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Symphonie fantastique
Symphonie fantastique – piano version
Symphonie fantastique – organ version (Yves Rechsteiner’s transcription)
Symphonie fantastique with Lélio
Lélio (on its own)
Harold en Italie
Harold en Italie – piano version
Harold en Italie – organ version
Roméo et Juliette
Symphonie funèbre et triomphale

* See also Compilations

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Symphonie fantastique

Conductor Orchestra Date of recording Company Catalogue number
Weingartner London Symphony Orchestra 28-29 October, 1 November 1925 Lys 080
Pierné Colonne Orchestra 1928 Lys 287
Monteux Orchestre Symphonique de Paris 1930 Cascavelle VEL 3037
LYS 368
Meyrowitz Orchestre Symphonique de Paris 1934 Historic Recordings HRCD00037
Scherchen Royal Philharmonic Orchestra N/A TAHRA TAH 413/6
Fried USSR State Symphony 1937 Lys
DTO
280
DCD6006
Walter Paris Conservatory Orchestra 1938-39 VAIA VAIA 1081
Monteux San Francisco Symphony 1945 2013 reissue RCA Archipel N/A ARPCD0146
van Beinum Concertgebouw Orchestra 1946 Beulah 117
Barbirolli Hallé Orchestra 1947 Membran International 224043
BRO Code: 153998
Monteux Concertgebouw Orchestra 1948 TAHRA TAH 175-178
TAH 541-542
Ormandy Philadelphia Orchestra 1950*, 1960**, 1976***
reissue 1990****
Columbia
RCA
Sony
* LP ML 4467
** LP MS 6248
*** RCA LP ARL 1-2674
**** Sony CD SBK-46329
Van Beinum Amsterdam Concertgebouw 1952, 2017 issue Eloquence 482 5569
[remastered with Le Carnaval romain overture/ Faust excerpts]
Munch Orchestre national de la RTF 1953 Cascavelle VEL3112
Martinon NHK Symphony Orchestra 1953 NHK CD/ King KICC 3028
Markevitch Berliner Philharmoniker 1953, 2004 reissue Deutsche Grammophon 4749872
Walter New York Philharmonic 1954 Urania 22257
Karajan Orch. Sinfonica di Milano RAI 1954 Urania 22266
Munch Boston Symphony Orchestra 1954 RCA                              _
Cluytens French National Radio Orchestra 1955 Testament SBT 1234
Cluytens Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra 1955 Archipel ARPCD 0290
Mitropoulos New York Philharmonic Orchestra 1957 Urania
Andromeda (reissue)
22342
ANDRCD 9038 Mono
Beecham Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française 1957-58 His Masters Voice ALP 1633
Monteux Vienna Philharmonic 1958 Columbia US DSD350071
Paray Detroit Symphony Orchestra 1958-1959, 1960 release
1993 reissue
Mercury Living Presence 475 6622 LP
434 328-2 CD
Monteux Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 1959 RCA VICS 1031
Kempe Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 1959 Testament 4967712722
SBT1272
Silvestri Paris Conservatoire Orchestra 1961 EMI                               _
Rozhdestvensky Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra 1960 BBC Legends 4163-2
Dervaux Orchestre Colonne 1962 Pathé Marconi EMI TOCE-13386
Munch Boston Symphony Orchestra 1962 RCA                               _
Markevitch Orchestre Lamoureux 1962, 1995 issue DG Originals 447 406-2
Klemperer Philharmonia Orchestra 1963 EMI/Angel 67034
Davis London Symphony Orchestra 1963 Philips 422 253-2
Monteux Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks 1964 Guilde Internationale du Disque SMS 2357 (1964) LP
GID CD113 (1989) CD
Munch Budapest Symphony Orchestra 1966, 1976 issue Hungaroton SLPX 11842 (LP)
Munch Orchestre de Paris 1967, 2019 issue Warner 9029553551
Ansermet Orchestre de la Suisse Romande 1967 London 433 713
Rozhdestvensky All-Union State Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra 1967 CD Melodiya MEL CD 10 01433
Bernstein New York Philharmonic 1968 Sony SMK 60968
Stokowski New Philharmonia Orchestra 1968 BBC Legends BBCL40182
Solti Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1972 London ADRM 430 441-2
Monteux Vienna Philharmonic 1973, 2016 issue Eloquence 480 8893
[First inernational release on CD]
Ozawa Toronto Symphony Orchestra 1973 CBS-Odyssey                              _
Ozawa Boston Symphony Orchestra 1973 Deutsche Grammophon                              _
Davis Concertgebouw Orchestra 1974 Philips 411 425-2
Karajan Berliner Philharmoniker 1975 Deutsche Grammophon 463 080-2
Bernstein Orchestre National de France 1976 EMI/Angel 73338
Blomstedt Staatskapelle Dresden 1978 Weitblick SSS 0093-2
Fournet Orchestre de l’Île-de-France 1979 Céreste CER 75007
Prévin London Symphony Orchestra 1979 EMI 5 69512 2
Mehta New York Philharmonic 1979 Decca LDR-10013 (LP)
400 046-2; 448 987-2
Janssons Dresden Philharmonic 1980 Weitblick SSS 0150-2
Kubelik Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra 1981 Orfeo 9622346
Kegel Dresdner Philharmoniker 1984 Berlin Classics 0021482BC
Abbado hicago Symphony Orchestra 1984 Deutsche Grammophon 410 895-2
Muti The Philadelphia Orchestra 1985 His Master’s Voice 27 0235 1
Celibidache Munchner Philharmoniker 1989, release 2020 Munchner Philharmoniker 8709997424
