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Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos, Brendel, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Levine (3 CD)

Philips three-CD reissue (470 938-2, 2002) of Alfred Brendel's 1983 live Chicago recordings of Beethoven's five piano concertos under James Levine, with the 1977 Choral Fantasy.

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Barcode 028947093824

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Tracks

1-1Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
17:24
1-2Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: II. Largo
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
11:41
1-3Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
8:54
1-4Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
13:56
1-5Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: II. Adagio
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
9:06
1-6Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto allegro
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
5:57
2-1Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: I. Allegro con brio
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
17:08
2-2Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: II. Largo
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
10:02
2-3Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: III. Rondo. Allegro
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
9:15
2-4Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
17:38
2-5Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
4:45
2-6Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
9:56
3-1Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73: I. Allegro
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
"Emperor" per ^discogs-eu
[1]
20:49
3-2Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73: II. Adagio un poco mosso
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
8:02
3-3Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73: III. Rondo. Allegro
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
10:19
3-4Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80: I. Adagio
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
Recorded 1977 in London with Haitink per ^discogs-eu
[1]
3:47
3-5Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80: II. Finale (Allegro)
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
11:57
3-6Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80: III. Allegro ma non troppo
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[1]
4:51
Barcode
028947093824 check digit OK
Model
470 938-2
Status
discontinued
Artists
Alfred Brendel, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James Levine
Catalogue number
470 938-2
Label code
LC 00305
Format
cd, 3 discs
Released
2002-05 · DE, EU, US
Genre
Classical
Running time
195.5 min
Phonographic copyright
℗ 1977/1983 (Concertos) Universal International Music B.V.

About this product

A three-CD Philips set of Beethoven's five piano concertos played by Alfred Brendel with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under James Levine, released in 2002 under catalogue number 470 938-2 in Germany and then the United States.[1][2] The concertos were recorded live at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, in June 1983; the set adds the Choral Fantasy, Op. 80, recorded in London in 1977.[3] Discogs credits Bernard Haitink and the London Philharmonic for that work, and the phonographic copyright is held by Universal International Music B.V.[3] The same barcode was used on European pressings made in Langenhagen by Universal M & L and later EDC, and on a later Decca-label reissue.[4][5]

More about this product

The 1983 cycle first appeared on Philips in 1984 as The 5 Piano Concertos.[6] Brendel recorded for Philips from the 1970s onward.[7] The old Barcodepedia listed this barcode in 2007 as "Levine James – 5 Piano Concertos, Choral".[8]

Where it's sold

🇩🇪 Germany

MusicBrainz release[1] sourced

Listing observed

MusicBrainz release with barcode 028947093824 gives a release event in Germany, 2002-05

🇪🇺 European Union

Discogs release 10114051[3] sourced

Listing observed
Made in
Germany

Discogs entries of the European pressings (Philips 470 938-2, "Made in the E.U.") list barcode 0 28947 09382 4; also ^discogs-repress

🇺🇸 United States

Discogs release 2741420[2] sourced

Listing observed
Made in
United States

Discogs entry of the US pressing (Philips 289 470 938-2, 2002, "Made in USA") lists barcode 0 28947 09382 4; MusicBrainz gives 2002-06-11

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MusicBrainz

MusicBrainz release: Complete Piano Concertos (Beethoven; Brendel, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Levine)

catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-13

Source & attribution [1] ↗

Discogs

Discogs release 2741420: Complete Piano Concertos (3×CD, US, Philips 289 470 938-2, 2002)

catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-13

Source & attribution [2] ↗

Wikipedia

Wikipedia: Alfred Brendel

publication · Accessed 2026-09-13

Source & attribution [7] ↗
Coverage & research gaps (7)

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  • Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
  • Release details: 5 / 5 · Profile fields recorded: artists, label, media, released, catalogue_number. Missing fields may require research or an applicability note.
  • tracks evidence: 18 / 18 · Recorded rows linked to source evidence; does not measure whether the list is complete
  • Context: 1 / 2 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
  • Label photographs: 0 / 1 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
  • Specifications: 0 / 7 · Recorded specifications mapped to comparable property keys
  • identity · disputed: MusicBrainz credits James Levine for the whole set, but the Discogs transcriptions credit Bernard Haitink and the London Philharmonic Orchestra for the 1977 Choral Fantasy. Credits follow Discogs for that work.
  • relationships · unknown: The European pressings name only ℗ Universal International Music B.V.; no record company line was transcribed, so no marketed_by edge is recorded for Europe.
  • relationships · unknown: No source names the licensee of GS1 company prefix 0028947; no gs1_prefix_owner edge is recorded.
  • markets · stale: Market evidence is catalogue entries for the 2002 pressings; retailer listings (Amazon ASIN B000065TV4 from MusicBrainz, eBay, Dusty Groove) refused the server fetch. A Brazilian 2003 edition on Discogs was not checked for this barcode.
  • evidence · unknown: Evidence observation date is not recorded.
  • schema · schema_gap: Review and assign legacy facts to coherent observations.
  • schema · schema_gap: Some specifications retain source labels without comparable property keys.
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References

  1. MusicBrainz release: Complete Piano Concertos (Beethoven; Brendel, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Levine) MusicBrainz. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 30c6b47f-f85c-30a8-adfd-c2a442bb4282. barcode, release events, tracks. CC0.
  2. Discogs release 2741420: Complete Piano Concertos (3×CD, US, Philips 289 470 938-2, 2002) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 2741420. identifiers, companies, notes.
  3. Discogs release 10114051: Complete Piano Concertos (3×CD, Europe, Philips 470 938-2, made by EDC) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 10114051. identifiers, credits, notes.
  4. Discogs release 15200095: Complete Piano Concertos (3×CD repress, Europe, Philips 470 938-2) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 15200095. identifiers, notes.
  5. Discogs release 14395809: Complete Piano Concertos (3×CD reissue, Europe, Decca 470 938-2) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 14395809. identifiers, labels.
  6. Discogs master 408834: The 5 Piano Concertos (Brendel, Chicago SO, Levine), versions Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 408834.
  7. Wikipedia: Alfred Brendel Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. CC BY-SA 4.0.
  8. Barcodepedia (archived 2007-09-14): LEVINE JAMES - 5 PIANO CONCERTOS,CHORAL Barcodepedia (Wayback Machine). catalogue. Published 2007-09-14. Accessed 2026-09-13. Upstream: upcdatabase.com.

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EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0028947093824
UPC-A / GTIN-12
028947093824
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