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Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies – Jochum, Berliner Philharmoniker, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (5 CD)

Limited five-CD Deutsche Grammophon Original Masters box (474 018-2, 2002) of Eugen Jochum's 1952–1961 Beethoven symphony cycle with four overtures.

Versions & editions

Barcode 028947401827

European 5-CD box, Original Masters, 2002[2]

European Union · supported

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2026-09-14
Known applicable from
2002
Pack
clamshell box
Model
474 018-2

As transcribed on Discogs release 2174016 and MusicBrainz release 4ea83d04 (^mb); no photo of the box was read for this page

Specifications

Recording: Symphony No. 1
Munich, Herkules-Saal, 3 & 5 April 1959[2]
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Recorded: Munich, Herkules-Saal, 3 & 5 April 1959

known · printed

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; LP 138 037

Recording: Symphony No. 3
Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 1–5 & 7 February 1954[2]
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Recorded: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 1–5 & 7 February 1954

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Berliner Philharmoniker; mono; LP 18 179

Recording: Symphony No. 2
Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 27, 28 & 31 January 1958[2]
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Recorded: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 27, 28 & 31 January 1958

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Berliner Philharmoniker; LP 138 019

Recording: Symphony No. 4
Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 26, 30 & 31 January 1961[2]
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Recorded: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 26, 30 & 31 January 1961

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Berliner Philharmoniker; LP 138 694

Recording: Overture Fidelio
Munich, Herkules-Saal, 27 April 1959[2]
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Recorded: Munich, Herkules-Saal, 27 April 1959

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Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; LP 138 024

Recording: Symphony No. 5
Munich, Herkules-Saal, 25–27 April 1959[2]
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Recorded: Munich, Herkules-Saal, 25–27 April 1959

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Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; LP 138 024

Recording: Symphony No. 6
Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 9, 10, 12, 13 & 16 November 1954[2]
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Recorded: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 9, 10, 12, 13 & 16 November 1954

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Berliner Philharmoniker; mono; LP 18 202

Recording: Symphony No. 7
Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 12–14 November 1952[2]
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Recorded: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 12–14 November 1952

known · printed

Berliner Philharmoniker; mono; LP 18 069

Recording: Symphony No. 8
Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 30 April, 2 & 5 May 1958[2]
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Recorded: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 30 April, 2 & 5 May 1958

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Berliner Philharmoniker; LP 138 037

Recording: Overture Leonore II
Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 25 & 26 January 1961[2]
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Recorded: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 25 & 26 January 1961

known · printed

Berliner Philharmoniker; LP 138 694

Recording: Symphony No. 9
Munich, Himmelfahrtskirche, 24–26, 29 November & 1–2 December 1952[2]
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Recorded: Munich, Himmelfahrtskirche, 24–26, 29 November & 1–2 December 1952

known · printed

Symphonieorchester and Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks; mono; LP 16 070 & 18 070

Recording: Overtures The Ruins of Athens and The Creatures of Prometheus
Munich, Herkules-Saal, 3 October 1958[2]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: Munich, Herkules-Saal, 3 October 1958

known · printed

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; LP 136 019

Disc catalogue numbers
474 019-2, 474 020-2, 474 021-2, 474 022-2, 474 023-2[2]
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Recorded: 474 019-2, 474 020-2, 474 021-2, 474 022-2, 474 023-2

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CD 1 to CD 5

Disc timings
CD 1 76'19, CD 2 79'55, CD 3 77'00, CD 4 79'05, CD 5 79'52[2]
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Recorded: CD 1 76'19, CD 2 79'55, CD 3 77'00, CD 4 79'05, CD 5 79'52

known · printed

runtime_min 392.2 is the sum of these printed timings

Matrix / runout CD 1
00289 474 019-2 01 / 51293955 MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A[2]
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Recorded: 00289 474 019-2 01 / 51293955 MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A

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Mastering SID IFPI L001, mould SID IFPI 0123

Matrix / runout CD 2
00289 474 020-2 01 # 51293957 MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A[2]
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Recorded: 00289 474 020-2 01 # 51293957 MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A

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Mastering SID IFPI L008, mould SID IFPI 0126

Matrix / runout CD 3
00289 474 021-2 01 / 51293959 MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A[2]
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Recorded: 00289 474 021-2 01 / 51293959 MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A

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Mastering SID IFPI L001, mould SID IFPI 0126

Matrix / runout CD 4
00289 474 022-2 01 / 51293981 MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A[2]
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Recorded: 00289 474 022-2 01 / 51293981 MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A

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Mastering SID IFPI L001, mould SID IFPI 0123

