Mozart: Requiem, K. 626 – Berliner Philharmoniker, Karajan (1975 recording, CD 429 821-2): version 1
Saved 2026-09-25 14:16 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added product/00028942982123, Deutsche Grammophon CD 429 821-2 (Karajan 1975 Mozart Requiem), named by family/mozart-requiem-karajan-1975. Identity from MusicBrainz release 07550a93-b8ba-3124-aa00-2e6e23f51baf and five Discogs entries (3267592, 29539060, 17667406 US; 24504239 Germany; 29218567 Europe) all printing barcode 0 28942 98212 3 with catalogue number 429 821-2. Markets: US (PolyGram Records, Inc. marketing line on US copies; amazon.com ASIN B000001GDM, USD 16.85 new on 2026-09-25) and DE (amazon.de, same ASIN, EUR 16.79); both Amazon barcode searches return only this ASIN. Relations to existing company/polygram-records, company/pmdc-usa and company/umg-manufacturing-logistics. Gaps: GS1 prefix length and registrant, no PDO plant stubs, the market of the Discogs Europe copy.. Current is v3.
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| 1 | 1 | # Mozart: Requiem, K. 626 – Berliner Philharmoniker, Karajan (1975 recording, CD 429 821-2) <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 00028942982123 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Mozart: Requiem, K. 626 – Berliner Philharmoniker, Karajan (1975 recording, CD 429 821-2) | |
| 6 | 6 | family: family/mozart-requiem-karajan-1975 | |
| 7 | 7 | summary: Deutsche Grammophon CD reissue 429 821-2 of Herbert von Karajan's 1975 recording of Mozart's Requiem with the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Wiener Singverein, pressed in the United States and West Germany under one barcode. | |
| 8 | 8 | brand: brand/deutsche-grammophon | |
| 9 | 9 | category: category/10001459 | |
| 10 | 10 | country_of_sale: US, DE | |
| 11 | 11 | pack_quantity: 1 | |
| 12 | 12 | pack_format: Jewel Case | |
| 13 | 13 | status: active | |
| 14 | 14 | last_seen: 2026-09-25 | |
| 15 | 15 | last_seen_note: New copies offered on amazon.com and amazon.de on 2026-09-25 | |
| 16 | 16 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 19 | 19 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 20 | 20 | | --------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 21 | 21 | | marketed_by | company/deutsche-grammophon | | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | Label Deutsche Grammophon, catalogue number 429 821-2 on every Discogs entry for this barcode (US, German and European copies) and on MusicBrainz; the label is the imprint of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (brand/deutsche-grammophon) | | |
| 22 | 22 | | marketed_by | company/polygram-records | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | "Manufactured and Marketed by PolyGram Records, Inc., New York, New York" as transcribed by Discogs from the US copies made by PDO, PMDC and UML | | |
| 23 | 23 | | manufactured_by | company/pmdc-usa | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us-pmdc | Inner ring "MADE IN USA BY PMDC", mastering SID code IFPI L005, on the US copy Discogs describes; an earlier US copy on Discogs reads "MADE IN USA BY PDO" | | |
| 24 | 24 | | manufactured_by | company/umg-manufacturing-logistics | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | Discogs credits UML as maker of this US copy | | |
| 25 | 25 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 26 | 26 | ||
| 27 | 27 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 28 | 28 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 29 | 29 | | ------- | ------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | --------- | | |
| 30 | 30 | | US | sourced | ^discogs-us | US copies print "Manufactured and Marketed by PolyGram Records, Inc., New York, New York" and "Made in USA", as transcribed by Discogs | | | US | | | |
| 31 | 31 | | US | derived | ^amazon-us | Amazon.com listing of "Mozart: Requiem, K.626", Audio CD, label Deutsche Grammophon, ASIN B000001GDM; the page prints no barcode, but a search of the barcode on amazon.com returns only this ASIN and MusicBrainz links the ASIN to this release. New from USD 16.85, only one left in stock | 2026-09-25 | new | | USD 16.85 | | |
| 32 | 32 | | DE | derived | ^amazon-de | Amazon.de listing of "Requiem d-Moll", Audio-CD, label Deutsche G (Universal Music), ASIN B000001GDM; the page prints no barcode, but a search of the barcode on amazon.de returns only this ASIN. Price in the buy box, only one left in stock; country of origin given as Deutschland | 2026-09-25 | new | | EUR 16.79 | | |
| 33 | 33 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 34 | 34 | ||
