Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies – Jochum (5 CD): version 2
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# Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies – Jochum (5 CD) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00028947401827
name: Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies – Jochum, Berliner Philharmoniker, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (5 CD)
family: family/beethoven-the-9-symphonies-jochum-1952-1961
default_observation: cd-eu-2002
summary: Limited five-CD Deutsche Grammophon Original Masters box (474 018-2, 2002) of Eugen Jochum's 1952–1961 Beethoven symphony cycle with four overtures.
brand: brand/deutsche-grammophon
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US
country_of_origin: DE
pack_format: clamshell box
model_number: 474 018-2
status: active
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| marketed_by | company/deutsche-grammophon | EU | 2002 | | | sourced | ^discogs | "This compilation ℗ 2002 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg" and "© 2002 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg", as transcribed on Discogs; MusicBrainz names the Deutsche Grammophon imprint with catalogue number 474 018-2 (^mb) |
| manufactured_by | company/universal-manufacturing-logistics | EU | 2002 | | | sourced | ^discogs | Matrix of all five discs reads "MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A" (e.g. "00289 474 019-2 01 / 51293955"), as transcribed on Discogs |
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## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| EU | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs release 2174016 lists barcode 0 28947 40182 7 (text) and 028947401827 (scanned UPC-A), release country Europe, "Made in the E. U."; MusicBrainz gives a 2002 release event in Europe for the same barcode (^mb) | 2026-09-14 | | DE | |
| US | derived | ^amazon | Amazon.com lists "Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies" with Jochum, the Berlin Philharmonic and Bavarian Radio orchestras and the Ninth's soloists Clara Ebers and Walther Ludwig under ASIN B00007BGXQ, the ASIN MusicBrainz records for this barcode (^mb); no barcode was readable on the fetched page and no price or condition was shown, so this may be an import or marketplace listing | 2026-09-14 | | | |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies | name | en | | |
| 474 018-2 | search | | | |
| Jochum Beethoven Symphonies Original Masters | search | | | |
| VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE NINE SYMPHONIES;OVERTU | search | | | |
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## Release <!--release-->
artists: Ludwig van Beethoven, Eugen Jochum, Berliner Philharmoniker, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
label: brand/deutsche-grammophon
record_company: company/deutsche-grammophon
copyright: © 2002 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
phonographic_copyright: ℗ 1953 (Nos. 7, 9) / 1954 (No. 3) / 1955 (No. 6) / 1959 (No. 2, Ruins, Prometheus) / 1960 (Nos. 1, 5, 8, Fidelio) / 1961 (No. 4, Leonore); this compilation ℗ 2002 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
catalogue_number: 474 018-2
label_code: LC 0173
media: cd
discs: 5
released: 2002
release_country: EU
genre: Classical
runtime_min: 392.2
edition: Original Masters; limited edition
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## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | -------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
| 1-1 | Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio | | 9:27 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 1-2 | Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: 2. Andante cantabile con moto | | 7:00 | ^mb | 419,813 ms in MusicBrainz, i.e. 7:00 (the lookup rounded it to "6:60") | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 1-3 | Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: 3. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio | | 3:49 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 1-4 | Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: 4. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace | | 6:17 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 1-5 | Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": 1. Allegro con brio | | 15:15 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 1-6 | Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": 2. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai | | 16:42 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 1-7 | Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio | | 5:54 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 1-8 | Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": 4. Finale. Allegro molto - Poco andante - Presto | | 11:56 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 2-1 | Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: 1. Adagio - Allegro con brio | | 12:39 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 2-2 | Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: 2. Larghetto | | 12:54 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 2-3 | Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: 3. Scherzo: Allegro - Trio | | 3:45 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 2-4 | Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: 4. Allegro molto | | 6:37 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 2-5 | Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: 1. Adagio - Allegro vivace | | 12:58 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 2-6 | Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: 2. Adagio | | 10:23 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 2-7 | Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: 3. