Beethoven Symphonies on 78rpm

[Simon]

The 78rpm Collectors' Community is currently developing a complete list of all Beethoven symphonies released on 78rpm. Can anyone help with additions to this growing discography - particularly obscure recordings from European labels or obvious ones missed?

You can see the full list (so far) here:
http://www.78rpmcommunity.com/siteblog/beethoven-symphonies-on-78rpm
Approximately 160 78rpm sets are listed so far.
All comments, suggestions, errors most welcome.

Please remember: This is a community project - there are bound to be errors etc.
Most of the entries so far have been screened for accuracy but mistakes are made.
Additions noted here will be added to the list or you can add to the list by leaving a comment on the site.

[Kerrison]

One correction can easily be made: Stokowski most certainly didn't
record the Beethoven 6th with the Berlin Philharmonic on 78s! His
version was in fact made for RCA with the New York City Symphony in
1945 and transferred for a Cala CD by Mark Obert-Thorn some 14 years
ago.

[Dontait...@aol.com]

Just a few thoughts for now. First, it's a neat project. Then:

Sym. 5: the conductor's name was Szenkar, not Szenekar. Eugen
Szenkar.
Sym. 6: Frieder Weissmann: this set is 10 sides. I own one.
5086/5090 is five double-sided records.
6: Music Appreciation S 117,anonymous performers, is a pirated
American dubbing of the Mengelberg/Concertgebouw Telefunkens. I own
both and have verified it.

Many acoustical recordings remain to be listed. Szell made an
acoustical version of the 4th symphony in Berlin; Weissmann and Eduard
Moerike recorded all 9 symphonies acoustically, and Bruno Seidler-
Winkler did some for DG/Polydor, including a complete 9th; Albert
Coates made two versions of the 7th symphony, one apparently complete
(it's rare), plus a complete 9th; Mengelberg recorded the first
movement of 5 with the NY Philharmonic for Victor. And more.

Does anyone have Claude Arnold's discography of acoustical
orchestral records? It's a masterpiece and can contribute very much
toward this project.

A great thing. I hope to be involved. Thanks.

Don Tait

[R. Edwards]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
La Scala Orchestra, Hidemaro Konoye, cond.
Japanese Parlophone E10790/92 (six sides)
Matrices: 2-84526/27/28-1/29/30-2/36-2
Date ? (1930s)

Ray

[ronwhit]

A couple of Beethoven 5th's:

Philadelphia Orchestra - Stokowski
British Symphony Orchestra - Weingartner

Why are there two Vienna Philharmonic/Weingartner recordings listed?

Ron Whitaker

[R. Edwards]

The Stokowski Philadelphia Orchestra Beethoven 5th was only issued on
LP -- RCA Symphonic Transcription Disc L-7001 (1931), not on 78s.

Ray

[William Sommerwerck]

> The Stokowski Philadelphia Orchestra Beethoven 5th
> was only issued on LP -- RCA Symphonic Transcription
> Disc L-7001 (1931), not on 78s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LP_record

Scroll down to the RCA header.

[Matthew B. Tepper]

ronwhit <ron...@usa.net> appears to have caused the following letters to
be typed in
news:8ea2f262-cb48-4e6e...@b14g2000vbz.googlegroups.com:

They are the same, just different releases.

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[R. Edwards]

On Apr 17, 3:20 pm, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee...@comcast.net>
wrote:

"Program Transcription"
Thanks for the correction.

[William Sommerwerck]

"R. Edwards" <opu...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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There was no intent to correct. I just thought the article was interesting.