Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6, Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Orchestra (CD): version 2
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# Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6, Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Orchestra (CD) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00028947124122
name: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6, Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Orchestra (CD)
family: family/beethoven-symphonies-nos-3-6-scherchen-1958
default_observation: cd-us-2001
summary: Single-CD Westminster reissue (471 241-2, 2001) of Hermann Scherchen's 1958 Vienna stereo recordings of Beethoven's Third ("Eroica") and Sixth ("Pastorale") symphonies, issued by Deutsche Grammophon.
brand: brand/westminster
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US
pack_format: jewel case
model_number: 471 241-2
status: active
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/deutsche-grammophon | global | | | | verified | ^dg | Deutsche Grammophon lists UPC 00028947124122 in its own catalogue under label Westminster / Deutsche Grammophon (DG); ℗ 1958 and © 2001 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg per ^discogs-us |
| manufactured_by | company/umg-recordings | US | 2001 | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | Disc and back inlay of the US pressing: "Manufactured and Marketed by Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10019", as transcribed on Discogs; hub etched "MADE IN USA BY UML" |
| marketed_by | company/umg-recordings | US | 2001 | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | Same printed line: marketed by Universal Classics Group, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. |
| distributed_by | company/universal-music-video-distribution | US | 2001 | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | Back inlay of the US pressing: "Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp.", as transcribed on Discogs |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| US | sourced | ^discogs-us | Discogs entry for the US pressing lists barcode 0 28947 12412 2 (text and scanned), release country US, a New York distributor line and "Made in USA"; MusicBrainz gives release country US for the same barcode (^mb) | 2026-09-14 | | US | |
| EU | sourced | ^discogs-eu | Discogs entry for a European pressing lists the same barcode 0 28947 12412 2 (text and scanned), release country Europe, and "Made in the E. U." as transcribed | 2026-09-14 | | | |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 | name | en | | |
| Symphonien Nos. 3 & 6 | name | de | | |
| Eroica Pastorale Scherchen | search | | | |
| SCHERCHEN HERMANN / VSO - SYMPHONIES NOS. 3 & 6 | search | | | |
| 471 241-2 | search | | | |
| 289 471 241-2 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Ludwig van Beethoven, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen
label: brand/westminster
record_company: company/deutsche-grammophon
copyright: © 2001 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
phonographic_copyright: ℗ 1958 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg; previously released by MCA Records, Inc.
catalogue_number: 471 241-2
label_code: LC 0173
media: cd
discs: 1
released: 2001
release_country: US, EU
genre: Classical
runtime_min: 78.4
edition: Westminster The Legacy; Original-Image Bit-Processing remaster
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | -------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------- |
| 1 | Symphony no. 3 Es-dur, op. 55 “Eroica”: Allegro con brio | | 14:39 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 2 | Symphony no. 3 Es-dur, op. 55 “Eroica”: Marcia Funebre. Adagio assai | | 13:25 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 3 | Symphony no. 3 Es-dur, op. 55 “Eroica”: Scherzo. Allegro vivace | | 5:25 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 4 | Symphony no. 3 Es-dur, op. 55 “Eroica”: Finale. Allegro molto | | 10:32 | ^mb | MusicBrainz movement timings add up to 44:01; Discogs gives 43:50 for the whole symphony (^discogs-us) | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 5 | Symphony no. 6 F-dur, op. 68 “Pastorale”: Erwachen heitere Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande | | 7:45 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 6 | Symphony no. 6 F-dur, op. 68 “Pastorale”: Szene am Bach | | 10:58 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 7 | Symphony no. 6 F-dur, op. 68 “Pastorale”: Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute | | 3:10 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 8 | Symphony no. 6 F-dur, op. 68 “Pastorale”: Gewitter — Strum | | 3:32 | ^mb | "Strum" as spelled in MusicBrainz; the movement is "Gewitter, Sturm" | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 9 | Symphony no. 6 F-dur, op. 68 “Pastorale”: Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm | | 8:57 | ^mb | MusicBrainz timings for the Sixth add up to 34:22, as Discogs gives | Ludwig van Beethoven |