| 35 | 35 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 36 | 36 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 37 | 37 | | ------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 38 | 38 | | Requiem | name | | | | | |
| 39 | 39 | | Mozart: Requiem, K.626 | search | en | | | | |
| 40 | 40 | | Requiem d-Moll | search | de | | | | |
| 41 | 41 | | Mozart: Requiem - Karajan | search | | | | | |
| 42 | 42 | | 429 821-2 | search | | | | | |
| 43 | 43 | | 4298212 | search | | | | | |
| 44 | 44 | | Mozart: Requiem (CD, 429 821-2) | search | | | | | |
| 45 | 45 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 46 | 46 | ||
| 47 | 47 | ## Release <!--release--> | |
| 48 | 48 | artists: Mozart, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Werner Krenn, José van Dam, Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | |
| 49 | 49 | label: brand/deutsche-grammophon | |
| 50 | 50 | record_company: company/deutsche-grammophon | |
| 51 | 51 | phonographic_copyright: ℗ 1976 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg | |
| 52 | 52 | catalogue_number: 429 821-2 | |
| 53 | 53 | label_code: LC 0173 | |
| 54 | 54 | media: cd | |
| 55 | 55 | discs: 1 | |
| 56 | 56 | released: 1990-05-16 | |
| 57 | 57 | release_country: US, DE | |
| 58 | 58 | genre: classical | |
| 59 | 59 | runtime_min: 53 | |
| 60 | 60 | languages: la | |
| 61 | 61 | edition: Digitally remastered CD reissue | |
| 62 | 62 | <!--/release--> | |
| 63 | 63 | ||
| 64 | 64 | ## Tracks <!--tracks--> | |
| 65 | 65 | | position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers | | |
| 66 | 66 | | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----------------------- | | |
| 67 | 67 | | 1 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): I. Introitus: "Requiem aeternam" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 5:38 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | |
| 68 | 68 | | 2 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): II. "Kyrie eleison" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 2:50 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | |
| 69 | 69 | | 3 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIa. Sequenz: "Dies irae" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 1:51 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | |
| 70 | 70 | | 4 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIb. Sequenz: "Tuba mirum" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 4:13 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | |
| 71 | 71 | | 5 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIc. Sequenz: "Rex tremendae" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 2:26 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | |
| 72 | 72 | | 6 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIId. Sequenz: "Recordare" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 5:17 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | |
| 73 | 73 | | 7 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIe. Sequenz: "Confutatis" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 2:24 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | |
| 74 | 74 | | 8 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIf. Sequenz: "Lacrimosa" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 3:20 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | |
| 75 | 75 | | 9 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IVa. Offertorium: "Domine Jesu" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 3:47 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | |
| 76 | 76 | | 10 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IVb. Offertorium: "Hostias" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 4:29 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | |
| 77 | 77 | | 11 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): V. "Sanctus" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 1:46 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | |
| 78 | 78 | | 12 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): VI. "Benedictus" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 5:15 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | |
| 79 | 79 | | 13 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): VII. "Agnus Dei" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 3:36 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | |
| 80 | 80 | | 14 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): VIII. Communio: "Lux aeterna" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 6:11 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | | |
| 81 | 81 | <!--/tracks--> | |
| 82 | 82 | ||
| 83 | 83 | ## Specifications <!--specifications--> | |
| 84 | 84 | | property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier | | |
| 85 | 85 | | ------------------ | -------------------- | ---- | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- | | |
| 86 | 86 | | Total playing time | 53:02 | | ^discogs-us-pdo | Printed total time on the US copy; the 14 MusicBrainz track lengths add up to the same 53:02 | us | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 87 | 87 | | SPARS code | ADD | | ^discogs-us | Discogs gives the same code for the German and European copies | us | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 88 | 88 | | Remastering | Digitally remastered | | ^discogs-us | Discogs gives the same wording for the German and European copies | us | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 89 | 89 | | Recording dates | 27–28 September 1975 | | ^mb | Dates on the MusicBrainz recording relationships | us | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 90 | 90 | | Packaging | Jewel Case | | ^mb | Discogs describes the German copy with a yellow tray and the European copy with a black tray, both with an 8-page booklet | us | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 91 | 91 | | Matrix / runout | 4298212 01% | | ^discogs-us-pdo | US copy with "MADE IN USA BY PDO" on the mould area | us | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | | | |
| 92 | 92 | | Matrix / runout | 429 821-2 03! AJ | | ^discogs-us-pmdc | US copy with "MADE IN USA BY PMDC" on the inner ring | us | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | | | |
| 93 | 93 | | Mastering SID code | IFPI L005 | | ^discogs-us-pmdc | Mould SID code IFPI 0357 | us | sid_code | | | known | printed | | | |
| 94 | 94 | | Matrix / runout | 429 867-2 01 * F | | ^discogs-de | Mould text "MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO"; no SID codes | de | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | | | |
| 95 | 95 | | Matrix / runout | 419 867-2 01 ✶ | | ^discogs-eu | The disc carries the matrix of the remastered 419 867-2 edition and reads "MADE IN U.K.", while the inlay reads "Made in West Germany" | eu | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | | | |
| 96 | 96 | | Price code | POL 922 | | ^discogs-de | Discogs gives the same code for the European copy and 10 G MM for the US copy made by PDO | de | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 97 | 97 | | Amazon ASIN | B000001GDM | | ^mb | MusicBrainz links the release to this amazon.com ASIN; the same ASIN is listed on amazon.de | us | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 98 | 98 | <!--/specifications--> | |
| 99 | 99 | ||
| 100 | 100 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 101 | 101 | | id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number | | |
| 102 | 102 | | --- | --------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | ----------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | | |
| 103 | 103 | | us | US pressings for PolyGram Records, Inc. | edition | US | | | | | supported | | | | ^discogs-us | Discogs lists three US copies with barcode 0 28942 98212 3: one made by PDO, USA without SID codes, one made by PMDC, USA with SID codes and one credited to UML; MusicBrainz gives the release date 16 May 1990 with a worldwide release event | | 1 | | Jewel Case | | | |
| 104 | 104 | | de | West German pressing by PDO | edition | DE | | | | | supported | | | | ^discogs-de | "Made in West Germany", booklet printed by Neef, Wittingen, yellow tray, series Mozarts Meisterwerke; printed barcode 0 28942 98212 3 and scanned 028942982123 | | 1 | | Jewel Case | | | |
| 105 | 105 | | eu | European copy with UK-made disc | edition | EU | | | | | unconfirmed | | | | ^discogs-eu | Discogs files this copy as Europe: inlay "Made in West Germany", black tray, series Mozarts Meisterwerke, disc face "MADE IN U.K." with the 419 867-2 matrix | | 1 | | Jewel Case | | | |
| 106 | 106 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 107 | 107 | ||
| 108 | 108 | ## Credits <!--credits--> | |
| 109 | 109 | | observation | name | role | source | status | note | | |
| 110 | 110 | | ----------- | ----------------------- | ---------------- | ----------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 111 | 111 | | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | composer | ^discogs-us | | | | |
| 112 | 112 | | | Herbert von Karajan | conductor | ^mb | | Also credited on Discogs | | |
