Charles Munch discography

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Alsatian conductor Charles Munch was one of the most widely recorded symphonic conductors of the twentieth century. Here is a partial list of his recordings.

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Partial list of sound recordings by Charles Munch

Recordings made with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra for Decca and Eloquence Australia

Recording made with the Bavarian Radio and Television Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon and Eloquence Australia

Broadcasts from Tokyo of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Altus

Broadcasts from Moscow of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Ars Nova

Broadcast from Moscow of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Arte

Broadcasts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from Symphony Hall Centennial Set released by the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast from Tanglewood of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast from Edinburgh of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by ICA

Broadcast of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Living Stage

Broadcasts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Memories

Broadcast from Prague of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Multisonic

Broadcasts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Music & Arts

Recordings made with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Pristine Classics (RCA recordings, unless noted)

Broadcast of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Tahra

Broadcasts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by West Hill Radio Archives

Recordings made with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for RCA Victor

Broadcasts of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra released by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's From the Archives Series

Recording made with the Czech Philharmonic for Multisonic

Recording made with the Czech Philharmonic for Praga

Recording made with freelance orchestra of London musicians for HMV, Naxos, and Warner

Recording made with freelance orchestra of Paris musicians for , also released by A Classical Record, HMV, and Warner

Recording made with the Hungarian Radio and Television Orchestra for Philips and Eloquence Australia

Recordings made with London Philharmonic for Decca and Eloquence Australia

Broadcast of the NBC Symphony released by Memories, same as Music & Arts set

Broadcast of the NBC Symphony released by Music & Arts, same as Memories set

Recordings made with the New Philharmonia Orchestra for Decca and Eloquence Australia

Recordings made with the New York Philharmonic for Columbia Records

Broadcast of the New York Philharmonic issued by LYS

Broadcasts of the New York Philharmonic released by Music & Arts

Recordings made with the New York Philharmonic for Pristine Classics

Recordings made with the Orchestre de l'Association des Concerts Lamoureux for Erato and Warner

Recordings (Live) made with the Orchestre de Paris on Altus

Recordings made with the Orchestre de Paris for EMI/Angel and Warner

Recordings made with the Orchestre national de France for Auvidis-Valois, previously issued on Disques Montaigne*

Broadcast made with the Orchestre national de France for Cascavelle

Broadcasts of the Orchestre national de France for Euromuses

Recordings made with the Orchestre national de France for HMV

Recordings made with the Orchestre national de l'O.R.T.F. for Accord

Recordings made with the Orchestre national de l'O.R.T.F. for Eloquence Australia

Recordings made with the Orchestre national de l'O.R.T.F. for Erato and Warner

Broadcast made with the Orchestre national de l'O.R.T.F. for Music & Arts

Recordings made with the Orchestre national de l'O.R.T.F. for Turnabout(?) and Scribendum

Broadcast of the Orchestre Philharmonique de la R.T.F. for Euromuses

Recordings made with the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire for Decca and Eloquence Australia

Recordings made with the Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire for HMV and Warner

Recordings made with the Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire for Oiseau-Lyre

Recording made with the Paris Philharmonic for Polydor

Recordings made with the Philadelphia Orchestra for Columbia Records

Broadcast of the Philadelphia Orchestra released on the Philadelphia Orchestra's Centennial Set

Recordings (Live) made with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra issued by Panton

Broadcast of the RAI Symphony Orchestra released by Tahra

Recording made with the Rotterdam Philharmonic for Turnabout(?) and Scribendum

Recording made with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for Reader's Digest

Broadcast of the Symphony of the Air released by Music & Arts

Recording of the USSR State Academic Orchestra released by Meloydia

Recordings Lacking Full Information

The Suppraphon recordings were part of "45" record that was a bonus insert in a booklet-length biography(?) of Munch in Czech issued by Suppraphon. The Boston Symphony Orchestra Archives has the booklet and recording with the details.

Video of Charles Münch on DVD

DVD with the Boston Symphony on ICA

DVD with the Boston Symphony on NHK

DVD with the Boston Symphony on VAI

DVD with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on VAI

DVD with the Orchestre National de l'ORTF on EMI

DVD with the Orchestre de Radio-Canada on VAI

DVD The Art of Conducting Volume II on EMI

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