Norrington The London Classical Players 1989 EMI CDC 7 49541 2
Plasson Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse 1989 EMI CDC 7 54010 2
Janssons Concertgebouw Orchestra N/A EMI/Angel 54479
Talmi San Diego Symphony Orchestra N/A Naxos 8553597
Vandernoot Belgian RTBF Orchestra 1990 Weitblick SSS 0001-2
Davis Wiener Philharmoniker 1990 Philips 432 151-2
Reuter Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin 1990 (probably) Edel Classics 0185362BC
Gardiner Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique 1991 Philips 434 402-2
Solti Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Salzburg 1992, 1993 issue London G2 36830
A Davis BBC Symphony Orchestra 1993 BBC Music BBC MM113
Nanut Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubjana 1994 issue Classica D’Oro 5020
Boulez Cleveland Orchestra 1996; 1997 issue Deutsche Grammophon 453 432-2
Ataúlfo Argenta Paris Conservatoire Orchestra 1957; 1997 issue Decca Decca SXL 2009
Fournet Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra 1998 Denon 38C37-7087
Tilson Thomas San Francisco Symphony 1998 BMG/RCA Red Seal 82876608592
09026689302
Zdenek Macal New Jersey Symphony Orchestra N/A Delos DE3229
Davis London Symphony Orchestra 2000 LSO Live LSO 0007
Järvi Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra 2001 Telarc CD-80578
Eschenbach Orchestre de Paris 2002 Naïve V4935
Loughran Hallé Orchestra 2002 EMI Classics for Pleasure 5755622
Minkowski Mahler Chamber Orchestra/
Les Musiciens du Louvre
2003 Deutsche Grammophon B474 2092
Gergiev Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 2003 Universal 475 0952
Maazel Cleveland Orchestra 2003 TELARC CD-80076
Norrington Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra 2004 Hänssler Classic CD93.103
Skrowaczewski Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra 2004 Oehms Classics OEH-319
Kojian Utah Symphony Orchestra 2004 Reference Recordings RR-11
Menuhin Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2004 reissue Virgin Classics 5624862
Mackerras Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2005 issue RPO Records 28310
Bertini Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra 2006 issue Capriccio CAP71094
Rattle Berliner Philharmoniker 2008 issue EMI Classics 216 2240
van Immerseel Anima Eterna Brugge 2008 issue Zig-Zag Territoires ZZT100101
Ozawa Saito Kinen Orchestra 2008 Decca                             _
Roth Les Siècles 2009; 2010 issue Les Siècles Live/
Actes Sud Musicales
ASM 02
BRO Code: 151526
Janowski Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 2009; 2010 issue Pentatone Classics 5186-338
Esa-Pekka Salonen Philharmonia Orchestra 2010 issue Signum SIGCD193
Nézet-Séguin Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra 2011 issue Presto Classical BIS-SACD-1800
Ticciati Scottish Chamber Orchestra 2011; 2012 issue Linn Records CKR 400
Tremblay Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne 2012 issue Analekta 29998
Slatkin Lyon National Orchestra 2012 issue Naxos 8.572886
NBD0029 (Blu-Ray Audio)
Orozco-Estrada Tonkünstler-Orchestra Niederösterreich 2013 issue Oehms Classics OC 869
Barenboim West-Eastern Divan Orchestra 2009 BBC Proms
2013 issue
Universal Vertrieb ISBN 0028947853503
Barenboim Orchestre de Paris N/A Australian Eloquence ELQ4800714
Maris Janssons Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks 2013; 2014 issue BR Klassik 900121
Noseda Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 2014 Helicon Classics HEL029673
Gergiev London Symphony Orchestra 2014 LSO Live LSO0757
Ozawa Saito Kinen orchestra 2014 Decca                             _
Luisi Philharmonia Zürich 2013; 2015 issue Accentus Music PHR 0101
Bostock Argovia Philharmonic 2015 issue Coviello Classics COV 91508
Rabinovitch-Barakovsky Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra 2015 issue VDE-Gallo VDECD1448
Dudamel Los Angeles Philharmonic 2015 issue Deutsche Grammophon DG 4777988
Abbado Berliner Philharmoniker 2013; 2016 issue Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings N.A.
Gatti Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 2016 RCO Live RCO16108
Harding Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra 2016 Harmonia Mundi HMC902244
cond. Maxime Pascal
arr. Arthur Lavandier
Le Balcon 2016 Alpha ALPHA539
Sascha Goetzel Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra Issue 2018 Onyx ONYX4188
Julia Jones Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal Issue 2018 Cybele HDKLASSIK 3D801801
Andrew Davis Toronto Symphony Orchestra 2018, issue 2019 Chandos CHSA5239
François-Xavier Roth Les Siècles 2019 Harmonia Mundi HMM902644
Thierry Fischer Utah Symphony Issue 2020 Hyperion CDA68324
(Second movement only) Arrangement for harp by Sarah Christ, performed by Sarah Christ Issue 2021 AUDITE 97.776
Andrea Battistoni Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Issue 2021 Dabringhaus und Grimm MDG6502194

