New additions to the 2026 list are in bold.

So far, I have only found one edition that has been removed from the 2026 list that was present on the 2025 list: the 33 RPM Analogue Productions edition of Holly Cole’s Temptation. Whereas on the 2025 list both the 33 RPM edition and the 45 RPM box set by Analogue Productions each made the cut, the 33 RPM edition appears to have been dropped for 2026.

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Best of the Bunch: Classical

Best of the Bunch: Popular

Special Merit: Classical

  • Adams: Harmonielehre/DeWaart, San Francisco Symphony. Nonesuch 79115
  • Adams: Must The Devil Have All The Good Tunes?/Yang, Dudamel, LA Phil. DG 49801‡
  • Alain: Organ Works (complete). Erato EDO-250/2
  • Jean Morel / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra – Albeniz: Iberia (Complete); Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA/Decca Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Albeniz: Suite Española/De Burgos, New Philharmonia. London CS-6581/ORG 100 (45rpm, 2LP)‡
  • Anderson: Music of Leroy Anderson (Vol. II). Mercury SR-90043
  • Antill: Corroboree. (Australian) EMI OASD-7603
  • Julian Bream – Guitar Concertos [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Arnold: Overtures. Reference Recordings RR-48
  • Arnold: Peterloo Overture: Symphony No. 5. EMI ASD-2878
  • Babbitt: All Set/Contemporary Chamber Ensemble. Nonesuch 71303
  • Bach: Brandenburg Concertos/Klemperer, Philharmonia. Columbia SAX 2408 (9LPs)†+
  • Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra – Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 6 (Record 1) [Stereo] (The Electric Recording Co. Edition)
  • Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra – Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 (Record 2) [Stereo] (The Electric Recording Co. Edition)
  • Bach: Goldberg Variations/Gould. Columbia ML 5060 (mono)+
  • Bach: Goldberg Variations/Gould. CBS Masterworks 37779+
  • Bach: The Keyboard Concertos/Gould. Columbia/Speakers Corner 71449‡
  • Víkingur Ólafsson – Johann Sebastian Bach [Stereo] (2018 Original Pressing)
  • János Starker – Bach: Suites for Unaccompanied Cello Complete [Stereo] (Analogue Productions 45 RPM Box Set)
  • Bach: 6 Suites for Violincello/Fournier. Archiv Produktion 479 696-3 (180g, Limited Edition, Numbered, 3LP)‡
  • Bach: Cello Suites/Pearson, Silva, Rockhill. Chasing the Dragon CTDLP1014 (180g, D2D, 5LP)*‡
  • Georges Enesco – Bach: The Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin [Mono] (Reissue)
  • Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin/Grumiaux. Philips 835198/200*
  • Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin/Milstein. Analogphonic/Capitol 43130 (180g, 3LP, mono)‡+
  • Bach-Elgar: Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor. EMI ASD-2970
  • Bach-Stokowski: Symphonic Transcriptions. Chandos ABRD-1055
  • Bacewicz: Music for Strings, Trumpets, and Percussion/Rowicki. Philips PHS900-141*
  • Baird: Four Dialogues for Oboe and Chamber Orchestra/Rowicki. Muza XL/XSL 03360*
  • Balbastre: Harpsichord Works. Afka SK-298
  • Barber: Knoxville Summer of 1915/Price, Schippers. RCA LSC-3062*
  • Barber: Overture to The School for Scandal/Schippers. Columbia CBS 32110006*
  • Barber: Symphony No. 1/Zinman. Argo 436 288*
  • Barber: Violin Concerto/Ricci, Pacific Symphony. Reference Recordings RR-45
  • Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra//Szell, Cleveland. Columbia MS 6815
  • Bartók: Divertimento For String Orchestra/Barshai. Decca 6026
  • Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta/Karajan, Berlin Phil. Columbia SAX 2432*
  • Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; Hungarian Sketches [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3/Katchen, Kertesz. Decca SXL 6209/Linn Recut REC 01*
  • Bartók: Second Suite/Dorati, Minneapolis Symphony. Mercury SR 90098†
  • Bartók: Six String Quartets/Juilliard Quartet. Columbia D3S 717*
  • Bartók: Sonata for 2 Pianos & Percussion/Solti, Perahia. CBS Masterworks M 42625
  • Bartók: String Quartet No. 3/New Music String Quartet. Bartók Records No. 901 (mono)‡
