SYMPHONIES

Symphonie fantastique

Symphonie fantastique – piano version

Symphonie fantastique with Lélio

Lélio (on its own)

Harold en Italie

Roméo et Juliette

Symphonie funèbre et triomphale 

See also Compilations

Symphonie fantastique

Conductor

Orchestra

Date of recording

Company

Catalogue number
Pierné Colonne Orchestra 1928 Lys  287
Monteux Paris Symphony Orchestra 1930
(2002 reissue)		 Cascavelle
&
LYS 		 VEL 3037

LYS 368
Scherchen Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  N/A  TAHRA TAH 413/6
Fried USSR State Symphony 1938 Lys  280
Walter Paris Conservatory Orchestra 1938-39
(1994 reissue)		 VAIA VAIA 1081
Monteux San Francisco Symphony 1945

2003 reissue

 RCA 

Archival

 N/A

N/A
van Beinum Concertgebouw Orchestra 1946 Beulah 117
Monteux Concertgebouw Orchestra 1948
(1997 reissue)

(2004 reissue) 

 TAHRA 
TAH 175-178

TAH 541-542
Walter New York Philharmonic 1954
(2004 reissue)		 Urania URN 22.257
Karajan Orch. Sinfonica di Milano RAI 1954
(2004 reissue)		 Urania URN 22.266
Paray Detroit Symphony Orchestra 1958-1959
(2005 reissue, SACD)		 Mercury Living Presence 475 6622
Monteux   Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 1959 RCA VICS 1031
Kempe Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra   1959

(2002 reissue)

Testament 4967712722
&
SBT1272
Rozhdestvensky Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra 1960
(2005 reissue) 		BBC Legends  4163-2
Dervaux Orchestre Colonne 1962
(2006 reissue) 		Pathé Marconi EMI
EMI
TOCE-13386
Klemperer Philharmonia Orchestra 1963
(1999 reissue) 		EMI/Angel 67034

 Davis

London Symphony Orchestra (LSO)

1963

Philips

422 253-2
Ansermet Orchestre de la Suisse Romande 1967 London  433 713
Bernstein  New York Philharmonic 1968  Sony SMK  60968

Karajan

Berliner Philharmoniker 

1972


(2000 reissue)

Deutsche Grammophon

DG Panorama

463 080-2

2GP2 469118

Davis

Concertgebouw
Orchestra 

1974

Philips

411 425-2
Bernstein Orchestre National de France 1976 EMI/Angel 73338

Prévin

London Symphony Orchestra

1979
(1996 reissue)

EMI

5 69512 2
Mehta New York Philharmonic 1979 (released 1980) Decca LP: LDR-10013
CD: 400 046-2,
       448 987-2
Kubelik Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Live recording

 1981

(1999 issue)

 Orfeo 9622346
Norrington The London Classical Players 1989 EMI CDC 7 49541 2
Plasson Orchstre du Capitole de Toulouse 1989 EMI CDC 7 54010 2
Jansons Concertgebouw Orchestra N/A EMI/Angel 54479
Vandernoot Belgian RTBF Orchestra 1990 Weitblick SSS 0001-2

Davis

Wiener Philharmoniker

1990

Philips

432 151-2

Gardiner

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

1991

Philips

434 402-2

Davis

LSO

2000
(2001 issue)

LSO Live

LSO 0007

Järvi

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

2001

Telarc

CD-80578
Eschenbach Orchestre de Paris 2002 Naïve V4935
Minkowski Mahler Chamber Orchestra/
Les Musiciens du Louvre		 2003 Deutsche Grammophon B474 2092
Gergiev Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 2003 Universal 475 0952
Norrington Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra 2004 Hänssler Classic CD93.103
Skrowaczewski Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra 2004 Oehms Classics OEH-319
Markevitch Berliner Philharmoniker 2004 reissue Deutsche Grammophon 4749872
Kojian Utah Symphony Orchestra 2004 Reference Recordings RR-11
Menuhin Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2004 reissue Virgin Classics 5624862
Tilson Thomas San Francisco Symphony 1998
2004 reissue		 BMG/RCA Red Seal 82876608592
&
09026689302
Bertini Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra 2006 issue Capriccio CAP71094