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio. Un poco meno allegro | | 6:36 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 2-8 | Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: 4. Allegro ma non troppo | | 7:25 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 2-9 | Overture "Fidelio", op. 72b | | 6:38 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 3-1 | Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: 1. Allegro con brio | | 8:05 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 3-2 | Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: 2. Andante con moto | | 11:08 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 3-3 | Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: 3. Allegro | | 5:46 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 3-4 | Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: 4. Allegro - Presto | | 9:10 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 3-5 | Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": 1. Angenehme, heitere Empfindungen, welche bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande im Menschen erwachen. Allegro ma non troppo | | 10:48 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 3-6 | Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": 2. Szene am Bach. Andante molto moto | | 13:01 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 3-7 | Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": 3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro | | 5:48 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 3-8 | Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": 4. Donner. Sturm. Allegro | | 3:50 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 3-9 | Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": 5. Hirtengesang. Wohltätige, mit Dank an die Gottheit verbundene Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto | | 9:24 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 4-1 | Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace | | 12:13 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 4-2 | Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: 2. Allegretto | | 9:51 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 4-3 | Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: 3. Presto | | 7:51 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 4-4 | Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: 4. Allegro con brio | | 7:12 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 4-5 | Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: 1. Allegro vivace e con brio | | 10:07 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 4-6 | Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: 2. Allegretto scherzando | | 4:10 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 4-7 | Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: 3. Tempo di Menuetto | | 5:19 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 4-8 | Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: 4. Allegro vivace | | 7:49 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 4-9 | Overture "Leonore II", op. 72 | | 14:33 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 5-1 | Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: 1. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso | | 16:21 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 5-2 | Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: 2. Molto vivace - Presto | | 11:21 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 5-3 | Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: 3. Adagio molto e cantabile - Andante moderato | | 17:15 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 5-4 | Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: 4. Presto - Allegro assai | | 6:44 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 5-5 | Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: Presto - "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" - Allegro assai - Allegro assai vivace (alla Marcia) - Andante maestoso - Adagio ma non troppo ma divoto - Allegro energico e sempre ben marcato - Allegro ma non tanto - Presto - Maestoso - Prestissimo | | 17:42 | ^mb | MusicBrainz splits the finale of the Ninth into two tracks; Discogs lists it as one movement | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 5-6 | "The Ruins of Athens", op. 113: Overture | | 5:13 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 5-7 | "The Creatures of Prometheus", op. 43: Overture | | 5:15 | ^mb | | Ludwig van Beethoven |
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## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Recording: Symphony No. 1 | Munich, Herkules-Saal, 3 & 5 April 1959 | | ^discogs | Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; LP 138 037 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording: Symphony No. 3 | Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 1–5 & 7 February 1954 | | ^discogs | Berliner Philharmoniker; mono; LP 18 179 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording: Symphony No. 2 | Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 27, 28 & 31 January 1958 | | ^discogs | Berliner Philharmoniker; LP 138 019 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording: Symphony No. 4 | Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 26, 30 & 31 January 1961 | | ^discogs | Berliner Philharmoniker; LP 138 694 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording: Overture Fidelio | Munich, Herkules-Saal, 27 April 1959 | | ^discogs | Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; LP 138 024 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording: Symphony No. 5 | Munich, Herkules-Saal, 25–27 April 1959 | | ^discogs | Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; LP 138 024 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording: Symphony No. 6 | Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 9, 10, 12, 13 & 16 November 1954 | | ^discogs | Berliner Philharmoniker; mono; LP 18 202 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording: Symphony No. 7 | Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 12–14 November 1952 | | ^discogs | Berliner Philharmoniker; mono; LP 18 069 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording: Symphony No. 8 | Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 30 April, 2 & 5 May 1958 | | ^discogs | Berliner Philharmoniker; LP 138 037 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording: Overture Leonore II | Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 25 & 26 January 1961 | | ^discogs | Berliner Philharmoniker; LP 138 694 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording: Symphony No. 9 | Munich, Himmelfahrtskirche, 24–26, 29 November & 1–2 December 1952 | | ^discogs | Symphonieorchester and Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks; mono; LP 16 070 & 18 070 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording: Overtures The Ruins of Athens and The Creatures of Prometheus | Munich, Herkules-Saal, 3 October 1958 | | ^discogs | Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; LP 136 019 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Disc catalogue numbers | 474 019-2, 474 020-2, 474 021-2, 474 022-2, 474 023-2 | | ^discogs | CD 1 to CD 5 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Disc timings | CD 1 76'19, CD 2 79'55, CD 3 77'00, CD 4 79'05, CD 5 79'52 | | ^discogs | runtime_min 392.2 is the sum of these printed timings | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout CD 1 | 00289 474 019-2 01 / 51293955 MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A | | ^discogs | Mastering SID IFPI L001, mould SID IFPI 0123 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout CD 2 | 00289 474 020-2 01 # 51293957 MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A | | ^discogs | Mastering SID IFPI L008, mould SID IFPI 0126 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout CD 3 | 00289 474 021-2 01 / 51293959 MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A | | ^discogs | Mastering SID IFPI L001, mould SID IFPI 0126 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout CD 4 | 00289 474 022-2 01 / 51293981 MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A | | ^discogs | Mastering SID IFPI L001, mould SID IFPI 0123 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout CD 5 | 00289 474 023-2 01 / 51293983 MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A | | ^discogs | Mastering SID IFPI L001, mould SID IFPI 0117 | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| SPARS code | AAD / ADD | | ^discogs | | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Price code | G OM5 | | ^discogs | Boxed | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Mono recordings | Symphonies Nos. 3, 6, 7 and 9 | | ^discogs | | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Series | Original Masters | | ^discogs | | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Packaging | Clamshell case; discs in paper-plastic sleeves; 28-page booklet | | ^discogs | MusicBrainz gives packaging "Cardboard/Paper Sleeve" (^mb) | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Booklet languages | English, German, French | | ^discogs | Essay by Karl Dietrich Gräwe: "The Bruckner disciple and his Beethoven" | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Mastering | Emil Berliner Studios | | ^discogs | | cd-eu-2002 | | | | known | printed | |
| Manufactured in | Made in the E. U. | | ^discogs | Disc matrices read "MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L" | cd-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 |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ------------ |
| cd-eu-2002 | European 5-CD box, Original Masters, 2002 | edition | EU | | 2002 | | 2026-09-14 | supported | | | | ^discogs | As transcribed on Discogs release 2174016 and MusicBrainz release 4ea83d04 (^mb); no photo of the box was read for this page | | | | clamshell box | 474 018-2 |
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## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| cd-eu-2002 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Composer | ^discogs | |
| cd-eu-2002 | Eugen Jochum | Conductor | ^discogs | |
| cd-eu-2002 | Berliner Philharmoniker | Orchestra | ^discogs | Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8; Overture Leonore II |
| cd-eu-2002 | Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks | Orchestra | ^discogs | Symphonies Nos. 1, 5, 9; overtures Fidelio, The Ruins of Athens, The Creatures of Prometheus |
| cd-eu-2002 | Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks | Choir | ^discogs | Symphony No. 9 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Josef Kugler | Chorus master | ^discogs | Symphony No. 9 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Clara Ebers | Soprano | ^discogs | Symphony No. 9 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Gertrude Pitzinger | Contralto | ^discogs | Symphony No. 9 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Walther Ludwig | Tenor | ^discogs | Symphony No. 9 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Ferdinand Frantz | Bass | ^discogs | Symphony No. 9 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Wolfgang Lohse | Recording producer | ^discogs | Tracks 1-1 to 4-9 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Elsa Schiller | Recording producer | ^discogs | Tracks 5-1 to 5-5; also credited as executive producer |
| cd-eu-2002 | Karl-Heinz Schneider | Recording producer | ^discogs | Tracks 5-1 to 5-5 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Klaus Fischer-Dieskau | Recording producer | ^discogs | Tracks 5-6, 5-7 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Harro-Hell Michna | Tonmeister (balance engineer) | ^discogs | Symphony No. 1 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Alfred Steinke | Tonmeister (balance engineer) | ^discogs | Symphonies Nos. 3, 6, 7, 9 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Gerd Henjes | Tonmeister (balance engineer) | ^discogs | Symphonies Nos. 2, 8; Ruins of Athens and Prometheus overtures |