  • Bartók: Violin Sonata No. 1/Mann, Hambro. Bartók Records No. 922 (mono)‡+
  • Bax: Symphony No. 6. Musical Heritage Soc MHS 1198
  • Beethoven: Appassionata Sonata/Kamiya. RCA/JVC RDC-4
  • Beethoven: Bagatelles, Op. 33 & Op. 126/Gould. Columbia Masterworks M 33265†
  • Beethoven: Cellosonaten/Rostropovich, Richter. Philips/Speakers Corner EURO2920‡
  • Beethoven: Complete Symphonies/Rattle, Berlin Phil. Berlin Philharmonic Recordings‡
  • Beethoven: Complete Symphonies: The Remastered Edition/Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic. DG DGLP98721‡
  • Beethoven: Diabelli Variations/Katchen. Decca SXL 2262†
  • Beethoven: Grosse Fugue/Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic. DG 2330 066
  • Beethoven: Nine Symphonies/von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic. Deutsche Grammophon DG37875 (9LP)
  • Beethoven: Overtures/Kempe, Berlin Phil. EMI ASD 336†
  • Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1/Fleisher, Szell, Cleveland. Columbia SCX 3567†
  • Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.2/Rubinstein, Barenboim. RCA ARL1-4711
  • Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3/Fleisher, Szell, Cleveland. Columbia SCX 3572†
  • Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4/Gould, Bernstein. Columbia/Impex 6011‡
  • Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5/Curzon, Knappertsbusch, Vienna Phil. Decca SLX 2002†
  • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas “Moonlight” & “Pathétique”/Lenehan. Chasing The Dragon CTDLP1012 (180g, D2D)*‡
  • Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21/Knight. Wilson Audiophile/Analogue Productions AAPC 8313‡
  • Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 “Hammerklavier”/Pollini. Deutsche Grammophon 2530 869
  • Beethoven: Quartet No. 14, Op. 131 (arr. for orchestra)/Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic. DG 2531 077
  • Beethoven: Quartets Op. 14, No. 1, Op. 59, No. 3/New Music String Quartet. Bartók Records No. 909 (mono)‡
  • Beethoven: Sonatas for Violincello and Piano/Mainardi, Zecchi. DG 43153‡
  • Beethoven: String Trios Nos. 1 and 3/Heifetz, Primrose, Piatigorsky. RCA LM 2186 (mono)+
  • Beethoven. Symphony No. 5/C. Kleiber, Vienna Philharmonic. Deutsche Grammophon DGR 31881‡
  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 6/Walter, Columbia Symphony. Columbia/Analogue Productions AAPC 077-45-P (45rpm)‡
  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 6/Bohm, Vienna Phil. DG 008 (180g, 2LP)‡
  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 7/C. Kleiber, Vienna Philharmonic. Deutsche Grammophon 2530 706
  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 9/Solti, Chicago. Decca GBB-121/2
  • Beethoven: Triple Concerto/Mutter, Ma, Karajan, Berlin Phil. DG 4838851 (180g)‡
  • Beethoven: Triple Concerto/Serkin, Laredo, Parnas. Columbia/Speakers Corner EUROS6564‡
  • Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 3 & 8/Szeryng, Rubinstein. RCA/Analogue Productions AAPC 2507
  • Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 5 & 9/Oistrakh. Philips/Speakers Corner 835259‡
  • Arthur Rubinstein & Henryk Szeryng – Violin Sonatas [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 “Kreutzer”/Francescatti, Casadesus. Columbia/Speakers Corner EUROS6125‡
  • Beethoven: Violin Sonata, Op.96/Abel, Steinberg. Wilson Audiophile/Analogue Productions 8315*‡
  • Beethoven: Young Beethoven: String Trio in C Minor/Janaki String Trio. Yarlung YAR 53966-45 (45rpm)‡
  • Bennett: 5 Studies For Piano/Bennett. Argo ZRG 704
  • Yuja Wang – The Vienna Recital [Stereo] (2024 Original Pressing)
  • Bennett: Piano Concerto/Stephen Bishop, Gibson, London SO. Philips 6500301
  • Berg: Piano Sonata/Gould. Columbia ML 5336 (mono)+
  • Berg: Lulu & Wozzeck Suites. Mercury SR-90278
  • Berg: String Quartet. New Music String Quartet. Bartók Records No. 906 (mono)‡
  • Berg: Three Movements from Lyric Suite (arr. string orchestra), Craft. Columbia M2S 620
  • Berg: Violin Concerto/Mutter. DG 437 093
  • Berio: Cries of London/Swingle II. Decca Head 15
  • Berio: Sinfonia/Swingle Singers, Berio, New York Phil. Columbia MS 7268
  • Berlioz: Nuits d’été/Crespin, Ansermet. Decca SXL 6081