| 113 | 113 | | | Berliner Philharmoniker | orchestra | ^mb | | Credited as Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in the MusicBrainz artist credit | | |
| 114 | 114 | | | Wiener Singverein | choir | ^mb | | Credited as Vienna Singverein in the MusicBrainz artist credit | | |
| 115 | 115 | | | Helmuth Froschauer | chorus master | ^mb | | | | |
| 116 | 116 | | | Anna Tomowa-Sintow | soprano | ^mb | | Also credited on Discogs | | |
| 117 | 117 | | | Agnes Baltsa | contralto | ^discogs-us | | Discogs: Alto Vocals | | |
| 118 | 118 | | | Werner Krenn | tenor | ^discogs-us | | | | |
| 119 | 119 | | | José van Dam | bass | ^discogs-us | | | | |
| 120 | 120 | | | Rudolf Scholz | organ | ^mb | | Also credited on Discogs | | |
| 121 | 121 | | | Michel Glotz | producer | ^mb | | | | |
| 122 | 122 | | | Günter Hermanns | balance engineer | ^mb | | | | |
| 123 | 123 | | | Hartmut Pfeiffer | art direction | ^mb | | Also credited on Discogs | | |
| 124 | 124 | | | Holger Matthies | cover design | ^discogs-us | | MusicBrainz credits graphic design | | |
| 125 | 125 | <!--/credits--> | |
| 126 | 126 | ||
| 127 | 127 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 128 | 128 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 129 | 129 | | ----------- | ------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------- | | |
| 130 | 130 | | | relationships | unknown | The GS1 prefix of 0028942982123 is not stated on any company stub and its length and registrant are not named by a source; no gs1_prefix_owner edge. The same 0028941 and 0028947 series carry other Deutsche Grammophon editions of this recording (family/mozart-requiem-karajan-1975), which points to PolyGram's US numbering but gives no prefix length | ^discogs-us | | |
| 131 | 131 | | de | relationships | unknown | PDO's German plant has no company stub here; the West German copy's manufactured_by edge is left out until one exists | ^discogs-de | | |
| 132 | 132 | | us | relationships | unknown | PDO's US plant has no company stub here; the earliest US copy's manufactured_by edge is left out until one exists | ^discogs-us-pdo | | |
| 133 | 133 | | eu | identity | disputed | Discogs files one copy as Europe with a UK-made disc bearing the 419 867-2 matrix; which market it was sold in is not stated | ^discogs-eu | | |
| 134 | − | | | images | unknown | Front cover to come from Cover Art Archive; no photo of the back inlay with the printed barcode is attached | ^mb | | |
| 134 | + | | | images | unknown | No photo of the back inlay with the printed barcode is attached | ^mb | | |
| 135 | 135 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 136 | 136 | ||
| 137 | 137 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 138 | 138 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 139 | 139 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-25 | |
| 140 | 140 | note: Built from the wanted queue (named by family/mozart-requiem-karajan-1975); identity confirmed by MusicBrainz and five Discogs entries, all carrying barcode 028942982123 with catalogue number 429 821-2, and by the amazon.com and amazon.de barcode searches both returning ASIN B000001GDM. | |
| 141 | 141 | <!--/research--> | |
| 142 | 142 | ||
| 143 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 144 | + | | asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | upscaled | observation | | |
| 145 | + | | ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- | | |
| 146 | + | | front-e6a68efc.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/07550a93-b8ba-3124-aa00-2e6e23f51baf/cover-art | 2026-09-25 | | 07550a93-b8ba-3124-aa00-2e6e23f51baf | 13996153206 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/07550a93-b8ba-3124-aa00-2e6e23f51baf/13996153206.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/07550a93-b8ba-3124-aa00-2e6e23f51baf/13996153206.jpg | 2026-09-25T14:16:39.867Z | 028942982123 | barcode | 1 | 1421 | 1399 | 1421 | 1399 | | | | |
| 147 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 148 | + | ||
| 143 | 149 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 144 | 150 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 145 | 151 | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- | | |
| 146 | 152 | | mb | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/07550a93-b8ba-3124-aa00-2e6e23f51baf?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | Requiem (release, barcode 028942982123, Deutsche Grammophon 429 821-2) | 2026-09-25 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 07550a93-b8ba-3124-aa00-2e6e23f51baf | | CC0 | | | | |
