Karajan: Beethoven Symphonies (1963)

Karajan: Beethoven Symphonies (1963) is a set of studio recordings made in 1961 and 1962 by the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Herbert von Karajan. It is the second of four cycles of Beethoven's nine symphonies that Karajan conducted, and the first of three for the German record label Deutsche Grammophon.

Beethoven Symphonies (1963)
Studio album by Herbert von Karajan
Released	1963 (1963)
Recorded	December 1961 (1961-12) – November 1962 (1962-11)
Genre	Classical
Length	332:05
Label	Deutsche Grammophon

The complete set was first released in 1963 in Europe, and as a result the cycle of symphonies is now generally known as the 1963 cycle. This distinguishes it from a 1977 cycle of nine Beethoven symphonies made by the same combination of orchestra and conductor for the label Deutsche Grammophon and a subsequent cycle issued using the then-prevailing 16-bit digital recording technology, also for Deutsche Grammophon, in 1984. A fourth audio-visual cycle, issued originally on LaserDisc by Sony Classical, was completed not long before Karajan's death in 1989.