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Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21
A1	1st Movement: Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio
A2	2nd Movement: Andante Cantabile Con Moto
A3	3rd Movement: Menuetto (Allegro Molto E Vivace) & Trio
A4	4th Movement: Adagio - Allegro Molto E Vivace
Symphony No. 8 In F Major, Op. 93
B1	1st Movement: Allegro Vivace Con Brio
B2	2nd Movement: Allegretto Scherzando
B3	3rd Movement: Tempo Di Menuetto
B4	4th Movement: Allegro Vivace
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36
C1	1st Movement: Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio
C2	2nd Movement: Larghetto
C3	3rd Movement: Scherzo (Allegro) & Trio
D1	4th Movement: Allegro Molto
D2	"Leonore" Overture No.2, Op. 72a
D3	"Prometheus" Overture, Op. 43
Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 55 ("Eroica")
E1	1st Movement: Allegro Con Brio
E2	2nd Movement: Marcia Funebre (Adagio Assai)
F1a	3rd Movement: Scherzo (Allegro Vivace) & Trio
F1b	4th Movement: Finale (Allegro Molto - Poco Andante - Presto)
F2	"Fidelio" Overture, Op. 72b
Symphony No. 4 In B Flat Major, Op. 60
G1	1st Movement: Adagio - Allegro Vivace
G2	2nd Movement: Adagio
G3	3rd Movement: Allegro Vivace - Trio (Un Poco Meno Allegro) - Tempo I
H1	4th Movement: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
"Egmont", Op. 84 - Incidental Music
H2a	Overture
H2b	Die Trommel Gerühret
H2c	Freudvoll Und Leidvoll
H2d	Klärchens Tod Bezeichnend
Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67
I1	1st Movement: Allegro Con Brio
I2	2nd Movement: Andante Con Moto - Più Mosso - Tempo I
J1a	3rd Movement: Allegro
J1b	4th Movement: Allegro - Presto
J2	"Coriolan" Overture, Op. 62
Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op. 68 ("Pastoral")
K1	1st Movement: Awakening Of Pleasant Feelings Upon Arriving In The Country - Allegro Ma Non Troppo
K2	2nd Movement: Scene At The Brook - Andante Molto Mosso
L1a	3rd Movement: Peasants' Merrymaking - Allegro
L1b	4th Movement: The Storm - Allegro
L1c	5th Movement: Shepherds' Hymn After The Storm - Allegretto
L2	"Leonore" Overture No. 1, Op. 138
Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92
M1	1st Movement: Poco Sostenuto - Vivace
M2	2nd Movement: Allegretto
N1	3rd Movement: Presto - Assai Meno Presto
N2	4th Movement: Allegro Con Brio
N3	"Consecration Of The House" Overture, Op. 124 ("Die Wiehe Des Hauses")
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 ("Choral")
O	1st Movement: Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso
P1	2nd Movement: Molto Vivace
P2	3rd Movement: Adagio Molto E Cantabile - Andante Moderato - Adagio
Q	4th Movement: Presto - Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Allegro Assai - Presto - Allegro Assai - Allegro Assai Vivace, Alla Marcia - Andante Maestoso - Allegro Energico, Sempre Ben Marcato - Allegro Ma Non Tanto - Poco Adagio - Prestissimo
R1	"Leonore" Overture, No. 3, Op. 72a
R2	"King Stephen" Overture, Op. 117

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
• Printed By – G. T. Phillips & Co. (London) Ltd.

Credits

• Baritone Vocals – Hans Hotter (tracks: Q)
• Chorus – Philharmonia Chorus (tracks: Q)
• Chorus Master – Wilhelm Pitz (tracks: Q)
• Composed By – Beethoven*
• Conductor – Otto Klemperer
• Liner Notes – Ernest Newman, Otto Klemperer, William Mann
• Liner Notes [Literal Translation of 'Ode To Joy'] – William Mann
• Liner Notes [Translation of Otto Klemperer's Text] – Walter Legge
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Christa Ludwig (tracks: Q)
• Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
• Soprano Vocals – Aase Nordmo Løvberg (tracks: Q), Birgit Nilsson (tracks: H2b, H2c)
• Tenor Vocals – Waldemar Kmentt (tracks: Q)

Notes

BOX:
- Black box containing 9 LPs and booklet
- Back of box is plain black (no text or illustrations)
- Catalog Number: SLS 788/9 (on spine)

LABELS:
- HMV 3rd series ASD labels (colour Nipper logo)
- Original ASD catalog numbers (prior to BOX renumbering)
- "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" at 6 o'clock

