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Brahms: Complete Symphonies, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (3 CD)
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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.
Versions & editions
2002 Trio 3 CDs release, 470 942-2[5]
European Union, United States · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
- Known applicable from
- 2002
- Pack
- jewel case
- Units in pack
- 1
- Model
- 470 942-2
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
Specifications
- SPARS code
- DDD[5]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: DDD
known · printed
Also on the US pressing per ^discogs-us
- Series
- Trio 3 CDs[4]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: Trio 3 CDs
known · printed
Discogs: a series, not a label, bringing together Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Philips recordings, active 2002–2005
- Disc running times
- 67:55 / 70:03 / 79:48[3]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: 67:55 / 70:03 / 79:48
known · calculated
Sums of MusicBrainz track lengths per disc
- Recording
- Philadelphia: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 October 1988, No. 3 April 1989, No. 1 September 1989[6]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: Philadelphia: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 October 1988, No. 3 April 1989, No. 1 September 1989
known · printed
As printed on the 1991 Italian edition 434 000-2 of the same performances (one Discogs master, ^discogs-it); not transcribed from this pressing
- 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"[5]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: 00289 470 943-2 01 / 00289 470 944-2 02 / 00289 470 945-2 02, each "MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L"
known · printed
Discs 1–3
- 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"[8]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: 00289 426 299-2 02 / 00289 470 944-2 01 / 00289 470 945-2 01, each "MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L"
known · printed
Discs 1–3; disc 1 carries the matrix of the earlier single CD 426 299-2
- Manufactured in (US pressing)
- USA[1]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: USA
known · printed
"Made in USA"
- Packaging
- Jewel case[3]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: Jewel case
known · normalized
- Package dimensions
- 125 × 140 × 15 mm[2]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: 125 × 140 × 15 mm
known · printed
Retailer figure
- Mass
- 198 g[2]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: 198 g
known · printed
Retailer figure
Credits
- Johannes Brahms · Composer[3]
- The Philadelphia Orchestra · Orchestra[3]
- Riccardo Muti · Conductor[3]
- Erik Smith · Producer[5]
- Hans Lauterslager · Balance engineer[5]
- Hein Dekker · Recording engineer[5]
- Henk Kooistra · Recording engineer[5]
- Roger de Schot · Recording engineer[5]
- Bernard Jacobson · Liner notes[5]
Other observations & source differences (2)
Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.
- 2002 Trio 3 CDs release, 470 942-2 supported · selected
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
- Evidence awaiting context review unconfirmed · Compare evidence
Tracks
| 1-1 | Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro – Meno allegro Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 17:20 |
| 1-2 | Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: II. Andante sostenuto Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 9:08 |
| 1-3 | Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 4:50 |
| 1-4 | Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: IV. Adagio – Più andante – Allegro non troppo, ma con brio Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 17:31 |
| 1-5 | Variations for Orchestra in B-flat major on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a Written by Johannes Brahms Discogs gives 19:00 (^discogs-eu) [3] | 19:06 |
| 2-1 | Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 21:17 |
| 2-2 | Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: II. Adagio non troppo – L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 9:46 |
| 2-3 | Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: III. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andantino) – Presto ma non assai – Tempo I Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 5:25 |
| 2-4 | Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: IV. Allegro con spirito Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 9:08 |
| 2-5 | Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 10:38 |
| 2-6 | Tragic Overture, Op. 81 Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 13:49 |
| 3-1 | Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: I. Allegro con brio Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 13:23 |
| 3-2 | Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: II. Andante Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 9:06 |
| 3-3 | Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 6:32 |
| 3-4 | Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: IV. Allegro Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 8:55 |
| 3-5 | Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 13:20 |
| 3-6 | Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: II. Andante moderato Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 11:39 |
| 3-7 | Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso – Poco meno presto – Tempo I Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 6:30 |
| 3-8 | Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato – Più allegro Written by Johannes Brahms [3] | 10:22 |
Release facts
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- 028947094227 check digit OK
- Brand
- Philips Classics
- Category
- Audio Visual/Photography, Audio Visual Media, Pre-Recorded or Digital Content Media, CD/MD - Pre-recorded
- Pack
- jewel case
- Sold in
- 🇺🇸 United States[1], 🇩🇰 Denmark[2]
- Model
- 470 942-2
- GS1 prefix
- 002 · United States and Canada
- Artists
- Johannes Brahms, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
- Label
- Philips Classics
- Record company
- Universal International Music
- Catalogue number
- 470 942-2
- Label code
- LC 00305
- Format
- cd, 3 discs
- Released
- 2002 · EU, US
- Genre
- Classical
- Running time
- 217.8 min
- Edition
- Trio 3 CDs series reissue
- Copyright
- © Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
- Phonographic copyright
- ℗ Universal International Music B.V.
