Because of Mozart’s 200th birthday in 1956 (January 27), Philips decided to release a series of Mozart recordings in the preceding years. The series continued in and maybe even after 1956. If so, only just a couple of albums were released in 1957. Most were compiled and edited under the supervision of Mozart connaisseur and conductor Bernhard Paumgartner.
On several of the LP’s in this series it says that Philips started the Mozart Jubilee Edition in 1951. 1951 is quite early, but it’s possible that Philips launched the initiative back then. However, releases that actually mention the Mozart Jubilee Edition, seem non-existent before 1954 (except for stickers that were likely used later for left-over copies).
The following issues are mentioned (in the same order) in the “Mozart Jubileum Editie“, a booklet from early 1956 (I added the years and comments):
S 06100 R – 1956; 10inch in linen box with booklet mentioning January 1956, showing the Mozart Jubilee logo
S 05904 R – 1955; 10inch album without the Mozart Jubilee logo
S 06027 R – 1955; 10 inch album, cover shows the Mozart Jubilee logo
A 00614 R
A 00112 R*
A 00724 R
N 00656 R – 1953/54; 10 inch album, cover shows the Mozart Jubilee logo
A 00232 L
S 06031 R – 1955; 10 inch album, cover shows the Mozart Jubilee logo
A 00211 L
A 00676 R*
A 00696 R*
400 005 AE*
A 00283 L*
A 00239 L – 1955; LP, cover shows the Mozart Jubilee logo
A 00753 R – 1955; 10 inch issue, cover shows the Mozart Jubilee logo
A 00752 R – 1956?; 10 inch issue, cover shows the Mozart Jubilee logo
A 00698 R – 1954; 10 inch issue, cover shows the Mozart Jubilee logo
A 00166 L – 1954 probably, LP cover shows the Mozart Jubilee logo
A 00199 L – 1954; this LP won a prize in 1955, LP cover shows the Mozart Jubilee logo
A 00258 L – 1955; LP cover shows the Mozart Jubilee Edition logo
A 00167 L
A 00657 R
A 00740 R
A 00197 L
A 00121 L – 1954; most likely issued late 1954; LP cover shows the Mozart Jubilee logo
A 00260 L
400 003 AE
A 00280-82 L*
A 01125 L
A 00111 R
A 01600 R – 1953; this album does not show the Mozart Jubilee logo, but there are copies with the logo on a sticker
A 01142 L*
400 004 AE – 1955; this 7 inch EP does not show the Mozart Jubilee logo
This listing is incomplete, as the series continued after the release of the booklet – see the following unmentioned issues (most were issued in 1956):
Unmentioned:
A 00184 L* – A 1954 album, showing the Mozart Jubilee logo – should have been listed in the booklet!?
A 00207 L
A 00259 L
A 00274 L
A 00290 L
A 00305 L* – A 1956 album, showing the Mozart Jubilee logo
A 00306 L*
A 00307 L*
A 00313 L
A 00315 L
A 00318 L* – A 1956 album, showing the Mozart Jubilee logo
A 00319 L*
A 00338 L
A 00339 L – A 1956 album, showing the Mozart Jubilee logo
A 00340 L – Probably a 1957 album, showing the Mozart Jubilee logo
A 00343 L
A 00357-9 L
A 00367 L
A 00375 L
A 00392 L*
A 00398 L
A 00417-19 L
A 00691 R
A 00758 R*
A 00771 R
A 00758 R – 1956 release showing the Mozart Jubilee logo, probably issued Feb. 1956
A 00778 R
A 00779 R – 1956-57; this album shows the Mozart Jubilee logo
A 00781 R
A 00997 R
S 06158 R
The record sleeve that comes with the 1956 box “Mozart Miniatuur” (S 06100 R), predicts the series will include 60 albums in 1956. 63 albums are currently listed above.
Some releases do not bear the Mozart Jubilee logo, though in some cases stickers were used to drag these issues into the series, probably pasted on left-over covers at a later moment.
Note that in the US the Mozart Jubilee Edition was issued on Epic (a Columbia subsidiary label).
Numbers marked with a asterisk are in my collection, but the albums still need to be scanned.