 

Symphonie fantastique – piano version

Pianist Date of recording Company Catalogue number
François-René Duchâble 1980 EMI 7637292
Leslie Howard 1989 (idée fixe only) Hyperion CDA66346
Leslie Howard 1991 Hyperion CDA66433
Idil Biret 1992 Naxos 8.550725
Pierre Réach 2000 Arcobaleno AAOC 93222
Roger Muraro 2011 Decca ASIN : B004EU7VXG
Jean-François Heisser & Marie-Josephe Jude (4 hands) 2019 issue Harmonia Mundi HMM902503

Symphonie fantastique – organ version

Organist Date of recording Company Catalogue number
Yves Rechsteiner 2013 VDE-GALLO Records. CD 1416
Hansjörg Albrecht 2014 Oehms Classics Oehms OC692

Symphonie fantastique with Lélio

Conductor Orchestra/Chorus Date of recording Company Catalogue number Soloists
Boulez LSO & Chorus 1967 Sony SM3K 64 103 Barrault/ Mitchinson/ Shirley-Quirk
Martinon Orchestre National de l’ORTF 1973 EMI Classics CZS5696502 Topart/ van Gorp/ Gedda
Dutoit Chœur et Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal 1985 Decca 458 011-2 Wilson/ Clement/
Gietz/ Rouillon
Macal Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Chorus 1994 Koss 1012
ASIN: B000004ANJ
Klemperer
Eliahu Inbal Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus 2003 Denon (Japan) COCO-70482-2 Daniel Mesguich
Keith Lewis
Walton Gronroos
Tilson Thomas San Francisco Symphony
(excerpts of Lélio)
2004 RCA 82876608592 N/A
Muti Chicago Symphony Chorus
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
2010; 2015 issue CSO Resound CSOR9011501 Depardieu
Zeffiri
Ketelsen
Jordan Wiener Symphoniker
Ingrid Marsoner (piano)
Wiener Singverein (chorus master: Johannes Prinz)
June 2019 Wiener Symphoniker WS020 Dubois
Sempey
Lafonte

Lélio ou le retour à la vie

Conductor Orchestra/Chorus Date of recording Company Catalogue number Soloists
Leibowitz New Paris Symphony Association 1954 or 55 Lyrichord LL 71 Bacquier/ Charpak
Fournet LSO/ BBC Chorus 1957 broadcast, issue 2019 Cameo Classics CC9110 Nemorin/ Sénéchal/ Lefort
Davis LSO/ John Alldis Choir 1980 Philips 416 961-2 Carreras/Allen
(without narrator)
Reuter Berlin Komische Oper Orchestra/
Berlin Radio Chorus (in German)
1994 reissue 2008 Berlin/Edel classics
Berlin Classics
7027954