Symphonie fantastique – piano version

Pianist

Date of recording

Company

Catalogue number
Duchâble 

1980
(1990 reissue)

EMI

7637292 

Howard 

1989
(idée fixe only)

Hyperion

CDA66346
Howard  1991 Hyperion CDA66433
Reach N/A Arcobaleno AAOC 93222

Symphonie fantastique with Lélio

Conductor

Orchestra/Chorus

Date of recording 

Company

Catalogue number

 Soloists

Boulez

LSO & Chorus

1967
(1994 reissue)

Sony

SM3K 64 103

Barrault/Mitchinson/ Shirley-Quirk
Martinon Orchestre National de l’ORTF  1973 EMI Classics CZS5696502 N/A

Dutoit

Chœur et Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

1985/
2001

Decca

458 011-2

Wilson/Clement/
Gietz/Rouillon
Tislon Thomas San Francisco Symphony 2004 RCA 82876608592 (excerpts of Lélio)

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 (narrator)

Davis

LSO/John Alldis Choir

1980

Philips

416 961-2

Carreras/Allen

(without narrator)
Dausgaard Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR
Danish National Choir/DR		 2004
2007 issue		 Chandos CHAN10416

Henning- Jensen/
Hjerrild/
Lafont (narrator)

Harold en Italie

Conductor

Orchestra

Date of recording

Company

Catalogue number

 Soloist
Toscanini NBC Symphony Orchestra 1941
(2003 reissue)		 Music & Arts CD4614 Primrose

Beecham

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

1956
(2001 reissue)

BBC Music

BBCL 4065-2

Riddle
Bernstein New York Philharmonic 1961 Sony SMK 60696 Lincer
Davis Philharmonia Orchestra 1962
(2007 reissue) 		EMI 372 452 Menuhin
Kubelik Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Live recording

 1964 Topazio   TP 2604.12 Schmid
Scherchen LSO  1954  TAHRA TAH 413/6 Riddle

Davis

LSO

1975

Philips

416 431-2

Imai
Bernstein Orchestre National de France 1976
EMI/ANGEL 73338 Donald 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
(1999 issue)		 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
Davis London Symphony Orchestra 2003 LSO Live LSO0040 
 Tabea Zimmermann

Piano version

Soloists

Date of recording

Company

Catalogue number
Howard (piano)
Coletti (viola)

1992

Hyperion

CDA66683

Roméo et Juliette

Conductor

Orchestra/Chorus

Date of recording

Company

Catalogue number

 Soloists
Toscanini  NBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus 1947
(2002 reissue)		 Guild  GHCD2218
-20		 N/A

Davis

LSO & Chorus/
John Alldis Choir

1968

Philips

416 962-2

Kern/Tear/
Shirley-Quirk

Dutoit

 

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal/
L’Ensemble vocal Tudor de Montréal

1986

 

Decca

 

417 302-2

 

Quivar/Cupido/
Krause

Davis

Wiener Philharmoniker/
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

1993
(1996
issue)

(2002 reissue)

Philips

442 134-2



470 543-2

Borodina/
Moser/
Miles

Gardiner

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/
Monteverdi Choir

1998

Philips

454 454-2

Robbin/
Fouchécourt/
Cachemaille
Cambreling SW Radio Orchestra, Baden-Baden/ Europa Choral Academy N/A  Hanssler  93 005 Denize/Beczala/

Davis

LSO & Chorus

2000

LSO Live

LSO 0003

 Barcellona/Tarver/
Anastassov
Boulez Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus 2003 Universal 474 2372 Diener/Tarver/Sedov

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
(2000 reissue)		 Erato  3984-24229-2

Davis

LSO/John Alldis Choir

1969

Philips

416 283-2

Dutoit

Chœur et Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

1986

Decca

417 302-2
Boulanger Orchestre d’Harmonie de la Garde Republicaine 1998
Valois V 4836
Ferro Orchestre d’Harmonie des Gardiens de la Paix de la Préfecture de Police de Paris/Le Chœur Colonne 2002, released in 2003 Calliope CAL 9327

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