  • Berlioz: Requiem/Fremaux, et al. EMI SLS-982
  • Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique/Munch, BSO. RCA/Classic LSC-1900*
  • Biber: Sonatas Of The Rosary/Melkus. DG/Analogphonic 143166 (180g, 2LP)‡
  • Birtwistle: The Triumph of Time/Boulez. Argo ZRG-790
  • Alexander Gibson / Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden – Gounod: “Faust” Ballet Music; Bizet: “Carmen” Suite [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA/Decca Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Jean Morel / Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden – Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suites 1 and 2; Chabrier: España Rapsodie; Marche Joyeuse [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA/Decca Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Bliss: Music for Strings. Lyrita SRCS-33*
  • Bloch: Concerto Grosso No. 1. Mercury SR-90223*
  • Ernest Ansermet / L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande – Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B Minor; Symphony No. 3 in A Minor; Prince Igor Overture [Stereo] (Original Recordings Group 45 RPM Edition)
  • Jean Martinon / London Symphony Orchestra – Borodin: Symphony No. 2; Rimsky-Korsakoff: Capriccio Espagnole; March from “Tsar Sultan” [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA/Decca Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Boulez: Pli Selon Pli/Boulez. Columbia M30296/Erato 98495
  • Brahms: Alto Rhapsody/Walter. Columbia MS-6488
  • Brahms: Ten Intermezzi/Gould. Columbia MS 6237
  • Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1/Curzon, Szell. London/ORGLP0103-45 (45rpm, 2LP)‡
  • Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2/Kovacevich, Davis. Philips 9500 682
  • Brahms: Sextuor a Cordes No. 1, Op. 18/Les Musiciens. Harmonia Mundi HM 1073
  • Brahms: Sonata for Cello/Starker. Mercury/Speakers Corner SR-90392*‡
  • Brahms: Symphonien 1–4/Rattle, Berlin Phil. Berlin Philharmonic Recordings BPHR 160041 (180g, 6LP, D2D)*
  • Carlos Kleiber / Wiener Philharmoniker – Brahms: Symphonie No. 4 [Stereo] (1981 Original Pressing)
  • Brahms: Symphony No. 4/Walter, Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Columbia MS 6113
  • Brahms: The Three Trios/Rubinstein, Szeryng, Fournier. RCA Red Seal ARL3-0138
  • Brahms: Violin Concerto/Szeryng, Dorati, LSO. ORG 0170-45 (180g, 45rpm, 2LP)‡
  • Paul Kletzki / Philharmonia Orchestra / Johanna Martzy – Brahms: Violin Concerto [Mono] (The Electric Recording Co. Edition)
  • Brahms: Violin Concerto/Oistrakh, Szell. Angel Records SFO-36033
  • Bredemeyer: Schlagstück 5. Nova 8 85 186
  • Brian: Symphony No. 9. EMI ASD-3486
  • Mstislav Rostropovich / Benjamin Britten – Schubert: Sonata in A Minor for Arpeggione and Piano; Bridge: Sonata for Cello and Piano [Mono] (The Electric Recording Co. Edition)
  • George Guest / The Choir of St. John’s College Cambridge / Marisa Robles – Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb / Missa Brevis / A Ceremony of Carols [Stereo] (Original 1966 Pressing)
  • Britten: Four Sea Interludes. EMI ASD-3154
  • Britten: Nocturnes. London/ORG ORG-152-45 (45rpm, 2LP)‡
  • Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas. Decca Ace-of-Diamonds GOS-558-9
  • Benjamin Britten / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Chorus of Boys from Emanuel School, Wandsworth / English Chamber Orchestra / Jennifer Vyvyan / Norma Procter / Peter Pears – Britten: Spring Symphony; Simple Symphony [Stereo] (Original 1984 Pressing)
  • Britten: Sinfonietta. Lyrita SRCS1111
  • Britten: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell/Britten. Decca SXL 610
  • Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge/Marriner. Argo ZRG 860
  • Britten: War Requiem. Decca SET 252-3 (2LP)
  • Malcolm Sargent / New Symphony Orchestra of London / Jascha Heifetz – Bruch: Concerto in G Minor; Mozart: Concerto in D Major [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Sir Malcolm Sargent / New Symphony Orchestra of London / Jascha Heifetz – Bruch: Scottish Fantasy; Vieuxtemps: Concerto No. 5 [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Bruckner: Symphony No. 7/Haitink, Berlin Phil. Berlin Philharmonic Recordings (D2D)‡