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## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| SPARS code | ADD | | ^discogs-us | Also listed for the European pressing (^discogs-eu) | cd-us-2001 | | | | known | printed | |
| Total time | 78'23 | | ^discogs-us | As printed on the back inlay | cd-us-2001 | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording | Wien, Konzerthaus, Mozartsaal, 5/1958 (Eroica); 7/1958 (Pastorale) | | ^discogs-us | | cd-us-2001 | | | | known | printed | |
| Remastering | Original-Image Bit-Processing | | ^discogs-us | Digital remastering credited to Ulrich Vette | cd-us-2001 | | | | known | printed | |
| Manufactured in | USA | | ^discogs-us | Hub etched "MADE IN USA BY UML"; inlay "Made in USA" | cd-us-2001 | | | | known | printed | |
| Manufactured in | E.U. | | ^discogs-eu | "Made in the E. U." as transcribed; no pressing plant named | cd-eu-2001 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | 289 471 2412 01@ A | | ^discogs-us | | cd-us-2001 | | | | known | printed | |
| Mastering SID code | IFPI L006 | | ^discogs-us | | cd-us-2001 | | | | known | printed | |
| Mould SID code | IFPI 0350 | | ^discogs-us | | cd-us-2001 | | | | known | printed | |
| Price code | G WM | | ^discogs-us | Also listed for the European pressing (^discogs-eu) | cd-us-2001 | | | | known | printed | |
| Packaging | Jewel case | | ^mb | | cd-us-2001 | | | | known | printed | |
| Series | Westminster The Legacy | | ^discogs-us | | cd-us-2001 | | | | 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 |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------- |
| cd-us-2001 | 2001 US CD release, 289 471 241-2 | edition | US | | 2001 | | 2026-09-14 | supported | | | | ^discogs-us | Barcode, catalogue number, companies and disc data from the Discogs US entry, which Discogs names the main release of its master (^discogs-master); MusicBrainz holds the same barcode, catalogue number and country (^mb); the maker lists the UPC (^dg) | | | | jewel case | 289 471 241-2 |
| cd-eu-2001 | 2001 European CD release, 471 241-2 | edition | EU | | 2001 | | 2026-09-14 | supported | | | | ^discogs-eu | Same barcode, catalogue number without the 289 prefix, "Made in the E. U."; companies beyond Deutsche Grammophon and Universal Music are not transcribed | | | | | 471 241-2 |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ----------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------- |
| cd-us-2001 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Composer | ^discogs-us | |
| cd-us-2001 | Hermann Scherchen | Conductor | ^discogs-us | |
| cd-us-2001 | Vienna State Opera Orchestra | Orchestra | ^discogs-us | Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper |
| cd-us-2001 | Kurt List | Recording producer | ^discogs-us | Credited as Dr. Kurt List |
| cd-us-2001 | Herbert Zeithammer | Recording engineer | ^discogs-us | |
| cd-us-2001 | Ulrich Vette | Digital remastering | ^discogs-us | |
| cd-us-2001 | Roland Ott | Project manager | ^discogs-us | |
| cd-us-2001 | Alan Newcombe | Coordination | ^discogs-us | |
| cd-us-2001 | Eva Reisinger | Liner notes | ^discogs-us | |
| cd-us-2001 | Stewart Spencer | Liner notes translation | ^discogs-us | |
| cd-us-2001 | Michael H. Gray | Liner notes (Westminster – An Appreciation and History) | ^discogs-us | |
| cd-us-2001 | Gerhard Forck | Booklet editor | ^discogs-us | |
| cd-us-2001 | Fred Münzmaier | Art direction | ^discogs-us | |
| cd-us-2001 | Ferdinand Schimon | Portrait of Beethoven (cover artwork) | ^discogs-us | Photographed by Emily Bush from Shostal |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| | identity | disputed | Release date: Discogs and MusicBrainz give 2001 (© 2001 on the inlay); the Deutsche Grammophon catalogue page shows 15 October 2009, probably its digital date. The Release field keeps the year. | ^dg |
| cd-us-2001 | identity | unknown | Discogs lists a US club edition with the same catalogue number made for BMG Direct under licence; it carries club number D 141374 and no UPC is transcribed, so it is not treated as this article. | ^discogs-club |
| | identity | unknown | country_of_origin is left blank: one barcode covers a US pressing (made in USA by UML) and a European one ("Made in the E. U."); which a given copy is depends on the pressing. | |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the licensee of GS1 company prefix 0028947; no gs1_prefix_owner edge is recorded. | |
| cd-eu-2001 | relationships | unknown | The pressing plant and distributor of the European pressing are not transcribed on Discogs. | ^discogs-eu |
| | markets | stale | Market evidence is the catalogue entries for the 2001 pressings; no retailer listing printing this barcode could be fetched (Amazon.com and Amazon.ca ASIN B00005OLDP answered HTTP 500 to the server, Presto Music 403). | |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-14
note: New discover entry built from MusicBrainz, the Discogs US, European and club-edition releases and master, the Deutsche Grammophon catalogue page, Wikipedia and the archived 2007 Barcodepedia page.
