Brahms: Complete Symphonies, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (3 CD): version 2
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# Brahms: Complete Symphonies, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (3 CD) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00028947094227
name: Brahms: Complete Symphonies, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (3 CD)
family: family/brahms-the-four-symphonies-muti-philadelphia-orchestra
default_observation: cd-2002
summary: Philips Classics three-CD set (470 942-2, 2002, Trio 3 CDs series) of Brahms's four symphonies, the Haydn Variations and two overtures, played by The Philadelphia Orchestra under Riccardo Muti.
brand: brand/philips-classics
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US, DK
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: jewel case
model_number: 470 942-2
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/universal-international-music | global | | | | sourced | ^discogs-eu | Phonographic copyright holder: ℗ Universal International Music B.V. on the European pressings (^discogs-eu, ^discogs-eu2) and the US pressing (^discogs-us); Discogs credits the record company only as "Universal Music" |
| marketed_by | company/umg-recordings | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | Discogs US entry: marketed by Universal Classics Group, recorded here as a trading name of UMG Recordings, Inc. |
| manufactured_by | company/umg-recordings | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | Discogs US entry: manufactured by Universal Classics Group; "Made in USA" |
| distributed_by | company/universal-music-video-distribution | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | Discogs US entry: distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp. |
| manufactured_by | company/universal-manufacturing-logistics | EU | | | | sourced | ^discogs-eu | Matrix of all three discs reads "MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L" in both European Discogs entries (^discogs-eu, ^discogs-eu2) |
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## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| EU | sourced | ^discogs-eu | Two Discogs entries of the European pressing list barcode 028947094227 (^discogs-eu, ^discogs-eu2); MusicBrainz gives release country Europe, 2002 (^mb) | 2026-09-14 | | DE | |
| US | sourced | ^discogs-us | Discogs entry of the US retail pressing (catalogue 289 470 942-2, "Made in USA") lists barcode 0 28947 09422 7 (text and scanned) | 2026-09-14 | | US | |
| DK | sourced | ^imusic | iMusic.dk listing prints EAN/UPC 0028947094227, 3 CDs, released 3 May 2002; marked "Ikke tilgængelig" (not available) when read, so no price is recorded | 2026-09-14 | | | |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Complete Symphonies | name | en | | |
| Le Sinfonie 1-4 | search | it | | |
| MUTI RICCARDO - 4 SYMPHONIES;TRAGIC OVERTU | search | | | |
| 289 470 942-2 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Johannes Brahms, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
label: brand/philips-classics
record_company: company/universal-international-music
copyright: © Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
phonographic_copyright: ℗ Universal International Music B.V.
catalogue_number: 470 942-2
label_code: LC 00305
media: cd
discs: 3
released: 2002
release_country: EU, US
genre: Classical
runtime_min: 217.8
edition: Trio 3 CDs series reissue
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## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | -------- | ------ | --------------------------------- | --------------- |
| 1-1 | Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro – Meno allegro | | 17:20 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 1-2 | Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: II. Andante sostenuto | | 9:08 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 1-3 | Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso | | 4:50 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 1-4 | Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: IV. Adagio – Più andante – Allegro non troppo, ma con brio | | 17:31 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 1-5 | Variations for Orchestra in B-flat major on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a | | 19:06 | ^mb | Discogs gives 19:00 (^discogs-eu) | Johannes Brahms |
| 2-1 | Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo | | 21:17 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 2-2 | Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: II. Adagio non troppo – L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso | | 9:46 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 2-3 | Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: III. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andantino) – Presto ma non assai – Tempo I | | 5:25 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 2-4 | Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: IV. Allegro con spirito | | 9:08 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 2-5 | Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 | | 10:38 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 2-6 | Tragic Overture, Op. 81 | | 13:49 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 3-1 | Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: I. Allegro con brio | | 13:23 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 3-2 | Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: II. Andante | | 9:06 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 3-3 | Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto | | 6:32 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 3-4 | Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: IV. Allegro | | 8:55 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 3-5 | Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo | | 13:20 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 3-6 | Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: II. Andante moderato | | 11:39 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 3-7 | Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso – Poco meno presto – Tempo I | | 6:30 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