| 147 | 153 | | mb-rg | https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/82717b9d-3938-342f-aa2b-cc9a54012a65 | Release group: Requiem (Karajan, 1976) | 2026-09-25 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 82717b9d-3938-342f-aa2b-cc9a54012a65 | | CC0 | | | | |
| 148 | 154 | | discogs-us | https://api.discogs.com/releases/3267592 | Requiem (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Deutsche Grammophon 429 821-2, US) | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 3267592 | | | | | | |
| 149 | 155 | | discogs-us-pdo | https://api.discogs.com/releases/29539060 | Requiem (CD, Reissue, Deutsche Grammophon 429 821-2, US, made by PDO, USA) | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 29539060 | | | | | | |
| 150 | 156 | | discogs-us-pmdc | https://api.discogs.com/releases/17667406 | Requiem (CD, Reissue, Remastered, Deutsche Grammophon 429 821-2, US, made by PMDC, USA) | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 17667406 | | | | | | |
| 151 | 157 | | discogs-de | https://api.discogs.com/releases/24504239 | Requiem (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Deutsche Grammophon 429 821-2, Germany) | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 24504239 | | | | | | |
| 152 | 158 | | discogs-eu | https://api.discogs.com/releases/29218567 | Requiem (CD, Reissue, Remastered, Deutsche Grammophon 429 821-2, Europe) | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 29218567 | | | | | | |
| 153 | 159 | | discogs-master | https://api.discogs.com/masters/240238/versions | Master release 240238: versions | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 240238 | | | | | | |
| 154 | 160 | | discogs-pri | https://api.discogs.com/labels/129352 | PolyGram Records, Inc. (label profile) | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 129352 | | | | | | |
| 155 | 161 | | amazon-us | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000001GDM | Amazon.com: Mozart: Requiem, K.626: CDs & Vinyl | 2026-09-25 | Amazon.com | retailer | | B000001GDM | | | | | | |
| 156 | 162 | | amazon-de | https://www.amazon.de/dp/B000001GDM | Amazon.de: Requiem d-Moll | 2026-09-25 | Amazon.de | retailer | | B000001GDM | | | | | | |
| 157 | 163 | | dg | https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/mozart-requiem-karajan-1975-1421 | MOZART Requiem / Karajan (1975) | 2026-09-25 | Deutsche Grammophon | manufacturer | | | | | | | | |
| 158 | 164 | <!--/references--> | |
| 159 | 165 | ||
| 160 | 166 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 161 | 167 | Mozart: Requiem is a Deutsche Grammophon compact disc issued under catalogue number 429 821-2, which MusicBrainz dates to 16 May 1990.[^mb] It carries Herbert von Karajan's 1975 recording of the Requiem in D minor, K. 626, with the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Wiener Singverein and the soloists Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Werner Krenn and José van Dam.[^dg] The disc is digitally remastered from an analogue original (SPARS code ADD) and plays for 53:02 across 14 tracks in Süßmayr's completion.[^discogs-us-pdo] The same barcode appears on US copies manufactured and marketed by PolyGram Records, Inc. in New York and on a West German pressing by PDO in the series Mozarts Meisterwerke.[^discogs-us][^discogs-de] | |
| 162 | 168 | ||
| 163 | 169 | The US copies were pressed at three successive PolyGram and Universal plants: PDO, then PMDC with SID codes from 1994, then UML.[^discogs-us-pdo][^discogs-us-pmdc][^discogs-us] PolyGram Records, Inc. was PolyGram's American division, formed in 1972 from the US Polydor and Mercury/Philips companies and wound up in 1999 when Seagram merged PolyGram into Universal Music Group.[^discogs-pri] The recording first appeared on LP in 1976 and Discogs groups this reissue with the remastered CD 419 867-2, the hybrid SACD and the DVD-Audio among its versions.[^discogs-master] | |
| 164 | 170 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Mozart: Requiem, K. 626 – Berliner Philharmoniker, Karajan (1975 recording, CD 429 821-2) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00028942982123
name: Mozart: Requiem, K. 626 – Berliner Philharmoniker, Karajan (1975 recording, CD 429 821-2)
family: family/mozart-requiem-karajan-1975
summary: Deutsche Grammophon CD reissue 429 821-2 of Herbert von Karajan's 1975 recording of Mozart's Requiem with the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Wiener Singverein, pressed in the United States and West Germany under one barcode.