Matrix / runout CD 5
00289 474 023-2 01 / 51293983 MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A[2]
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Recorded: 00289 474 023-2 01 / 51293983 MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L A

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Mastering SID IFPI L001, mould SID IFPI 0117

SPARS code
AAD / ADD[2]
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Recorded: AAD / ADD

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Price code
G OM5[2]
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Recorded: G OM5

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Boxed

Mono recordings
Symphonies Nos. 3, 6, 7 and 9[2]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: Symphonies Nos. 3, 6, 7 and 9

known · printed

Series
Original Masters[2]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: Original Masters

known · printed

Packaging
Clamshell case; discs in paper-plastic sleeves; 28-page booklet[2]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: Clamshell case; discs in paper-plastic sleeves; 28-page booklet

known · printed

MusicBrainz gives packaging "Cardboard/Paper Sleeve" (^mb)

Booklet languages
English, German, French[2]
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Recorded: English, German, French

known · printed

Essay by Karl Dietrich Gräwe: "The Bruckner disciple and his Beethoven"

Mastering
Emil Berliner Studios[2]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: Emil Berliner Studios

known · printed

Manufactured in
Made in the E. U.[2]
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Recorded: Made in the E. U.

known · printed

Disc matrices read "MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L"

Credits

  • Ludwig van Beethoven · Composer[2]
  • Eugen Jochum · Conductor[2]
  • Berliner Philharmoniker · Orchestra[2] · Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8; Overture Leonore II
  • Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks · Orchestra[2] · Symphonies Nos. 1, 5, 9; overtures Fidelio, The Ruins of Athens, The Creatures of Prometheus
  • Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks · Choir[2] · Symphony No. 9
  • Josef Kugler · Chorus master[2] · Symphony No. 9
  • Clara Ebers · Soprano[2] · Symphony No. 9
  • Gertrude Pitzinger · Contralto[2] · Symphony No. 9
  • Walther Ludwig · Tenor[2] · Symphony No. 9
  • Ferdinand Frantz · Bass[2] · Symphony No. 9
  • Wolfgang Lohse · Recording producer[2] · Tracks 1-1 to 4-9
  • Elsa Schiller · Recording producer[2] · Tracks 5-1 to 5-5; also credited as executive producer
  • Karl-Heinz Schneider · Recording producer[2] · Tracks 5-1 to 5-5
  • Klaus Fischer-Dieskau · Recording producer[2] · Tracks 5-6, 5-7
  • Harro-Hell Michna · Tonmeister (balance engineer)[2] · Symphony No. 1
  • Alfred Steinke · Tonmeister (balance engineer)[2] · Symphonies Nos. 3, 6, 7, 9
  • Gerd Henjes · Tonmeister (balance engineer)[2] · Symphonies Nos. 2, 8; Ruins of Athens and Prometheus overtures
  • Heinrich Keilholz · Tonmeister (balance engineer)[2] · Symphonies Nos. 6, 7, 9
  • Walter Alfred Wettler · Tonmeister (balance engineer)[2] · Overture Fidelio; Symphony No. 5; credited as Walther-Alfred Wettler
  • Walther Sommer · Tonmeister (balance engineer)[2] · Symphony No. 4; Overture Leonore II; also credited for editing
  • Hans-Peter Schweigmann · Editing[2] · Symphony No. 1 and No. 3
  • Günter Hermanns · Editing[2] · Symphonies Nos. 2, 8
  • Helmut Elbl · Editing[2] · Symphony No. 4; Overture Leonore II
  • Herr Krieger · Editing[2] · Overture Fidelio; Symphony No. 5
  • Lothar Hahn · Editing[2] · Symphony No. 6
  • Emil Berliner Studios · Mastering[2] · Mastering engineers Claudia Pohl, Richard Beutel, Thomas Völpel
  • Alan Newcombe · Compilation and research[2]
  • David Butchart · Project manager[2]
  • Eva Zöllner · Booklet editor[2]
  • Karl Dietrich Gräwe · Liner notes[2]
  • Stewart Spencer · Liner notes translation (English)[2]
  • Jean-Claude Poyet · Liner notes translation (French)[2]
  • Fred Münzmaier · Art direction[2]
  • Ingrid Schaar · Cover illustration[2] · Pen-and-ink drawing of Jochum conducting the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bach's B minor Mass, Munich, 29 March 1980
  • Felicitas Timpe, Rudolf Betz, Ilse Buhs, Studio Baumann, Hilde Brinkmann-Schröder, DG Archive · Photography[2]
Other observations & source differences (2)

Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.