| 3-8 | Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato – Più allegro | | 10:22 | ^mb | | Johannes Brahms |
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## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ---- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ---------- | --------- |
| SPARS code | DDD | | ^discogs-eu | Also on the US pressing per ^discogs-us | cd-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Series | Trio 3 CDs | | ^discogs-trio | Discogs: a series, not a label, bringing together Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Philips recordings, active 2002–2005 | cd-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Disc running times | 67:55 / 70:03 / 79:48 | | ^mb | Sums of MusicBrainz track lengths per disc | cd-2002 | | | | known | calculated | |
| Recording | Philadelphia: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 October 1988, No. 3 April 1989, No. 1 September 1989 | | ^discogs-it | As printed on the 1991 Italian edition 434 000-2 of the same performances (one Discogs master, ^discogs-it); not transcribed from this pressing | cd-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout (European pressing) | 00289 470 943-2 01 / 00289 470 944-2 02 / 00289 470 945-2 02, each "MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L" | | ^discogs-eu | Discs 1–3 | cd-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout (European pressing, other batch) | 00289 426 299-2 02 / 00289 470 944-2 01 / 00289 470 945-2 01, each "MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L" | | ^discogs-eu2 | Discs 1–3; disc 1 carries the matrix of the earlier single CD 426 299-2 | cd-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Manufactured in (US pressing) | USA | | ^discogs-us | "Made in USA" | cd-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Packaging | Jewel case | | ^mb | | cd-2002 | | | | known | normalized | |
| Package dimensions | 125 × 140 × 15 | mm | ^imusic | Retailer figure | cd-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Package weight | 198 | g | ^imusic | Retailer figure | cd-2002 | mass | 198 | | known | printed | |
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## 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 |
| ------- | ---------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| cd-2002 | 2002 Trio 3 CDs release, 470 942-2 | edition | EU, US | | 2002 | | | supported | | | | ^discogs-eu | European (^discogs-eu, ^discogs-eu2) and US (^discogs-us) pressings list barcode 028947094227; a US BMG Direct club edition with the same catalogue number prints D 244734 instead (^discogs-club) and a Brazilian entry (^discogs-br) lists no barcode | | 1 | | jewel case | 470 942-2 |
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## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ----------- | -------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------- | ---- |
| cd-2002 | Johannes Brahms | Composer | ^mb | |
| cd-2002 | The Philadelphia Orchestra | Orchestra | ^mb | |
| cd-2002 | Riccardo Muti | Conductor | ^mb | |
| cd-2002 | Erik Smith | Producer | ^discogs-eu | |
| cd-2002 | Hans Lauterslager | Balance engineer | ^discogs-eu | |
| cd-2002 | Hein Dekker | Recording engineer | ^discogs-eu | |
| cd-2002 | Henk Kooistra | Recording engineer | ^discogs-eu | |
| cd-2002 | Roger de Schot | Recording engineer | ^discogs-eu | |
| cd-2002 | Bernard Jacobson | Liner notes | ^discogs-eu | |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------- |
| cd-2002 | identity | disputed | ℗ years: the US club edition gives ℗ 1989 for Opp. 56a, 68, 90 and ℗ 1990 for Opp. 73, 80, 81, 98 (^discogs-club), while the 1991 Italian edition gives ℗ 1990 for Symphony No. 1 and ℗ 1989 for No. 2 (^discogs-it). No year is recorded for this pressing. | ^discogs-club |
| cd-2002 | identity | disputed | The European Discogs tracklist (^discogs-eu) names track 2-5 "Akademische Fest-Ouvertüre Op. 80" at 13:42, close to MusicBrainz's 13:49 for the Tragic Overture (2-6); Tracks follow MusicBrainz. | ^discogs-eu |
| | identity | unknown | Release date: MusicBrainz gives only 2002; iMusic gives 3 May 2002 (^imusic). The Release field keeps the year. | ^mb |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the licensee of the GS1 company prefix of this barcode; no gs1_prefix_owner edge is recorded. | |
| | markets | stale | Market evidence is catalogue entries for the 2002 pressings and one Danish listing marked not available; Amazon.com ASIN B000065TV5 (from MusicBrainz) answered HTTP 500 to the server and Presto Music answered 403. | ^imusic |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-14
note: New discover entry from the wanted list, built from MusicBrainz, five Discogs release entries, two Discogs label records, an iMusic.dk listing and the archived 2007 Barcodepedia page.