brand: brand/deutsche-grammophon
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US, DE
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: Jewel Case
status: active
last_seen: 2026-09-25
last_seen_note: New copies offered on amazon.com and amazon.de on 2026-09-25
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/deutsche-grammophon | | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | Label Deutsche Grammophon, catalogue number 429 821-2 on every Discogs entry for this barcode (US, German and European copies) and on MusicBrainz; the label is the imprint of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (brand/deutsche-grammophon) |
| marketed_by | company/polygram-records | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | "Manufactured and Marketed by PolyGram Records, Inc., New York, New York" as transcribed by Discogs from the US copies made by PDO, PMDC and UML |
| manufactured_by | company/pmdc-usa | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us-pmdc | Inner ring "MADE IN USA BY PMDC", mastering SID code IFPI L005, on the US copy Discogs describes; an earlier US copy on Discogs reads "MADE IN USA BY PDO" |
| manufactured_by | company/umg-manufacturing-logistics | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | Discogs credits UML as maker of this US copy |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | --------- |
| US | sourced | ^discogs-us | US copies print "Manufactured and Marketed by PolyGram Records, Inc., New York, New York" and "Made in USA", as transcribed by Discogs | | | US | |
| US | derived | ^amazon-us | Amazon.com listing of "Mozart: Requiem, K.626", Audio CD, label Deutsche Grammophon, ASIN B000001GDM; the page prints no barcode, but a search of the barcode on amazon.com returns only this ASIN and MusicBrainz links the ASIN to this release. New from USD 16.85, only one left in stock | 2026-09-25 | new | | USD 16.85 |
| DE | derived | ^amazon-de | Amazon.de listing of "Requiem d-Moll", Audio-CD, label Deutsche G (Universal Music), ASIN B000001GDM; the page prints no barcode, but a search of the barcode on amazon.de returns only this ASIN. Price in the buy box, only one left in stock; country of origin given as Deutschland | 2026-09-25 | new | | EUR 16.79 |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Requiem | name | | | |
| Mozart: Requiem, K.626 | search | en | | |
| Requiem d-Moll | search | de | | |
| Mozart: Requiem - Karajan | search | | | |
| 429 821-2 | search | | | |
| 4298212 | search | | | |
| Mozart: Requiem (CD, 429 821-2) | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Mozart, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Werner Krenn, José van Dam, Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
label: brand/deutsche-grammophon
record_company: company/deutsche-grammophon
phonographic_copyright: ℗ 1976 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg
catalogue_number: 429 821-2
label_code: LC 0173
media: cd
discs: 1
released: 1990-05-16
release_country: US, DE
genre: classical
runtime_min: 53
languages: la
edition: Digitally remastered CD reissue
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----------------------- |
| 1 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): I. Introitus: "Requiem aeternam" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 5:38 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 2 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): II. "Kyrie eleison" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 2:50 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 3 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIa. Sequenz: "Dies irae" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 1:51 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 4 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIb. Sequenz: "Tuba mirum" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 4:13 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 5 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIc. Sequenz: "Rex tremendae" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 2:26 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 6 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIId. Sequenz: "Recordare" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 5:17 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 7 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIe. Sequenz: "Confutatis" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 2:24 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 8 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIf. Sequenz: "Lacrimosa" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 3:20 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 9 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IVa. Offertorium: "Domine Jesu" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 3:47 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 10 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IVb. Offertorium: "Hostias" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 4:29 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 11 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): V. "Sanctus" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 1:46 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 12 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): VI. "Benedictus" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 5:15 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 13 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): VII. "Agnus Dei" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 3:36 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 14 | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): VIII. Communio: "Lux aeterna" | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 6:11 | ^mb | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------ | -------------------- | ---- | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Total playing time | 53:02 | | ^discogs-us-pdo | Printed total time on the US copy; the 14 MusicBrainz track lengths add up to the same 53:02 | us | | | | known | printed | |