BOOKLET:
- 24 pages (12" x 12")
- Page 1 (Titles):
--- "BEETHOVEN THE NINE SYMPHONIES"
--- Portrait of Beethoven
--- "OTTO KLEMPERER" / "THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA"
--- Catalog Number: SLS 788/9
- Pages 2 to 3 - LP contents / Corresponding ASD catalog numbers / Artist details / Copyright dates
- Pages 4 to 6 - "A Foreward By The Conductor" (Otto Klemperer, translated by Walter Legge)
- Pages 7 to 8 - "On Listening To Beethoven's Symphonies" (Ernest Newman)
- Pages 8 to 19 - Musical notes on the 9 Symphonies (Ernest Newman)
- Pages 20 to 21: Schiller's Ode "To Joy" ("An Die Freude"), German with literal translation by William Mann
- Pages 22 to 23: Notes on Beethoven's Music For The Theatre (© William Mann, 1970)
- Page 23:
--- "RECORD NUMBERS ASD 2560-2568 [IE 063 ◦ 00794-00802 X]"
--- "Stereo Library Series No. 788/9"
--- "E.M.I. RECORDS (The Gramophone Company Ltd.) E.M.I. HOUSE, 20 MANCHESTER SQUARE, LONDON, W.1"
--- "G.T. Phillips Ltd." / "Printed in Great Britain"
- Page 24: Sketch portrait of Beethoven

COPYRIGHT DATES (as per labels / booklet pages 2 & 3):
- ℗ 1958 (Symphonies 1, 6, 8 & 9, Egmont Incidental Music)
- ℗ 1959 (Symphony No. 2, Prometheus Overture, King Stephen Overture, Coriolan Overture)
- ℗ 1960 (Symphonies 4 & 5, Consecration of the House Overture)
- ℗ 1961 (Symphonies 3 & 7)
- ℗ 1962 (Fidelio Overture)
- ℗ 1964 (Leonora Overtures 1, 2 & 3)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): 2YEA.3951
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): 2YEA.3952
• Matrix / Runout (Side C Label): 2YEA.3953
• Matrix / Runout (Side D Label): 2YEA.3954
• Matrix / Runout (Side E Label): 2YEA.3955
• Matrix / Runout (Side F Label): 2YEA.3956
• Matrix / Runout (Side G Label): 2YEA.3957
• Matrix / Runout (Side H Label): 2YEA.3958
• Matrix / Runout (Side I Label): 2YEA.3959
• Matrix / Runout (Side J Label): 2YEA.3960
• Matrix / Runout (Side K Label): 2YEA.3961
• Matrix / Runout (Side L Label): 2YEA.3962
• Matrix / Runout (Side M Label): 2YEA.3963
• Matrix / Runout (Side N Label): 2YEA.3964
• Matrix / Runout (Side O Label): 2YEA.3965
• Matrix / Runout (Side P Label): 2YEA.3966
• Matrix / Runout (Side Q Label): 2YEA.3967
• Matrix / Runout (Side R Label): 2YEA.3968
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout): 2YEA 3951-2G G 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout): 2YEA 3952-4 GL 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout): 2YEA 3953-3 R 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout): 2YEA 3954-3 P 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side E Runout): 2YEA 3955-1 GG 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side F Runout): 2YEA 3956-6G P 2
• Matrix / Runout (Side G Runout): 2YEA 3957-4G P 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side H Runout): 2YEA 3958-4G G 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side I Runout): 2YEA 3959-1 GM 2
• Matrix / Runout (Side J Runout): 2YEA 3960-6G GR 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side K Runout): 2YEA 3961-1 RO 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side L Runout): 2YEA 3962-4G A 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side M Runout): 2YEA 3963-2 GA 2
• Matrix / Runout (Side N Runout): 2YEA 3964-2 RD 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side O Runout): 2YEA 3965-1 P 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side P Runout): 2YEA 3966-3G H 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side Q Runout): 2YEA 3967-6G M 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side R Runout): 2YEA 3968-5 A 1
• Other (International Catalog Numbers: Booklet, page 23): IE 063 ◦ 00794-00802 X

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SLS 788/9, BOX 78801, BOX 78802, BOX 78803, BOX 78	Beethoven* - Otto Klemperer, The Philharmonia Orchestra*	Beethoven* - Otto Klemperer, The Philharmonia Orchestra* - The Nine Symphonies ‎(9xLP, Comp + Box)	His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice	SLS 788/9, BOX 78801, BOX 78802, BOX 78803, BOX 78	UK	1970
SLS 788/9, BOX 78801, BOX 78802, BOX 78803, BOX 78	Beethoven* - Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra	Beethoven* - Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra - The Nine Symphonies ‎(9xLP, Comp, RP + Box)	His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice	SLS 788/9, BOX 78801, BOX 78802, BOX 78803, BOX 78	UK	Unknown
1C 197-50 187/94	Ludwig Van Beethoven, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer	Ludwig Van Beethoven, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer - Die Sinfonien ‎(8xLP + Box)	EMI	1C 197-50 187/94	Germany	1969
J 212/2	Ludwig Van Beethoven, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer	Ludwig Van Beethoven, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer - Die Neun Symphonien ‎(8xLP + Box)	Columbia	J 212/2	Germany	1969
SCBP 4007/14	Beethoven* - Het Philharmonia Orkest, Londen* / Otto Klemperer	Beethoven* - Het Philharmonia Orkest, Londen* / Otto Klemperer - De Negen Symphonieën ‎(8xLP + Box)	Columbia	SCBP 4007/14	Netherlands	1970