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | --------------- |
| mb | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/bc49bcfa-8f05-4f7c-b6fa-0bacc9e2a8d0?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Complete Symphonies (Brahms; Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti) | 2026-09-14 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | bc49bcfa-8f05-4f7c-b6fa-0bacc9e2a8d0 | | CC0 | | |
| discogs-eu | https://api.discogs.com/releases/22501103 | Discogs release 22501103: Complete Symphonies (3 CD, Europe, 470 942-2, 2002) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 22501103 | identifiers, companies, credits | | | |
| discogs-eu2 | https://api.discogs.com/releases/9329848 | Discogs release 9329848: Complete Symphonies (3 CD, Europe, 470 942-2) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 9329848 | identifiers, companies | | | |
| discogs-us | https://api.discogs.com/releases/22501631 | Discogs release 22501631: Complete Symphonies (3 CD, US, 289 470 942-2, 2002) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 22501631 | notes, identifiers, companies | | | |
| discogs-club | https://api.discogs.com/releases/12631613 | Discogs release 12631613: Complete Symphonies (3 CD, US, BMG Direct club edition, D 244734) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 12631613 | notes | | | |
| discogs-br | https://api.discogs.com/releases/36976419 | Discogs release 36976419: Complete Symphonies (3 CD, Brazil, 02894709422, 2002) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 36976419 | | | | |
| discogs-it | https://api.discogs.com/releases/11965632 | Discogs release 11965632: Le Quattro Sinfonie (3 CD, Italy, 434 000-2, 1991) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 11965632 | notes | | | |
| discogs-trio | https://api.discogs.com/labels/317389 | Discogs label 317389: Trio 3 CDs (series) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 317389 | | | | |
| discogs-uim | https://api.discogs.com/labels/220303 | Discogs label 220303: Universal International Music B.V. | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 220303 | | | | |
| imusic | https://imusic.dk/music/0028947094227/muti-2002-le-sinfonie-1-4-cd | iMusic.dk: Muti – Le Sinfonie 1-4 (CD) (2002) | 2026-09-14 | iMusic | retailer | | 0028947094227 | | | | |
| old-bp | https://web.archive.org/web/20070914081632/http://en.barcodepedia.com/028947094227/muti-riccardo-4-symphoniestragic-overtu | Barcodepedia (archived 2007-09-14): MUTI RICCARDO - 4 SYMPHONIES;TRAGIC OVERTU | 2026-09-14 | Barcodepedia (Wayback Machine) | catalogue | 2007-09-14 | | | | | upcdatabase.com |
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## About <!--about-->
A three-disc Philips Classics set of Johannes Brahms's four symphonies played by The Philadelphia Orchestra under Riccardo Muti, issued in 2002 as catalogue number 470 942-2.[^mb] Alongside the symphonies it contains the Variations on a Theme by Haydn, the Academic Festival Overture and the Tragic Overture.[^mb] The set belongs to Universal's Trio 3 CDs series, which gathered Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Philips recordings between 2002 and 2005.[^discogs-trio] The discs credit ℗ Universal International Music B.V. and © Deutsche Grammophon GmbH; European copies were pressed by Universal M & L in Germany, and US copies made in the USA carry the same barcode.[^discogs-eu][^discogs-us] The Danish retailer iMusic lists the barcode with a release date of 3 May 2002.[^imusic]
The performances were recorded in Philadelphia between October 1988 and September 1989 and had already been collected on a three-disc Italian Philips edition in 1991.[^discogs-it] The old Barcodepedia listed this barcode in 2007 as "Muti Riccardo – 4 Symphonies; Tragic Overtu", from upcdatabase.com.[^old-bp]
<!--/about-->