Early RomanticSymphony

Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”

Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished” by Franz Schubert, Symphony, composed 1822. 507 recordings in this catalogue, from 1921 to 2023.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 47 recordings

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 41 recordings

Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra · 40 recordings

Claire Gibault

Conductor · 27 recordings

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Conductor · 21 recordings

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 21 recordings

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Orchestra · 19 recordings

RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 18 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

Karl Böhm, Berlin Philharmonic
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1966 · on 14 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 2 catalogue recordings
Browse 2 recordings and 14 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
- Recording 2
Linked albums
Herbert Blomstedt, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1974 · on 8 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 2 catalogue recordings
Browse 2 recordings and 8 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
- Recording 2
Linked albums
Carlos Kleiber, Vienna Philharmonic
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1978 · on 8 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 2 catalogue recordings
Browse 2 recordings and 8 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
- Recording 2
Linked albums
Claudio Abbado, Chamber Orchestra of Europe
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1987 · on 8 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 2 catalogue recordings
Browse 2 recordings and 8 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
- Recording 2
Linked albums
Michael Halász, Slovak Philharmonic
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1988 · on 8 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 2 catalogue recordings
Browse 2 recordings and 8 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
- Recording 2
Linked albums

Recordings (507 of 507)

Conductor

Claire Gibault27 Wilhelm Furtwängler21 Anton Nanut16 Günter Wand15 Herbert von Karajan15 Karl Böhm14 Otto Klemperer12 Nikolaus Harnoncourt11 Bystrík Režucha9 Peter Maag9 Herbert Blomstedt8 Sergiu Celibidache8

Orchestra

Berlin Philharmonic47 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra41 Vienna Philharmonic40 Philharmonia Orchestra21 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra19 RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra18 Slovak Philharmonic15 Boston Symphony Orchestra11 Philharmonia Hungarica9 Bamberg Symphony8 Chicago Symphony Orchestra8 New York Philharmonic8

Label

Deutsche Grammophon44 Sony Classical34 Warner Classics29 Decca Records26 EMI Classics26 Bruton Classical Series23 RCA Red Seal22 Decca Classics21 Naxos12 Philips11 Erato10 De Wolfe Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Classical Series9

Decade

1920s2 1940s9 1950s46 1960s42 1970s24 1980s30 1990s34 2000s15 2010s16 2020s14

Credited instrument

Piano7 Clarinet2

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown507

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Symphony no. 7 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderatoPhilippe Jordan, Vienna Symphony Year: 2014	2014	Wiener Symphoniker	11:20
Symphony no. 7 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": II. Andante con motoPhilippe Jordan, Vienna Symphony Year: 2014	2014	Wiener Symphoniker	10:45
Symphony no. 8 in B minor "Unfinished", D. 759: II. Andante con moto (transcr. for piano duet)Anthony Goldstone Year: 2014	2014	Divine Art	10:44
Symphony no. 8 in B minor "Unfinished", D. 759: I. Allegro moderato (transcr. for piano duet)Anthony Goldstone Year: 2014	2014	Divine Art	11:11
Symphonie Nr. 7(8) in h-moll „Unvollendete“, D 759: Allegro moderato en si mineurMarc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre Year: 2012	2012	naïve	15:09
Symphonie Nr. 7(8) in h-moll „Unvollendete“, D 759: Andante con moto en mi majeurMarc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre Year: 2012	2012	naïve	11:35
Symphony no. 7 in B minor, D 759: I. Allegro con motoDavid Zinman, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich Year: 2011	2011	Sony Classical	11:42
Symphony no. 7 in B minor, D 759: II. Andante moderatoDavid Zinman, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich Year: 2011	2011	RCA Red Seal	9:23
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor "Unfinished", D. 759: I. Allegro moderatoEric Jacobsen, The Knights Year: 2010	2010	Ancalagon	13:12
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor "Unfinished", D. 759: II. Andante con motoEric Jacobsen, The Knights Year: 2010	2010	Ancalagon	8:44
Unfinished Symphony no. 7 in B minor, D. 759: I. Allegro moderatoCyprien Katsaris Year: 2009	2009	PIANO 21	13:22
Unfinished Symphony no. 7 in B minor, D. 759: II. Andante con motoCyprien Katsaris Year: 2009	2009	PIANO 21	10:38
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”: I. Allegro moderatoJoAnn Falletta, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 2007	2007	Naxos	10:29
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”: II. Andante con motoJoAnn Falletta, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 2007	2007	Naxos	10:31
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”: IV. Allegro molto moderatoJoAnn Falletta, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 2007	2007	Naxos	10:35
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderatoThomas Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra Year: 2006	2006	BIS	11:02
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished": II. Andante con motoThomas Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra Year: 2006	2006	BIS	9:15
Symphony no. 7 in B minor, D 759 “Unfinished”: 2. Andante con motoNikolaus Harnoncourt, Berlin Philharmonic Year: 2004	2004	Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings	12:45
Symphony no. 7 in B minor, D 759 “Unfinished”: 1. Allegro moderatoNikolaus Harnoncourt, Berlin Philharmonic Year: 2004	2004	Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings	17:13
Symphony no. 8 in B minor “Unfinished”, D 759: I. Allegro moderatoMichael Gielen, Berlin Staatskapelle Year: 2001	2001	Deutsche Grammophon	14:19

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