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.
Partial list of sound recordings by Charles Munch
Recordings made with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra for Decca 1948 Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77 Violinist: Ossy Renardy, also released by LYS 1948 Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre Violinist: Ossy Renardy
Recording made with the Bavarian Radio and Television Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon 1968 Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 with the Bavarian Radio and Television Orchestra Chorus and Soloist: Peter Schreier
Broadcasts from Tokyo of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Altus 1960 Samuel Barber: Medea Meditation and Dance of Vengeance 1960 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 1960 Hector Berlioz: Rackoczky March 1960 Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique 1960 Easley Blackwood: Symphony No. 1 1960 Claude Debussy: La Mer 1960 Georg Frideric Handel: Water Music, Andante and Alla hornpipe 1960 Japanese National Anthem: Kimi Ga Yo 1960 Felix Mendelssohn: Octet - Scherzo 1960 Walter Piston: Symphony No. 6 1960 Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2 1960 Albert Roussel: Bacchus and Ariane, Suite No. 2 1960 Francis Scott Key: Star Spangled Banner 1960 Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger – Act III Excerpts
Broadcasts from Moscow of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Ars Nova 1956 Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice 1956 Haydn: Symphony No. 102 in B-flat Major, Hob.I-102 1956 Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, same as Arte release 1956 Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20
Broadcast from Moscow of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Arte 1956 Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 1956 Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, same as Arts Nova release 1956 Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61, Adagio
Broadcasts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from Symphony Hall Centennial Set released by the Boston Symphony Orchestra 1953 Auber: La Muette de Portici Overture, same as West Hill Radio Archives release 1953 Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges March and Scherzo 1958 Roussel: Suite in F Op. 33 1959 Fauré: Pénélope Overture, same as Music & Arts release 1959 Franck: Le Chasseur Maudit (The Accursed Hunter) 1962 Debussy: La Mer 1962 Ravel: La Valse
Broadcast from Tanglewood of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by the Boston Symphony Orchestra 1953 Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35 Cellist: Gregor Piatigorsky, Violist: Joseph de Pasquale, and Violinist: Richard Burgin
Broadcast from Edinburgh of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by ICA 1956 Haydn: Symphony No. 102 in B flat Major, Hob.I-102
Broadcast of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Living Stage 1958 Honegger: Symphony No. 3
Broadcasts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Memories 195? Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 77 with Joseph Szigeti 1952 Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551, Jupiter, same as West Hill Radio Archives release 1954 Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297, Paris 1956 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in c, Op. 37 with Clara Haskil, same West Hill Radio Archives and Music & Arts releases 1958 Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 1958 Mozart: Symphony 35 in D major, K. 385 "Haffner" 1959 Mozart: Symphony 38 In D Major, K. 504, "Prague" 1959 Mozart: Symphony 40 In G Minor, K. 550 1961 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17 with the Berkshire Festival Chorus and Soloists: Florence Kopleff, Donald Gramm, and John McCollum 1961 Ravel: La Valse 1962 Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 with Phyllis Curtin, Florence Kopleff, Blake Stern, Mac Morgan, and Berkshire Festival Chorus 1962 Mozart: Symphony 36 in C, K 425, "Linz" 1962 Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé with Berkshire Festival Chorus
Broadcast from Prague of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Multisonic 1956 Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 1956 Honegger: Symphony No. 3
Broadcasts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Music & Arts 1956 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 with Clara Haskil, same as Memories and West Hill Radio Archives releases 1956 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat, K. 271 with Clara Haskil 1956 Wagner: Die Walkure, Act One: Margaret Harshaw, Albert Da Costa, and Jan Pierce 1959 Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80 1959 Fauré: Pénélope Overture, same as BSO release 1959 Franck: Le Chasseur maudit (The Accursed Hunter) 1960 Fauré: Ballade for Piano and Orchestra with Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer 1961 Franck: Symphonic Variations with Vlado Perlemuter 1961 Franck: Symphony in D minor 1961 Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, with chorus of Berkshire Festival 1962 Debussy: Nocturnes 1962 Debussy: Printemps 1962 Debussy: La mer 1962 Ravel: La valse
Recordings made with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Pristine Classics (RCA recordings, unless noted) 1949 Beethoven: Gratulations Menuet W.o.O.3 1949 Schubert: Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major, D.12 1950 Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 1951 Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 38, Spring 1953 Auber: La Muette de Portici Overture, Symphony Hall Broadcast 1953 Carl Nielsen: Symphony 5, Symphony Hall Broadcast 1955 Wagner: Tannhäuser, Elisabeth's Aria - 'Dich Teure Halle' Soprano: Margaret Hershaw, Symphony Hall Broadcast 1955 Wagner: Der Fliegende Hollander, Senta's Ballad - 'Jo ho ho hoe!', Soprano: Margaret Hershaw, Symphony Hall Broadcast 1955 Wagner: Götterdämmerung - Brunhilde's Immolation, Soprano: Margaret Hershaw, Symphony Hall Broadcast 1956 Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, Symphony Hall Broadcast 1956 Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune with Flutist Doriot Anthony Dwyer 1957 Bloch: Schelomo Cellist: Gregor Piatigorsky 1958 d'Indy: Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français (Symphony on a French Mountain Air) Pianist: Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer 1958 Alexei Haieff: Symphony No. 2 1958 Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major Pianist: Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer 1957 Walton: Cello Concerto Cellist: Gregor Piatigorsky 1957 Wagner: Götterdämmerung - Brunhilde's Immolation Soloist: Eileen Farrell 1958 Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 in D minor, Tanglewood broadcast 1959 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Violinist: Jascha Heifetz 1960 Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 Cellist: Gregor Piatigorsky
