About
Former East German label; previously owned by [l219433]. [b]Label Code: LC 0549 / LC 00549[/b] [b]Please enter as Eterna, not ETERNA[/b]. ETERNA, founded February 3rd, 1947 in Germany. After 1949, it was the German Democratic Republic's foremost label for classical music, political songs, folk, some jazz and religious recordings by Lied Der Zeit GmbH, which is the predecessor of [l219433] resp. Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin. ETERNA is modified from the Latin "aeternus" = "eternal". This label is essentially defunct; however, reissues usually appear on label Berlin Classics. List of sister labels: AMIGA AURORA (2) LIED DER ZEIT LITERA NOVA SCHOLA - for the US label, use [l643647] The release year can usually be recognized from the last two figures of AG 511/1/xx on the cover. It's the print permission date code for the sleeve. The second clue to the release year can be found in runouts, and this information is in most of the cases identical to the year found in the print permission date code. IF the two differ, please use year found in the runouts as a reference for the release year entry e.g. check [r=29504911] as an example where print permission data code points to 1971, while runouts information points to 1972. Items with catalog numbers like [x x0 xxx] are mono-releases, while catalogue numbers like [x x5 xxx] or [x x6 xxx] indicate stereo sound. This applies to all pre-1991 releases on the Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin sublabels.
Sub-labels
Nationalhymnen
GDR 7" series with national anthems, started in 1960s, mostly played by the [a1063282] under the direction of [a851381]. Yellow/white labels with blue print or blue/white labels. A follow-up serie...
Soldaten Singen (2)
GDR series on LP, 1960s
Hymnen Der Welt
GDR 7" series with hymns (mainly national anthems), 1970s, continuation of the series [l1837169]
Musikalische Kostbarkeiten
GDR LP series with classical music in the 1960s
ETERNA Edition
Series of records on East German label [l47734]. [b]Please enter as Eterna Edition, not ETERNA Edition[/b]
Die Welt Der Oper
Ludwig van Beethoven Gesamtausgabe
I Instrumentalmusik II Solomusik III Kammermusik IV Sinfonische Musik V Ballettmusik VI Vokalmusik VII Schauspielmusik VIII Singspiel, Oper
Grosse Interpreten
GDR series: released by the [l47734] label
Die Schöne Stimme
Stimmen Der Vögel Mitteleuropas
LP series of [a432224]'s and [a432223]'s field recordings of bird-calls.
Bachs Orgelwerke Auf Silbermannorgeln
Series of [a95537]'s organ works recorded on [a6840665]'s organs in East Germany, issued by [l47734]. After 1975, [l47734] reissued all the recordings with the shorted title "Orgelwerke auf Silber...
Grosse Oper
Opera series from the [l47734] label from the 1960s and 1970s
Ludwig Güttler
Series published by ETERNA with works by
Melodia Eterna
Label of the German Democratic Republic created to issue Russian recordings by Мелодия (Melodiya). [b]This is to be used as a label.[/b] On the release, please also put: Record company: [l47734]...
Deutsch Auf Sprechplatten Für Ausländer
A German language course for foreigners in the GDR, released as 6x7" record box sets in the early 1960s on [l47734]. In 1972 there was a new edition on [l38596].
Heitere Oper
Opera series from the label [l47734]
Lieder Der Völker
Sprachen Für Jedermann
Different language courses (series) in the GDR, released as 7" records with educational material in the early 1960s on [l47734]. and continued on [l38596] in mid 1960s.
HAYDN Klaviersonaten
Series with piano sonatas by Joseph Haydn edited by the label [l=Eterna].
Solidarität Mit★Chile
In 1970, socialist Salvador Allende was elected head of state in Chile. But already in 1973 there was a coup and a wave of solidarity began, especially in the GDR.