Mozart: Requiem, K. 626 – Berliner Philharmoniker, Karajan (1975 recording, Hybrid SACD): version 2
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# Mozart: Requiem, K. 626 – Berliner Philharmoniker, Karajan (1975 recording, Hybrid SACD) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00028947163923
name: Mozart: Requiem, K. 626 – Berliner Philharmoniker, Karajan (1975 recording, Hybrid SACD)
family: family/mozart-requiem-karajan-1975
summary: 2002 Deutsche Grammophon hybrid multichannel SACD reissue of Herbert von Karajan's 1975 recording of Mozart's Requiem with the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Wiener Singverein, catalogue number 471 639-2.
brand: brand/deutsche-grammophon
category: category/10001459
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: Super Jewel Box
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ----------- | --------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/deutsche-grammophon | | | | | sourced | ^discogs | Label Deutsche Grammophon, catalogue number 471 639-2 per ^discogs and ^mb; the label is the imprint of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (brand/deutsche-grammophon). No (p)/(c) line was read for this pressing |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Requiem In D Minor, K. 626 | name | | | |
| Mozart: Requiem - Karajan | search | | | |
| MOZART Requiem / Karajan (1975) | search | | | |
| 471 639-2 | search | | | |
| 4716392 | search | | | |
| DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON; Mozart: Requiem [Hybrid SACD]; Herbert von Karajan | search | | | 2007 |
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## 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
catalogue_number: 471 639-2
media: sacd
discs: 1
released: 2002
release_country: EU
genre: classical
runtime_min: 53.1
languages: la
edition: Hybrid multichannel SACD reissue
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## 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 | 53:08 | | ^hraudio | The 14 MusicBrainz track lengths add up to 53:02 (^mb) | eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Disc format | Hybrid SACD, stereo and multichannel | | ^hraudio | Discogs: SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Reissue (^discogs); MusicBrainz: Hybrid SACD (^mb) | eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording | Analogue recording | | ^hraudio | | eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording dates | 27–28 September 1975 | | ^mb | Dates on the MusicBrainz recording relationships; Deutsche Grammophon gives the recording year 1975 (^dg) | eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Packaging | Super Jewel Box | | ^mb | | eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Amazon ASIN | B000079BGJ | | ^mb | MusicBrainz links the release to amazon.de; the Amazon page was not read | eu-2002 | | | | 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 |
| ------- | ------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | --------------- | ------------ |
| eu-2002 | Hybrid SACD reissue, 2002 | edition | EU | | 2002 | | | supported | | | | ^discogs | Discogs gives country Europe and barcode 028947163923; MusicBrainz gives country DE, date 2002 and the same barcode (^mb) | | 1 | | Super Jewel Box | |
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## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ----------- | ----------------------- | ---------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | composer | ^discogs | |
| | Herbert von Karajan | conductor | ^mb | Also on ^discogs and ^hraudio |
| | 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 on ^discogs |
| | Agnes Baltsa | contralto | ^discogs | Discogs: Alto Vocals, Contralto Vocals; HRAudio: contralto (^hraudio) |
| | Werner Krenn | tenor | ^discogs | |
| | José van Dam | bass | ^discogs | |
| | Rudolf Scholz | organ | ^mb | Also on ^discogs |
| | Michel Glotz | producer | ^mb | |
| | Günter Hermanns | balance engineer | ^mb | |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| | markets | unknown | No retailer listing printing this barcode could be read from the server (an eBay listing answered 403; Amazon is walled); country_of_sale left empty | ^mb |
| | relationships | unknown | GS1 prefix 0028947 registrant not named by any source read; no gs1_prefix_owner edge | |
| | relationships | unknown | Pressing plant and (p)/(c) lines not listed on Discogs or MusicBrainz for this release; no manufactured_by edge | ^discogs |
| eu-2002 | identity | unknown | Only the release year 2002 is known; MusicBrainz says DE, Discogs says Europe | ^mb |
| | markets | unknown | Deutsche Grammophon's catalogue page for the 1975 recording lists only UPC 00028941986726 and no SACD; whether this SACD is discontinued is unconfirmed | ^dg |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-14
note: Built from the wanted queue; identity confirmed by MusicBrainz and Discogs, both carrying barcode 028947163923 with catalogue number 471 639-2, and by HRAudio's SACD listing of 471 639-2.
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## 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-fa3fd772.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/a52e7b9b-226b-4ddb-91dd-c46b309c786d/cover-art | 2026-09-13 | | a52e7b9b-226b-4ddb-91dd-c46b309c786d | 32096174322 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/a52e7b9b-226b-4ddb-91dd-c46b309c786d/32096174322.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/a52e7b9b-226b-4ddb-91dd-c46b309c786d/32096174322-1200.jpg | 2026-09-13T23:29:00.405Z | 028947163923 | barcode | 1 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | |
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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/a52e7b9b-226b-4ddb-91dd-c46b309c786d?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | Requiem (release, barcode 028947163923) | 2026-09-14 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | a52e7b9b-226b-4ddb-91dd-c46b309c786d | | CC0 | | |
| mb-rg | https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/82717b9d-3938-342f-aa2b-cc9a54012a65 | Release group: Requiem (Karajan, 1976) | 2026-09-14 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 82717b9d-3938-342f-aa2b-cc9a54012a65 | | CC0 | | |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/2316517 | Requiem In D Minor, K. 626 (SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Reissue, Europe, 2002) | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 2316517 | | | | |
| discogs-master | https://api.discogs.com/masters/240238/versions | Master release 240238: versions | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 240238 | | | | |
| hraudio | https://www.hraudio.net/showmusic.php?title=94&showall=0 | Mozart: Requiem - Karajan (Deutsche Grammophon 471 639-2) | 2026-09-14 | HRAudio.net | publication | | 94 | | | | |
| dg | https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/mozart-requiem-karajan-1975-1421 | MOZART Requiem / Karajan (1975) | 2026-09-14 | Deutsche Grammophon | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| wiki-requiem | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Mozart) | Requiem (Mozart) | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| archive-2007 | https://web.archive.org/web/20070912210112/http://en.barcodepedia.com/028947163923/deutsche-grammophon-mozart-requiem-hybrid-sacd-herbert-von-karajan-catalog-no-471639 | Barcodepedia 2007: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON; Mozart: Requiem [Hybrid SACD]; Herbert von Karajan; Catalog No.: 471639 | 2026-09-14 | Barcodepedia (archived) | other | 2007-09-12 | | | | | upcdatabase.com |
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## About <!--about-->
Mozart: Requiem is a hybrid multichannel Super Audio CD that Deutsche Grammophon reissued in 2002 under catalogue number 471 639-2.[^discogs][^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] MusicBrainz dates the sessions to 27 and 28 September 1975 and lists 14 tracks in Süßmayr's completion.[^mb] HRAudio describes the disc as a stereo and multichannel hybrid made from an analogue recording, with a total time of 53:08.[^hraudio] The recording first appeared on LP in 1976 and has since been issued on CD, cassette, DVD-Audio and a Japanese SACD.[^discogs-master]
Mozart left the Requiem unfinished when he died on 5 December 1791, and Joseph Eybler and then Franz Xaver Süssmayr completed it.[^wiki-requiem] The old Barcodepedia listed this barcode in 2007 as "DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON; Mozart: Requiem [Hybrid SACD]; Herbert von Karajan".[^archive-2007]
<!--/about-->