Broadcast of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by Tahra 1951 Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.35, (1st movement only) Violinist: Michèle Auclair 1956 Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 1956 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 Eroica in E 1956 Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 1956 Claude Debussy: La Mer, L. 109 1961 Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56 1961 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, "Pathetique", Op. 74 1962 Mozart: Requiem: Phyllis Curtin, Florence Kopleff, Blake Stern, Mac Morgan, and Berkshire Festival Chorus
Broadcasts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra released by West Hill Radio Archives 1951 Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung 1952 Beethoven: Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Emperor, Pianist: Lélia Gousseau 1952 Honegger: La Danse des Morts, Soloist: Betty Allen, Mariquita Moll, Arnold Moss and Gérard Souzay with New England Conservatory Chorus 1952 Mendelssohn; Symphony No. 4 in A, Italian 1952 Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551. Jupiter, same as Memories release 1952 Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat 1952 Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, Unfinished 1952 Wagner: Tristan and Isolde – Prelude & Liebestod 1953 Auber: La Muette de Portici Overture, same as BSO release 1953 Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D 1953 Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Eroica 1953 Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Pianist: Claudio Arrau 1953 Debussy: Ibéria 1953 Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole, (Missing Movement III), Violinist: Ruth Posselt 1953 Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin 1953 Richard Strauss: Divertimento (after Couperin) 1953 Wagner: Die Meistersinger – Act III Excerpts 1954 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 1954 Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61, Violinist: Zino Francescatti 1954 Berlioz: Beatrice and Benedict Overture 1954 Berlioz: Harold in Italy Violist: Joseph de Pasquale 1954 Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn 1954 Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, From the New World, Op. 95 1954 Ibert: Flute Concerto, Flutist: Doriot Anthony Dwyer 1954 Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor "Organ", Organist: E. Power Biggs 1954 Richard Strauss: Allerseelen, Wiegenlied, Morgen, Ständchen, Soprano: Irmgard Seefried 1954 Wagner: Eine Faust Overture 1955 Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61, Violinist: Jascha Heifetz 1955 Beethoven: Die Weihe des Hauses, Op. 124: Overture 1954 Berlioz: Les nuits d'été Soprano: Victoria de los Ángeles 1955 Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73 (9/30/55) 1955 Debussy: La Damoiselle élue Soprano: Victoria de los Ángeles with Radcliffe Choral Society 1955 Milhaud: Symphony No. 6 1955 Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and Strings, Harp: Bernard Zighera, Flute: Doriot Anthony Dwyer, and Clarinet: Gino Cioffi 1955 Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole 1955 Roussel: Suite in F 1955 Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C 1955 Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20 1956 Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72 1956 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, Pianist: Clara Haskil 1956 Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 Eroica in E 1956 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Pastoral in F, Op. 68 1956 Brahms: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15, Pianist: Rudolf Serkin 1956 Brahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Violinist: Zino Francescatti and Cellist: Samuel Mayes 1956 Fauré: Requiem, Adele Addison, Donald Gramm, Harvard Glee Club and Radcliffe Choral Society 1956 Schumann: Symphony No.4 in D minor, Op.120 1957 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor in E flat, Op. 73. Pianist: Claudio Arrau 1957 Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 1957 Debussy: Images pour orchestre 1957 Franck: Symphony in D Minor 1957 Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129, Cellist: Pierre Fournier 1957 Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Violinist: Richard Burgin 1958 Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture 1958 Debussy: Jeux 1958 Debussy: La Mer 1958 d'Indy: Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français (Symphony on a French Mountain Air) Pianist: Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer (the Conductor's niece) 1958 Ravel: La Valse 1958 Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major Pianist: Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer 1958 Ravel: La valse 1955 Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole 1958 Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales 1960 Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus - Excerpts 1960 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 Pianist: Sviatoslav Richter 1960 Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 98 Pianist: Sviatoslav Richter
Recordings made with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for RCA Victor 1949 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, same as Tahra release 1949 Beethoven: Gratulations Menuet W.o.O.3, same as Tahra release 1949 Schubert: Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major, D.125 1949 Berlioz: Beatrice et Benedict Overture 1950 Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 1950 Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 1950 Haydn: Symphony No. 103 in E-flat Major, Hob.I-103 1950 Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D Major, Hob.I-104 1950 Handel arranged by Sir Hamilton Harty: Water Music Suite 1950 Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole 1950 Ravel: La Valse 1950 Lalo: Le Roi d'Ys Overture 1951 Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op.26 Violinist: Yehudi Menuhin 1951 Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro Overture 1951 Saint-Saëns: La Princesse Jaune Overture 1951 Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 38, Spring 1951 Schumann: Genoveva Overture, Op. 81 1952 Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 98 Pianist: Arthur Rubinstein