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. 8: AllegroRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra	-	The Mail on Sunday	3:09
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D 759 “Unfinished”: I. Allegro moderatoJános Kovács, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra	-	LaserLight Digital	13:39
Sinfonia no. 8 in Si minore, ''Incompiuta'': Allegro moderatoPhilharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg	-	-	11:51
Sinfonia no. 8 in Si minore, ''Incompiuta'': Andante con motoPhilharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg	-	-	12:16
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D 759: I. Allegro moderatoWolfgang Sawallisch, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden	-	Philips Classics	14:54
Symphony no. 8 in B minor “Unfinished”: AndantePeter Maag, Philharmonia Hungarica	-	Madacy Music Group, Inc.	11:50
Symphony no. 8 in B minor D 759 “Unfinished”: I. Allegro moderatoIgor Markevitch	-	Erato	11:10
Symphony no. 8 in B minor D 759 “Unfinished”: II. Andante con motoIgor Markevitch	-	Erato	10:53
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D 759 “Unfinished”: 1st mvt. Allegro moderatoMartin Haselböck, Orchester Wiener Akademie	-	TCM	12:16
Symphony no. 8 "Unfinished": AllegroMichael Halász, Slovak Philharmonic	-	Naxos	3:15
Symphony no. 8 in B minor D. 759 “Unfinished”: I. Allegro moderatoEmil Tschakarow	-	Castle Pulse	5:03
Symphony No.8 'Unfinished': Andante Con MotoClaire Gibault, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	-	Bruton Classical Series	-
Symphony No. 8 in B minor (Unfinished) D759: I. Allegro moderatoGuido Cantelli, Philharmonia Orchestra	-	The Intense Media	10:48
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderatoJansug Kakhidze	-	X5 Music Group	11:27
Symphonie Nr. 7 B-moll, D. 759 "Unvollendete": II. Andante con motoJonathan Nott, Bamberg Symphony	-	Tudor	12:03
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”: Allegro moderatoZubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra	-	Decca Classics	15:18
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”: Andante con motoZubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra	-	Decca Classics	11:18
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 - “Unfinished”: I. Allegro moderatoEduard van Beinum, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra	-	Philips	13:41
Symphonie Nr. 8 H-moll "Unvollendete": I. Allegro moderatoFulda Symphonic Orchestra	-	-	14:28
Symphonie Nr. 8 H-moll "Unvollendete": II. Andante con motoFulda Symphonic Orchestra	-	-	10:45

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