0021492BC
Grabowski/ Minetti/ Rabsilber
Dausgaard Danish National Symphony Orchestra/ Danish National Choir 2004 Chandos CHAN10416 Henning-Jensen/ Hjerrild
Michael Gielen ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Singakademie Recording 2000, issue 2021 Orfeo 10429603 Herbert Lippert, Geert Smits, Joachim Bissmeier (narrator - in German)

Harold en Italie

Conductor Orchestra Date of recording Company Catalogue number Soloist
Toscanini NBC Symphony Orchestra 1939 Music & Arts CD4614 Primrose
Koussevitzky Boston Symphony Orchestra 1944 HMV DB6261/5
Dutton CDEA 5013
Primrose
Beecham Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1951 Columbia 33CX1019
Sony SMK91167
Primrose
Toscanini NBC Symphony Orchestra 1953 HMV ALP1438 Cooley
Scherchen London Symphony Orchestra 1954 TAHRA TAH 413/6 Riddle
Beecham Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1956 BBC Music BBCL 4065-2 Riddle
Markevitch Berliner Philharmoniker 1956/57 Archipel Records ARPCD0452 Kirchner
Bernstein New York Philharmonic 1961 Sony SMK 60696 Lincer
Davis Philharmonia Orchestra 1962 EMI 372 452 Menuhin
Kubelik Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra 1964 Topazio TP 2604.12 Schmid
Oïstrakh Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra 1967 Melodiya (LP) N/A Barshaï
Davis London Symphony Orchestra 1975 Philips 416 431-2 Imai
Bernstein Orchestre National de France 1976 EMI/ANGEL 73338 McInnes
Chung Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille N/A Deutsche Grammophon 447 102-2 Verney
Gardiner Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique 1996 Philips 446 676-2 Caussé
Fournet Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra 1997 Mondo Musica MFON 10124 Caussé
Ormandy Philadelphia Orchestra N/A Sony Essential Classics SBK 53 255 de Pasquale
Diederich Orchestre Philharmonique Regional Montpellier N/A Forlane UCD 16568 Pasquier
Taddei New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 2001 Concordance CCD03 Erdélyi
Davis London Symphony Orchestra 2003 LSO Live LSO0040 Zimmermann
Cambreling SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiberg 2009 issue Hänssler HAEN93241 Soucy
Ashkenazy Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra 2011 issue Ondine ODE 1188-2 Carpenter
Minkowski Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble 2011 issue Naive V5266 Tamestit
Gergiev London Symphony Orchestra 2014 issue LSO Live LSO0760 Tamestit
Slatkin Orchestre National de Lyon 2014 issue Naxos 8573297 Lise Berthiaud
Andrew Davis Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 2015 issue Chandos CHSA5155 James Ehnes
Maazel Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 2015 issue Australian Eloquence ELQ4800714 Wolfram Christ
François-Xavier Roth Les Siècles 2019 Harmonia Mundi 902634P Zimmermann
John Nelson Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg 2021 Erato 5054197196850 Timothy Ridout

 

Harold en Italie – piano version

Soloists Date of recording Company Catalogue number
Heisser (piano)
Pasquier (viola)
1986 Harmonia Mundi HMA 1901246
HMA 1951246
Howard (piano)
Coletti (viola)
1992 Hyperion CDA66683
Piers Lane (piano)
Philip Dukes (viola)
2013 Naxos 8573011
ASIN: B00D2K20AI
Elizabeth Pridgen (piano)
Jennifer Stumm (viola)
2014 Orchid Classics ORC 100044

Harold en Italie – organ version

Soloists Date of recording Company Catalogue number
Loïc Mallié (organ)
Karsten Dobers (viola)
2017 Édition Hortus Unavailable

Roméo et Juliette

Conductor Orchestra/Chorus Date of recording Company Catalogue number Soloists
Toscanini NBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus 1947 Guild GHCD2218-20 Swarthout/ Garris
Moscona
Munch Boston Symphony orchestra/
Harvard Glee Club
Radcliffe choral society
1953
(Boston, 22-23 February)
RCA Victor LM 6011 Roggero/ Chabay/ Kwei Sze
Munch RTF National Orchestra and Chorus 1953
(Paris, 25 June)
Cascavelle VEL3112 Kolassi/ Peyron/ Lovano
Wallenstein BBC Chorus and Symphony Orchestra 1956 broadcast, 2019 issuie Cameo Classics CC9110 Evans/ Soames/ Ward
Munch Boston Symphony orchestra /
New England Conservatory Chorus
1961 (Boston 23-24 April)
1962 issue
1974 reissue
RCA Victor