<!--/research-->
## Images <!--images-->
| 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 | observation |
| ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------- |
| front-c79193aa.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/8f00fd22-4708-46e0-b9c3-7c1c4032b957/cover-art | 2026-09-13 | | 8f00fd22-4708-46e0-b9c3-7c1c4032b957 | 26135516372 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/8f00fd22-4708-46e0-b9c3-7c1c4032b957/26135516372.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/8f00fd22-4708-46e0-b9c3-7c1c4032b957/26135516372-1200.jpg | 2026-09-13T23:22:58.272Z | 028947124122 | barcode | 1 | 1200 | 1197 | 1200 | 1197 | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | --------------- |
| discogs-us | https://api.discogs.com/releases/6120208 | Discogs release 6120208: Beethoven, Scherchen – Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 (Westminster 289 471 241-2, US) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 6120208 | notes, identifiers, companies, credits | | | |
| discogs-eu | https://api.discogs.com/releases/26396327 | Discogs release 26396327: Beethoven, Scherchen – Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 (Westminster 471 241-2, Europe) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 26396327 | notes, identifiers, credits | | | |
| discogs-club | https://api.discogs.com/releases/17278546 | Discogs release 17278546: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 (Westminster 289 471 241-2, US club edition) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 17278546 | notes, identifiers | | | |
| discogs-master | https://api.discogs.com/masters/1961026/versions | Discogs master 1961026: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6, versions | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 1961026 | | | | |
| mb | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/8f00fd22-4708-46e0-b9c3-7c1c4032b957?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 (Deutsche Grammophon 289 471 241-2) | 2026-09-14 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 8f00fd22-4708-46e0-b9c3-7c1c4032b957 | | CC0 | | |
| dg | https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/beethoven-symphonien-nos-36-scherchen-4251 | Deutsche Grammophon: BEETHOVEN Symphonien Nos. 3&6 Scherchen | 2026-09-14 | Deutsche Grammophon | manufacturer | | | Additional information: UPC | | | |
| wp-westminster | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Records | Wikipedia: Westminster Records | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| wp-scherchen | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Scherchen | Wikipedia: Hermann Scherchen | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| old-bp | https://web.archive.org/web/20070913045550/http://en.barcodepedia.com/028947124122/scherchen-hermann-vso-symphonies-nos-3-6 | Barcodepedia (archived 2007-09-13): SCHERCHEN HERMANN / VSO - SYMPHONIES NOS. 3 & 6 | 2026-09-14 | Barcodepedia (Wayback Machine) | catalogue | 2007-09-13 | | | | | upcdatabase.com |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
A single-CD reissue on the Westminster label of Hermann Scherchen's 1958 stereo recordings of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 "Eroica", and Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastorale", with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra.[^mb] Both were recorded in the Mozartsaal of the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Eroica in May and the Pastorale in July 1958, and remastered with Original-Image Bit-Processing for Deutsche Grammophon's 2001 "Westminster The Legacy" series; the US discs were made by UML for Universal Classics Group.[^discogs-us] The same barcode appears on a European pressing,[^discogs-eu] and Deutsche Grammophon still lists the album under this UPC.[^dg]
Scherchen's Westminster recordings included Beethoven among much else.[^wp-scherchen] The Westminster catalogue passed to MCA in 1979 and is now managed by Deutsche Grammophon.[^wp-westminster] The old Barcodepedia listed this barcode in 2007 as "Scherchen Hermann / VSO – Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6", from upcdatabase.com.[^old-bp]
<!--/about-->