OTTO KLEMPERER A Discographic Listing of Klemperer’s Sound Recordings and Film Appearances by George A. Locke Based on compilations published by Michael H. Gray (sound recordings) and Charles Barber (films) 3 PART ONE: Polydor, Parlophone and HMV Recordings I.1. Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21 ORCHESTER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Recorded 1924 (acoustic recording) MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. 1768 as B 20458 I 1769 as 20459 I 1767 as 20460 II 1766 as 20461 II 1763 as 20462 III 1764 as 20463 IV 1765 as 20464 IV 78: Ger. Polydor 69760/3 Polydor 66231/4 LP: Ger. DG 2535 811 CD: Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.2. Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C minor: Adagio ORCHESTER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Recorded 1924 (acoustic recording) MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. 1770 1/2 as B 20466 1771 as 20467 1772 as 20468 1773 as 20469 1774 as 20470 1775 as 20471 1789 as 20472 78: Ger. Polydor 69764/7 Polydor 66325/8 CD: Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.3. Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759, “Unfinished” ORCHESTER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Recorded 1924 (acoustic recording) - 1 - MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. 1912 as B 20507 I 1915 as 20508 I 1916 as 20509 I 1910 as 20510 II 1911 as 20511 II 1913 as 20512 II 78: Ger. Polydor 69778/80 Polydor 66338/40 CD: Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.4. Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93 ORCHESTER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Recorded 1924 (acoustic recording) MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. 1977 as B 20553 I 1978 as 20554 I 2004 as 20555 II 1965 as 20556 III 2005 as 20557 IV 2006 as 20558 IV 78: Ger. Polydor 66264/6 Polydor 69786/8 CD: Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.5. Ravel: Alborada del gracioso ORCHESTER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Recorded 1926 MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. 296 bm B 20782 297 bm 20783 78: Ger., Sp. Polydor 66463 Eng. Brunswick 80012 LP: DG 2563 251 in set 2721 070 CD: Symposium 1042 Grammophono-2000 AB-78682.83 Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.6. Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93 ORCHESTER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Recorded 1926 MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. 321 1/2 bm B 20776 I 322 bm 20777 I 323 bm 20778 II 324 bm 20779 III 325 bm 20780 IV 326 bm 20781 IV 78: Ger., Sp. Polydor 66460/2 CD: Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.7. Debussy: Two Nocturnes (Nuages and Fêtes) - 2 - ORCHESTER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Recorded 1926 MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. 331 bm B 20784 Nuages, pt. 1 332 bm 20785 Nuages, pt. 2 319 bm 20786 Fêtes, pt. 1 320 bm 20787 Fêtes, pt. 2 78: Ger., Sp. Polydor 66464/5 Eng. Brunswick 80016/7 CD: Symposium 1042 Grammophono-2000 AB-78682.83 Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.8. Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 ORCHESTER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Mechanical copyright 1927 MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. 387 1/2 bi B 20910 388 bi 20911 78: Ger., Sp., Fr. Polydor 66599 Ger. Polydor 57022 Fr. Polydor 516636 Eng. Decca CA 8091 Jap. Polydor 40155 LP: DG 2535 811 CD: Symposium 1042 Grammophono-2000 AB-78682.83 Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.9. Beethoven: Egmont, Op. 84: Overture ORCHESTER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Mechanical copyright 1927 MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. 389 1/2 bi B 20912 390 bi 20913 78: Ger. Polydor 66600 Jap. Polydor 40156 LP: DG 2535 811 CD: Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.10. Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b ORCHESTER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Mechanical copyright 1927 MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. 391 bi B 20914 392 bi 20915 393 bi 20916 78: Ger., Sp., Fr. Polydor 66601/2 (3 sides) Ger. Polydor 57070/1 Jap. Polydor 40191/2 (3 sides) LP: DG 2535 811 CD: Archiphon ARC 121/5 - 3 - I.11. Wagner: Siegfried Idyll ORCHESTER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Mechanical copyright 1927 MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. 394 bi B 20920 395 bi 20921 396 bi 20922 397 bi 20923 78: Ger., Sp., Fr. Polydor 66604/5 Ger. Polydor 57043/4 U.S. Brunswick 90135/6 Jap. Polydor 40194/5 CD: Symposium 1042 Grammophono-2000 AB-78682.83 Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.12. Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture, Op. 21 ORCHESTER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Mechanical copyright 1927 MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. 