About this product
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.[3] Alongside the symphonies it contains the Variations on a Theme by Haydn, the Academic Festival Overture and the Tragic Overture.[3] The set belongs to Universal's Trio 3 CDs series, which gathered Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Philips recordings between 2002 and 2005.[4] 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.[5][1] The Danish retailer iMusic lists the barcode with a release date of 3 May 2002.[2]
More about this product
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.[6] The old Barcodepedia listed this barcode in 2007 as "Muti Riccardo – 4 Symphonies; Tragic Overtu", from upcdatabase.com.[7]
Where it's sold
🇪🇺 European Union
Discogs release 22501103[5] sourced
- Listing observed
- Made in
- Germany
Two Discogs entries of the European pressing list barcode 028947094227 (^discogs-eu, ^discogs-eu2); MusicBrainz gives release country Europe, 2002 (^mb)
🇺🇸 United States
Discogs release 22501631[1] sourced
- Listing observed
- Made in
- United States
Discogs entry of the US retail pressing (catalogue 289 470 942-2, "Made in USA") lists barcode 0 28947 09422 7 (text and scanned)
🇩🇰 Denmark
iMusic.dk[2] sourced
- Listing observed
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
A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price.
Other names for this product
Also known as
- Complete Symphonies en
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
Discogs
Discogs release 22501631: Complete Symphonies (3 CD, US, 289 470 942-2, 2002)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-14
Source & attribution [1] ↗iMusic
iMusic.dk: Muti – Le Sinfonie 1-4 (CD) (2002)
retailer · Accessed 2026-09-14
Source & attribution [2] ↗MusicBrainz
MusicBrainz release: Complete Symphonies (Brahms; Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-14
Source & attribution [3] ↗Coverage & research gaps (8)
Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.
- 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: 19 / 19 · 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: 1 / 10 · Recorded specifications mapped to comparable property keys
- 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.
- 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.
- identity · unknown: Release date: MusicBrainz gives only 2002; iMusic gives 3 May 2002 (^imusic). The Release field keeps the year.
- 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.
- 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.
All references & source details
References
- ↑ Discogs release 22501631: Complete Symphonies (3 CD, US, 289 470 942-2, 2002) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 22501631. notes, identifiers, companies.
- ↑ iMusic.dk: Muti – Le Sinfonie 1-4 (CD) (2002) iMusic. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 0028947094227.
- ↑ MusicBrainz release: Complete Symphonies (Brahms; Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti) MusicBrainz. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: bc49bcfa-8f05-4f7c-b6fa-0bacc9e2a8d0. CC0.
- ↑ Discogs label 317389: Trio 3 CDs (series) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 317389.
- ↑ Discogs release 22501103: Complete Symphonies (3 CD, Europe, 470 942-2, 2002) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 22501103. identifiers, companies, credits.
- ↑ Discogs release 11965632: Le Quattro Sinfonie (3 CD, Italy, 434 000-2, 1991) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 11965632. notes.
- ↑ Barcodepedia (archived 2007-09-14): MUTI RICCARDO - 4 SYMPHONIES;TRAGIC OVERTU Barcodepedia (Wayback Machine). catalogue. Published 2007-09-14. Accessed 2026-09-14. Upstream: upcdatabase.com.
- ↑ Discogs release 9329848: Complete Symphonies (3 CD, Europe, 470 942-2) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 9329848. identifiers, companies.
Further sources
Additional sources recorded for this entry, including other observations and related pages.
- Discogs release 12631613: Complete Symphonies (3 CD, US, BMG Direct club edition, D 244734) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 12631613. notes.
- Discogs release 36976419: Complete Symphonies (3 CD, Brazil, 02894709422, 2002) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 36976419.
- Discogs label 220303: Universal International Music B.V. Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 220303.
Barcode & identifiers
- GTIN-14
00028947094227- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0028947094227- UPC-A / GTIN-12
028947094227
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