970 Sep 14-21

Davis

BBC SO

15:32.1	16:38		6:09	12:31

Philips 6500 141

1991 Feb 27 - Mar 3

Dresden Staatskapelle

18:40.6	17:28		5:59	12:55

	CD		Philips 475 6883
	CD	1992	Philips 434 120

2005 Aug 19

London SO

18:29.2	17:10		5:55	12:20

2006

De Billy, Bertrand

Vienna RSO

16:09	13:17		5:45	10:32

2007

Oehms OC 621

1946 May 2-3

De Sabata

London PO

16:33.8	17:16		5:50	11:21

78	1947	Decca 1507/13
CD		Andromeda ANDR 5071
CD		Arkadia 78542
CD		IDIS 6361
CD		London 425 971
LP	1976	London RS62022

[1966]

Decker

Rotterdam PO

14:45	18:09		6:32	12:09

	LP		DG 135 050
	LP	1966	Heliodor 2548 278

1970 Sep 24

Dessau, Paul

Leipzig RSO

15:28.5	18:30		3:52	12:17

1987

Dmitriev, Alexander

Leningrad Academic PO

15:25.6	13:58		5:42	11:21

1988

Melodiya A10 00357 001

1983 Oct 23

Dohnanyi

Cleveland O

16:26.7	15:10		5:12	11:25

	CD	1984	Telarc 80090
	CD	1989	Telarc 80200

2003 Jan 7

NDR O

17:39.1	16:25		5:53	12:16

2003

En Larmes ELS 03 398/9

2003 Jul 13

NDR O

Live Supreme LSU 1088

2006 Nov 25

NDR SO

17:45	15:00		5:45	11:29

1957 Sep 3

Dorati

Minneapolis SO

13:49.7	15:26		5:18	10:32

	CD		Mercury
	LP		Mercury SR 90011
	LP		Mercury MG 50141

1976 Sep 24-25

Royal PO

17:06	15:44		5:45	12:12

1976

Mercury SRI 75123

1995 Jun 21-24

Drahos

Esterhazy

16:51.3	12:51		5:56	11:29

1996

Naxos 8.553475

1980 Aug 12

Eschenbach

Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

1980

Staatsphilharmonie F 668424

2002 Mar 5

NDR SO

Sounds Supreme 2S-051

2002 Sep 25

NDR SO

	CD		En Larmes ELS 02-283/4
	CD		Sounds Supreme 2S 141

2005 Dec 3

Philadelphia O

17:44.1	17:50		5:34	12:03

2006

Philadelphia Orchestra

[2006]

Ettinger, Dan

Israel PO

	DVD	2007	Fivetone 90007
	DVD	2008	Dreamtime JPBX13810

[2007]

Israel PO

DVD

2007

Fivetone 90007

1990

Fedoseyev

Moscow RTV SO

14:49.4	17:40		5:50	13:28

	CD	2000	T-Rax 52
	LP	1991	Melodiya A10 00721 000

[2007]

Tchaikovsky SO

2008

Relief CR991089

1963 Sep 5

Ferencsik

Los Angeles P

15:36.1	16:26		6:28	11:21

Eyewitness

1971

Hungarian State O

18:43.7	16:03		6:13	11:32

	CD	1996	Hungaroton
	LP		Hungaroton SLPX 11551

1983 Dec 9-13

Hungarian PO

18:01.4	16:20		6:20	12:00

CD	1984	Hungaroton SLPD 12566
CD	1990	Laserlight 15902 repeat cut
LP	1984	Hungaroton SLPD 12566

2000 May 23

Fournet

Tokyo Metropolitan SO

15:57	16:43		6:40	12:50

Fontec FOCD9151

1950 Apr 27

Frederik IX

Danish National RSO

15:46.8	14:17		5:45	13:05

2000

Da Capo 8.224158-59

1958 Oct 6-7, 13

Fricsay

Berlin PO

15:29	15:30		6:22	12:36

	CD		DG 449 797
	LP		DG 138 038
	LP		DG 2721 210
	LP		DG 2726 023
	LP		Heliodor 2548 088

1961 Feb 5

Berlin RSO

16:56.3	19:06		7:05	13:10

2002

IMG / EMI CZS 5 75109 2

1924

Fried

Berlin State Opera O

14:22.5	14:50		3:55	11:01

78		Polydor 69706-69711
CD	2004	Arbiter 140
CD	2006	Music & Arts CD-1185

1989 Oct 2-3

Fr�hbeck de Burgos

London SO

17:58.5	16:05		5:42	13:19

	CD		Brilliant Classics 99022
	CD	1990	Collins 10702

1992 Jun 5,
1996 Jan 28

Berlin RSO

14:13	15:14		5:38	12:07

RSB

[1993]

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