| cd-eu-2002 | Heinrich Keilholz | Tonmeister (balance engineer) | ^discogs | Symphonies Nos. 6, 7, 9 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Walter Alfred Wettler | Tonmeister (balance engineer) | ^discogs | Overture Fidelio; Symphony No. 5; credited as Walther-Alfred Wettler |
| cd-eu-2002 | Walther Sommer | Tonmeister (balance engineer) | ^discogs | Symphony No. 4; Overture Leonore II; also credited for editing |
| cd-eu-2002 | Hans-Peter Schweigmann | Editing | ^discogs | Symphony No. 1 and No. 3 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Günter Hermanns | Editing | ^discogs | Symphonies Nos. 2, 8 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Helmut Elbl | Editing | ^discogs | Symphony No. 4; Overture Leonore II |
| cd-eu-2002 | Herr Krieger | Editing | ^discogs | Overture Fidelio; Symphony No. 5 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Lothar Hahn | Editing | ^discogs | Symphony No. 6 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Emil Berliner Studios | Mastering | ^discogs | Mastering engineers Claudia Pohl, Richard Beutel, Thomas Völpel |
| cd-eu-2002 | Alan Newcombe | Compilation and research | ^discogs | |
| cd-eu-2002 | David Butchart | Project manager | ^discogs | |
| cd-eu-2002 | Eva Zöllner | Booklet editor | ^discogs | |
| cd-eu-2002 | Karl Dietrich Gräwe | Liner notes | ^discogs | |
| cd-eu-2002 | Stewart Spencer | Liner notes translation (English) | ^discogs | |
| cd-eu-2002 | Jean-Claude Poyet | Liner notes translation (French) | ^discogs | |
| cd-eu-2002 | Fred Münzmaier | Art direction | ^discogs | |
| cd-eu-2002 | Ingrid Schaar | Cover illustration | ^discogs | Pen-and-ink drawing of Jochum conducting the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bach's B minor Mass, Munich, 29 March 1980 |
| cd-eu-2002 | Felicitas Timpe, Rudolf Betz, Ilse Buhs, Studio Baumann, Hilde Brinkmann-Schröder, DG Archive | Photography | ^discogs | |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- |
| cd-eu-2002 | markets | unknown | US listing on Amazon.com matched by ASIN only; no retailer page printing the barcode with a price was found, and no national European retailer listing was checked | ^amazon |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the licensee of GS1 company prefix 0028947; gs1_prefix_owner omitted | |
| cd-eu-2002 | packaging | disputed | Discogs describes a clamshell case with discs in paper-plastic sleeves; MusicBrainz gives Cardboard/Paper Sleeve | ^discogs |
| cd-eu-2002 | identity | unknown | Exact 2002 release date not sourced; MusicBrainz and Discogs give the year only | ^mb |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-14
note: Built from MusicBrainz and Discogs transcriptions of the box; no photo of the pack was read.
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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/4ea83d04-fb51-41ea-95d8-ee33454f4d07?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: The 9 Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon 474 018-2) | 2026-09-14 | MetaBrainz Foundation | catalogue | | 4ea83d04-fb51-41ea-95d8-ee33454f4d07 | | CC0 | | |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/2174016 | Discogs release 2174016: Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 2174016 | identifiers, companies, credits, notes | CC0 | | |
| discogs-master | https://api.discogs.com/masters/1751398 | Discogs master 1751398: Beethoven, Jochum: 9 Symphonien | 2026-09-14 | Discogs | catalogue | | 1751398 | | CC0 | | |
| wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_Jochum | Eugen Jochum | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| amazon | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00007BGXQ | Amazon.com: Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies | 2026-09-14 | Amazon.com | retailer | | B00007BGXQ | | | | |
| old-bp | https://web.archive.org/web/20070914080734/http://en.barcodepedia.com/028947401827/various-artists-the-nine-symphoniesovertu | Barcodepedia (archived 2007): VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE NINE SYMPHONIES;OVERTU | 2026-09-14 | Barcodepedia / Internet Archive | catalogue | 2007-09-14 | | | | | upcdatabase.com |
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## About <!--about-->
Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies is a limited five-CD box from Deutsche Grammophon, catalogue number 474 018-2, that collects Eugen Jochum's recordings of the nine symphonies with the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, made between 1952 and 1961, together with four overtures.[^discogs] Deutsche Grammophon GmbH issued the compilation in 2002 in its Original Masters series; the Third, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth symphonies are mono recordings, and the discs were pressed in Germany by Universal M & L.[^discogs] MusicBrainz lists barcode 028947401827 for this European release.[^mb] It is the first of Jochum's three complete Beethoven cycles, recorded for Deutsche Grammophon in the 1950s before his later cycles for Philips and EMI.[^wikipedia]
According to the booklet's inside front cover, Deutsche Grammophon had first issued Jochum's cycle in 1959 as a seven-LP mono box, numbers 19293–99, which was withdrawn in 1966.[^discogs] Discogs groups that box and this CD set as one work.[^discogs-master] The 2006–2013 Barcodepedia page for this barcode only carried the title "VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE NINE SYMPHONIES;OVERTU", taken from upcdatabase.com.[^old-bp]
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