RCA Victrola
LDS 6098

AVL 2 0676
(with Symphonie fantastique)
Elias/ Valletti/ Tozzi
Maazel Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro della RAI di Roma 1958 Andromeda ANDRCD9073 Aubery-Lucchini/ Maurane
Rehfuss
Monteux London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 1962
2001 reissue
Westminster (The Legacy)
Deutsche Grammophon
471 242-2 Resnik/ Turp/ Ward
Davis London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / John Alldis Choir 1968 Philips 416 962-2 Kern/ Tear/ Shirley-Quirk
Giulini Chicago Symphony orchestra & chorus 1969 EMI 5685862 (excerpts only?)
Maazel Wiener Philharmoniker/
Wiener Staatsopernchor
1972 Decca BA-367
411 764-1
Ludwig/ Sénéchal/ Ghiaurov
Ozawa Boston Symphony orchestra/
New England Conservatory Chorus
1975 Deutsche Grammophon 2707 089 Hamari/ Dupouy/ Van Dam
Zdeněk Košler Pražský Filharmonický Sbor
Česká filharmonie
1978; 1980 issue Supraphon
Database: WorldCat
OCLC:
21893297 and 864215401
Josef Veselka/
Marie Mrázová/
František Livora/
Richard Novák
Barenboim Orchestre de Paris, Chœur de Paris 1979 Deutsche Grammophon 4836593 Yvonne Minton
Francisco Araiza
Jules Bastin
Gardelli Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor / ORF-Chor ORF-Symphonieorchester 1984 Orfeo C087842H Fassbaender/ Gedda/
Shirley-Quirk
Dutoit Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal / L’Ensemble vocal Tudor de Montréal 1986 Decca 417 302-2 Quivar/ Cupido/ Krause
Inbal Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Cologne Radio Chorus
Stuttgart Radio Chorus
RIAS Kammerchor Berlin
1988 Denon 0 0 CO-73210/1 Denize/ Cole/ Lloyd
Davis Wiener Philharmoniker / Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks 1993
2011 reissue
Philips
Newton Classics
442 134-2; 470 543-2
8802046
Borodina/ Moser/ Miles
Gardiner Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique / Monteverdi Choir 1995; 1998 issue Philips 454 454-2 Robbin/ Fouchécourt/ Cachemaille
Cambreling SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg EuropaChorAkademie 2001 issue Hanssler 93 005 Denize/ Beczala/ Lika
Davis London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2000 LSO Live LSO 0003 Barcellona/ Tarver/ Anastassov
Boulez Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus 2003 Universal 474 2372 Diener/ Tarver/ Sedov
Muti Philadelphia Orchestra 2008 issue EMI Gemini 217 6402 Norman/ Aler/ Estes
Gergiev London Symphony Orchestra/
London Symphony Chorus/
Guildhall School Singers
2013, 2016 issue LSO Live ASIN: B01GSDSZEA Borodina/ Tarver/ Nikitin
Ticciati Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra/
Swedish Radio Choir
2014, 2016 issue Linn Records CKD 52 Katija Dragojevic
Alastair Miles
Andrew Srtaples
Andrew Davis BBC Symphony Orchestra/
BBC Symphony Chorus
2015, 2016 issue Chandos CHAN 5169 Michele Losier
Samuel Boden
David Soar
Tilson Thomas San Francisco Chorus and Symphony 2018 issue SFS Media SFS0074 Sasha Cooke
Nicholas Phan
Luca Pisaroni
Slatkin Orchestre National de Lyon
Spirito, Chœurs et solistes de Lyon-Bernard Tétu
2019 Naxos 8573449 Julien Behr
Marion Lebègue
Frédéric Caton
Nelson Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Coro Gulbenkian, OnR chorus 2022, issue 2023 Erato 5419748138 Joyce DiDonato
Cyrille Dubois
Christopher Maltman

Symphonie funèbre et triomphale

Conductor Orchestra/Chorus Date of recording Company Catalogue number
Dondeyne Musique des Gardiens de la Paix / Chorale Populaire de Paris 1958 Erato 3984-24229-2
Davis
London Symphony Orchestra / John Alldis Choir 1969 Philips 416 283-2
Dutoit Chœur et Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal 1986 Decca 417 302-2
Wallace The Wallace Collection 1989 Nimbus Records Ltd NI 5175
Boulanger Orchestre d’Harmonie de la Garde Républicaine 1998 Valois V 4836
Ferro Orchestre d’Harmonie des Gardiens de la Paix de la Préfecture de Police de Paris / Le Chœur Colonne 2002 Calliope CAL 9327

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