| SPARS code | ADD | | ^discogs-us | Discogs gives the same code for the German and European copies | us | | | | known | printed | |
| Remastering | Digitally remastered | | ^discogs-us | Discogs gives the same wording for the German and European copies | us | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording dates | 27–28 September 1975 | | ^mb | Dates on the MusicBrainz recording relationships | us | | | | known | printed | |
| Packaging | Jewel Case | | ^mb | Discogs describes the German copy with a yellow tray and the European copy with a black tray, both with an 8-page booklet | us | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | 4298212 01% | | ^discogs-us-pdo | US copy with "MADE IN USA BY PDO" on the mould area | us | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | 429 821-2 03! AJ | | ^discogs-us-pmdc | US copy with "MADE IN USA BY PMDC" on the inner ring | us | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | |
| Mastering SID code | IFPI L005 | | ^discogs-us-pmdc | Mould SID code IFPI 0357 | us | sid_code | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | 429 867-2 01 * F | | ^discogs-de | Mould text "MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO"; no SID codes | de | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | 419 867-2 01 ✶ | | ^discogs-eu | The disc carries the matrix of the remastered 419 867-2 edition and reads "MADE IN U.K.", while the inlay reads "Made in West Germany" | eu | matrix_runout | | | known | printed | |
| Price code | POL 922 | | ^discogs-de | Discogs gives the same code for the European copy and 10 G MM for the US copy made by PDO | de | | | | known | printed | |
| Amazon ASIN | B000001GDM | | ^mb | MusicBrainz links the release to this amazon.com ASIN; the same ASIN is listed on amazon.de | us | | | | known | printed | |
<!--/specifications-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| --- | --------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | ----------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| us | US pressings for PolyGram Records, Inc. | edition | US | | | | | supported | | | | ^discogs-us | Discogs lists three US copies with barcode 0 28942 98212 3: one made by PDO, USA without SID codes, one made by PMDC, USA with SID codes and one credited to UML; MusicBrainz gives the release date 16 May 1990 with a worldwide release event | | 1 | | Jewel Case | |
| de | West German pressing by PDO | edition | DE | | | | | supported | | | | ^discogs-de | "Made in West Germany", booklet printed by Neef, Wittingen, yellow tray, series Mozarts Meisterwerke; printed barcode 0 28942 98212 3 and scanned 028942982123 | | 1 | | Jewel Case | |
| eu | European copy with UK-made disc | edition | EU | | | | | unconfirmed | | | | ^discogs-eu | Discogs files this copy as Europe: inlay "Made in West Germany", black tray, series Mozarts Meisterwerke, disc face "MADE IN U.K." with the 419 867-2 matrix | | 1 | | Jewel Case | |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ----------- | ----------------------- | ---------------- | ----------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | composer | ^discogs-us | | |
| | Herbert von Karajan | conductor | ^mb | | Also credited on Discogs |
| | Berliner Philharmoniker | orchestra | ^mb | | Credited as Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in the MusicBrainz artist credit |
| | Wiener Singverein | choir | ^mb | | Credited as Vienna Singverein in the MusicBrainz artist credit |
| | Helmuth Froschauer | chorus master | ^mb | | |
| | Anna Tomowa-Sintow | soprano | ^mb | | Also credited on Discogs |
| | Agnes Baltsa | contralto | ^discogs-us | | Discogs: Alto Vocals |
| | Werner Krenn | tenor | ^discogs-us | | |
| | José van Dam | bass | ^discogs-us | | |
| | Rudolf Scholz | organ | ^mb | | Also credited on Discogs |
| | Michel Glotz | producer | ^mb | | |
| | Günter Hermanns | balance engineer | ^mb | | |
| | Hartmut Pfeiffer | art direction | ^mb | | Also credited on Discogs |
| | Holger Matthies | cover design | ^discogs-us | | MusicBrainz credits graphic design |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------- |
| | relationships | unknown | The GS1 prefix of 0028942982123 is not stated on any company stub and its length and registrant are not named by a source; no gs1_prefix_owner edge. The same 0028941 and 0028947 series carry other Deutsche Grammophon editions of this recording (family/mozart-requiem-karajan-1975), which points to PolyGram's US numbering but gives no prefix length | ^discogs-us |
| de | relationships | unknown | PDO's German plant has no company stub here; the West German copy's manufactured_by edge is left out until one exists | ^discogs-de |
| us | relationships | unknown | PDO's US plant has no company stub here; the earliest US copy's manufactured_by edge is left out until one exists | ^discogs-us-pdo |
| eu | identity | disputed | Discogs files one copy as Europe with a UK-made disc bearing the 419 867-2 matrix; which market it was sold in is not stated | ^discogs-eu |
| | images | unknown | Front cover to come from Cover Art Archive; no photo of the back inlay with the printed barcode is attached | ^mb |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-25
note: Built from the wanted queue (named by family/mozart-requiem-karajan-1975); identity confirmed by MusicBrainz and five Discogs entries, all carrying barcode 028942982123 with catalogue number 429 821-2, and by the amazon.com and amazon.de barcode searches both returning ASIN B000001GDM.