398 bi B 20917 449 bm 20918 400 bi 20919 78: Ger., Sp., Fr. Polydor 66602/3 (3 sides) Jap. Polydor 40206/7 (3 sides) CD: Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.13. Weber: Euryanthe: Overture ORCHESTER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Mechanical copyright 1927 MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. 450 bm B 20935 456 bm 20936 78: Ger., Sp., Fr. Polydor 66629 CD: Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.14. Weill: Kleine Dreigroschenmusik MITGLIEDER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Mechanical copyright 1931 MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. 2743 1/2 BH II (C 41042) No. 2, Die Morität von Mackie Messer 2744 BH II (C 41043) No. 4, Die Ballade vom angenehmen Leben 2746 BH II C 41044 No. 5a, Tango-Ballade 2745 BH II 41045 No. 6, Kanonen-Song 78: Ger., Fr., Aus. Polydor 24172/3 U.S. Vox set 451 Jap. Polydor 30082/3 Polydor D 158/9 LP: U.S. Past Masters PM-31 CD: Koch 3-7053-2-H1 Symposium 1042 Archiphon ARC 121/5 - 4 - I.15. Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 ORCHESTER DER STAATSOPER BERLIN Recorded 23 June 1927, Berlin Singakademie; recordist, Robert Beckett MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. CDR 4713-2 4-040578 4714-1 4-040579 4715-2 4-040580 78: Ger. Electrola EJ 152/3 Eng. HMV D 1853/4 Aus., Czech. HMV ES 699/700 Jap. Victor JD 319/20 LP: Ger. Electrola 1C 053-28939 CD: Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.16. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Act I: Prelude (1859 version) ORCHESTER DER STAATSOPER BERLIN Recorded 23 June 1927, Berlin Singakademie; recordist, Robert Beckett MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. BDR 4716-1 8-40571 4717-1 8-40572 4718-1 8-40573 4719-1 8-40574 78: Ger. Electrola EW 27/8 Eng. HMV E 476/7 It. HMV AV 4223, AV 4225 Aus., Czech. HMV ER 245/6 CD: Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.17. Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 MITGLIEDER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Recorded 3 February 1928 MATRIX NO. 2-20511-1 I 15 December 1927 2-20512-2 I 20 December 1927 2-20528-1 I 2-20529-1 I 2-20530-1 II 2-20531-2 II 2-20590-2 III 3 February 1928 2-20591-4 III 26 June 1928 2-20858-1 IV 2-20859-2 IV 2-20860-1 IV 27 June 1928 2-20861-2 IV 78: Ger., Nor., Belg. Parlophone P9615/20 Fin., It., Switz., Fr. Parlophone P9812/3, 9818, 9839/40 Eng. Parlophone E 10807/12 Ger. Odeon O-6890/5 U.S. Decca 25487/92 Jap. Parlophone 17013/8 LP: Ger. Electrola 1C 053-28939 CD: Koch 3-7053-2-H1 Grammophono-2000 AB-78682.83 - 5 - Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.18. R. Strauss: Salome, Op. 54: Salomes Tanz ORCHESTER DER STAATSOPER BERLIN Recorded 25 May 1928, Berlin Philharmonie; recordist, Douglas Larter MATRIX NO. SIDE NO. CLR 4212-1 4-040659 4213-2 4-040660 78: Ger. Electrola EJ 276 Eng. HMV D 1633 Fr. HMV W 1007 Sp. HMV AB 538 LP: BASF set 9822177-6 Acanta MA 22177 CD: Koch 3-7053-2-H1 Grammophono-2000 AB-78682.83 Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.19. Auber: Fra Diavolo: Overture MITGLIEDER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Recorded 22 May 1929 MATRIX NO. 2-20862-2 2-21431-2 78: Neth., Fin., Nor., Swed., Belg., Switz., Ger. Parlophone P 9406 Eng. Parlophone E 11201 Sp. Parlophone P 55.030 Fr. Parlophone 57.055 U.S. Columbia G-50250-D Columbia G-7286-M Jap. Parlophone 15069 CD: Symposium 1042 Grammophono-2000 AB-78682.83 Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.20. Offenbach: La Belle Hélène: Overture MITGLIEDER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Recorded 22 May 1929 MATRIX NO. 2-21432-1 2-21433-1 78: Ger., Switz., Swed., Nor., Neth. Parlophone P 9469 Fr., Belg. Parlophone 57.051 It. Parlophone P 56015 Sp. Parlophone P 55.032 Eng. Parlophone E 10935 Ger. Odeon O 6889 U.S. Decca 25145 CD: Symposium 1042 Grammophono-2000 AB-78682.83 Archiphon ARC 121/5 - 6 - I.21. R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 MITGLIEDER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Recorded 1929 MATRIX NO. 2-21452-1 3 June 1929 2-21453-1 3 June 1929 2-21513-1 24 June 1929 2-21514-1 24 June 1929 78: Ger., Switz., Neth. Parlophone P 9859/60 Ger., Neth. Parlophone P 9650/1 Belg. Parlophone P. 61900/1 Fr. Parlophone 58.503/4 Eng. Parlophone E 10925/6 Jap. Parlophone 17029/30 U.S. Decca 25421/2 Odeon 5191/2 Ger. Odeon O-7628/9 CD: Koch 3-7053-2-H1 Grammophono-2000 AB-78682.83 Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.22. R. Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20 MITGLIEDER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Recorded 1929 MATRIX NO. 2-21523-1 28 June 1929 2-21524-1 28 June 1929 2-21615-1 25 October 1929 2-21616-1 25 October 1929 78: Ger., Switz., Neth., Nor. Parlophone P 9495/6 Fr. Parlophone 59.524/5 Sp. Parlophone P 55.047/8 Eng. Parlophone E 11051/2 Jap. Parlophone E 15104/5 U.S. Decca 25444/5 LP: U.S. Past Masters PM-31 CD: Archiphon ARC 121/5 I.22A. Hindemith: Das Unaufhörliche—excerpts MITGLIEDER DER STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Recorded 1932 CD: Archiphon ARC 121/5 - 7 - 3 PART TWO: Vox, Hungaroton, EMI and Commercially-Issued Live Recordings II.L-1.