Tracks

1-1Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
9:27
1-2Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: 2. Andante cantabile con moto
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
419,813 ms in MusicBrainz, i.e. 7:00 (the lookup rounded it to "6:60")
[3]
7:00
1-3Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: 3. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
3:49
1-4Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: 4. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
6:17
1-5Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": 1. Allegro con brio
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
15:15
1-6Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": 2. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
16:42
1-7Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
5:54
1-8Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": 4. Finale. Allegro molto - Poco andante - Presto
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
11:56
2-1Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: 1. Adagio - Allegro con brio
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
12:39
2-2Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: 2. Larghetto
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
12:54
2-3Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: 3. Scherzo: Allegro - Trio
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
3:45
2-4Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: 4. Allegro molto
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
6:37
2-5Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: 1. Adagio - Allegro vivace
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
12:58
2-6Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: 2. Adagio
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
10:23
2-7Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: 3. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio. Un poco meno allegro
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
6:36
2-8Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: 4. Allegro ma non troppo
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
7:25
2-9Overture "Fidelio", op. 72b
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
6:38
3-1Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: 1. Allegro con brio
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
8:05
3-2Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: 2. Andante con moto
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
11:08
3-3Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: 3. Allegro
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
5:46
3-4Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: 4. Allegro - Presto
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
9:10
3-5Symphony 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
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
10:48
3-6Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": 2. Szene am Bach. Andante molto moto
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
13:01
3-7Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": 3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
5:48
3-8Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": 4. Donner. Sturm. Allegro
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
3:50
3-9Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": 5. Hirtengesang. Wohltätige, mit Dank an die Gottheit verbundene Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
9:24
4-1Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
12:13
4-2Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: 2. Allegretto
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
9:51
4-3Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: 3. Presto
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
7:51
4-4Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: 4. Allegro con brio
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
7:12
4-5Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: 1. Allegro vivace e con brio
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
10:07
4-6Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: 2. Allegretto scherzando
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
4:10
4-7Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: 3. Tempo di Menuetto
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
5:19
4-8Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: 4. Allegro vivace
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
7:49
4-9Overture "Leonore II", op. 72
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
14:33
5-1Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: 1. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
16:21
5-2Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: 2. Molto vivace - Presto
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
11:21
5-3Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: 3. Adagio molto e cantabile - Andante moderato
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
17:15
5-4Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: 4. Presto - Allegro assai
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
6:44
5-5Symphony 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
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
MusicBrainz splits the finale of the Ninth into two tracks; Discogs lists it as one movement
[3]
17:42
5-6"The Ruins of Athens", op. 113: Overture
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
5:13
5-7"The Creatures of Prometheus", op. 43: Overture
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
[3]
5:15
Barcode
028947401827 check digit OK
Pack
clamshell box
Model
474 018-2
Made in
🇩🇪 Germany
Status
active
Artists
Ludwig van Beethoven, Eugen Jochum, Berliner Philharmoniker, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Record company
Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue number
474 018-2
Label code
LC 0173
Format
cd, 5 discs
Released
2002 · EU
Genre
Classical
Running time
392.2 min
Edition
Original Masters; limited edition
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

About this product

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.[2] 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.[2] MusicBrainz lists barcode 028947401827 for this European release.[3] 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.[4]

More about this product

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.[2] Discogs groups that box and this CD set as one work.[5] The 2006–2013 Barcodepedia page for this barcode only carried the title "VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE NINE SYMPHONIES;OVERTU", taken from upcdatabase.com.[6]

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🇪🇺 European Union

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Germany

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)

🇺🇸 United States

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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

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  • Specifications: 0 / 27 · Recorded specifications mapped to comparable property keys
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  • relationships · unknown: No source names the licensee of GS1 company prefix 0028947; gs1_prefix_owner omitted
  • packaging · disputed: Discogs describes a clamshell case with discs in paper-plastic sleeves; MusicBrainz gives Cardboard/Paper Sleeve
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  1. Amazon.com: Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies Amazon.com. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: B00007BGXQ.
  2. Discogs release 2174016: Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 2174016. identifiers, companies, credits, notes. CC0.
  3. MusicBrainz release: The 9 Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon 474 018-2) MetaBrainz Foundation. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 4ea83d04-fb51-41ea-95d8-ee33454f4d07. CC0.
  4. Eugen Jochum Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-14. CC BY-SA 4.0.
  5. Discogs master 1751398: Beethoven, Jochum: 9 Symphonien Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 1751398. CC0.
  6. Barcodepedia (archived 2007): VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE NINE SYMPHONIES;OVERTU Barcodepedia / Internet Archive. catalogue. Published 2007-09-14. Accessed 2026-09-14. Upstream: upcdatabase.com.
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