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| mb | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/07550a93-b8ba-3124-aa00-2e6e23f51baf?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | Requiem (release, barcode 028942982123, Deutsche Grammophon 429 821-2) | 2026-09-25 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 07550a93-b8ba-3124-aa00-2e6e23f51baf | | CC0 | | |
| mb-rg | https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/82717b9d-3938-342f-aa2b-cc9a54012a65 | Release group: Requiem (Karajan, 1976) | 2026-09-25 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 82717b9d-3938-342f-aa2b-cc9a54012a65 | | CC0 | | |
| discogs-us | https://api.discogs.com/releases/3267592 | Requiem (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Deutsche Grammophon 429 821-2, US) | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 3267592 | | | | |
| discogs-us-pdo | https://api.discogs.com/releases/29539060 | Requiem (CD, Reissue, Deutsche Grammophon 429 821-2, US, made by PDO, USA) | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 29539060 | | | | |
| discogs-us-pmdc | https://api.discogs.com/releases/17667406 | Requiem (CD, Reissue, Remastered, Deutsche Grammophon 429 821-2, US, made by PMDC, USA) | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 17667406 | | | | |
| discogs-de | https://api.discogs.com/releases/24504239 | Requiem (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Deutsche Grammophon 429 821-2, Germany) | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 24504239 | | | | |
| discogs-eu | https://api.discogs.com/releases/29218567 | Requiem (CD, Reissue, Remastered, Deutsche Grammophon 429 821-2, Europe) | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 29218567 | | | | |
| discogs-master | https://api.discogs.com/masters/240238/versions | Master release 240238: versions | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 240238 | | | | |
| discogs-pri | https://api.discogs.com/labels/129352 | PolyGram Records, Inc. (label profile) | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 129352 | | | | |
| amazon-us | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000001GDM | Amazon.com: Mozart: Requiem, K.626: CDs & Vinyl | 2026-09-25 | Amazon.com | retailer | | B000001GDM | | | | |
| amazon-de | https://www.amazon.de/dp/B000001GDM | Amazon.de: Requiem d-Moll | 2026-09-25 | Amazon.de | retailer | | B000001GDM | | | | |
| dg | https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/mozart-requiem-karajan-1975-1421 | MOZART Requiem / Karajan (1975) | 2026-09-25 | Deutsche Grammophon | manufacturer | | | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Mozart: Requiem is a Deutsche Grammophon compact disc issued under catalogue number 429 821-2, which MusicBrainz dates to 16 May 1990.[^mb] It carries Herbert von Karajan's 1975 recording of the Requiem in D minor, K. 626, with the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Wiener Singverein and the soloists Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Werner Krenn and José van Dam.[^dg] The disc is digitally remastered from an analogue original (SPARS code ADD) and plays for 53:02 across 14 tracks in Süßmayr's completion.[^discogs-us-pdo] The same barcode appears on US copies manufactured and marketed by PolyGram Records, Inc. in New York and on a West German pressing by PDO in the series Mozarts Meisterwerke.[^discogs-us][^discogs-de]
The US copies were pressed at three successive PolyGram and Universal plants: PDO, then PMDC with SID codes from 1994, then UML.[^discogs-us-pdo][^discogs-us-pmdc][^discogs-us] PolyGram Records, Inc. was PolyGram's American division, formed in 1972 from the US Polydor and Mercury/Philips companies and wound up in 1999 when Seagram merged PolyGram into Universal Music Group.[^discogs-pri] The recording first appeared on LP in 1976 and Discogs groups this reissue with the remastered CD 419 867-2, the hybrid SACD and the DVD-Audio among its versions.[^discogs-master]
<!--/about-->