  • Busoni: Piano Concerto. EMI ASD-2336/7
  • Byrd: Mass for Four Voice and Motets. Harmonia Mundi HM 55212
  • Cage: String Quartet/New Music String Quartet. Columbia ML 4495 (mono)+
  • Cage: Third Construction. New World/Classic NW-319*
  • Carter: Piano Sonata/Rosen HMV ASD 601
  • Carter: Sonata for Violincello & Piano/Greenhouse, Makas. American Recording Society ARS-25 (mono)+
  • Carter: Variations for Orchestra/Levine, Chicago Symphony Orchestra. DG 431 698
  • Chabrier: España!/Argenta. Decca/Speakers Corner SXL-2020*‡
  • Chopin: Chopin’s Last Waltz/Silverman. IsoMike 5606*‡
  • Stanislaw Skrowaczewski / New Symphony Orchestra of London / Arthur Rubinstein – Chopin: Concerto No. 1 [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Chopin: Études Op. 10 & Op. 25/Pollini. Deutsche Grammophon 4796331‡
  • Claudio Arrau – Chopin: Nocturnes 1-11 [Stereo] (Original 1978 Pressing)
  • Chopin: Sonata No. 3, etc./Argerich. DG 139317 SLPM
  • Copland: Appalachian Spring/Bernstein, New York Phil. Columbia MS 6355
  • Copland: Appalachian Spring & Billy The Kid/Dorati, LSO. ORG 144-45 (180g, 45rpm, 2LP)‡
  • Morton Gould and His Orchestra – Copland: Billy the Kid; Rodeo [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man, Third Symphony/Oue. Reference Recordings‡
  • Copland: Rodeo. Mercury SR-90172
  • Copland: Symphony No. 3/Copland. Columbia M35113
  • Corigliano: Piano Concerto (1968)/Somer, Alessandro. Mercury Golden Import SRI 75118
  • Crumb: Cello Sonata/Sylvester. Desto DC-7169
  • Crumb: Makrokosmos I. Nonesuch H-71293
  • Crumb: Music for a Summer Eve: Makrokosmos III. Nonesuch H-71311
  • Dahl: Concerto a Tre/Lurie, Shapiro, Gottlieb. Columbia ML 4493 (mono)+
  • Dahl: Concerto a Tre/Tashi. RCA ARL1-4328
  • Debussy: Gigues, Ibéria/Argenta, L’Orchestre De La Suisse Romande. London/Speakers Corner (180g) SPC6013‡
  • Debussy: Iberia. Mercury SR-90010
  • Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Debussy: Iberia; Ravel: Alborada Del Gracioso; Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Debussy: Images (for piano)/Michelangeli. Deutsche Grammophon 250196
  • Debussy: Jeux/Boulez, Cleveland Orchestra. DG 439 896
  • Debussy: La mer/Karajan, Berlin Phil. EMI ASD 3431†
  • Debussy: Nocturnes/Paray. Mercury/Speakers Corner AMER 90281*
  • Debussy: Nocturnes/Ansermet, L’Orchestre De La Suisse Romande. Original Recordings Group ORG-169-45 (45rpm, 2LP)‡
  • Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun/Leinsdorf, LA Phil. Sheffield Labs 24 (D2D)†
  • Debussy/Rameau: Piano Pieces/Ólafsson. DG 483 8283 (2LP)‡
  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra – Debussy: La Mer (The Sea); Ibert: Ports of Call [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Delius: North Country Sketches/Groves. EMI ASD-3139*
  • Diamond: Rounds for String Orchestra/Schwarz, L.A. Nonesuch79002
  • Dorati: Symphony. Mercury SR-90248
  • Dubois: Les Sept Paroles du Christ/Radio Ville-Marie Choir, Fournier. Fidelis Audio FACD008‡
  • Duruflé: Requiem. Epic BC-1256
  • Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit/Quartet Via Nova. Erato STU 71546
  • Dutilleux: Cello Concerto/Rostropovitch, Orchestre de Paris. EMI ASD-3145
  • Dutilleux: Figures de résonances (for two pianos). Erato STU 70810
  • Dvorák: Cello Concerto/Starker. Mercury/Analogue Productions AAPC 90303-P (45rpm)*‡
  • Dvorák: Sextet in A major/Auryn Quartet, Altenburger, Demenga. TACET L196*‡
  • Dvorák: Symphony No. 8/Kertesz, LSO. Decca/Speakers Corner SXL-6044*‡
  • Dvorák: Symphony No. 8/Walter. CBS/Sony 20 AC 1822
  • Elgar: Caratacus. EMI SLS-998*
  • Elgar: Cello Concerto, Sea Pictures/Du Pre, Baker. EMI Testament AEMI 655‡
  • Elgar: Coronation Ode. EMI ASD 3345
  • Elgar: Engima Variations/Mehta, LA. London CS-6816
  • Elgar: Falstaff/Boult EMI ASD 2970†
  • Elgar: The Kingdom. EMI SAN 244-5
  • Elgar: Symphony No. 2/Barbirolli. EMI ASD-3266
  • Faberman: The All Star Percussion Ensemble. First Impression Music GS001‡
  • Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain/Soriano. Alto LEMI 545
  • Falla: The Three Cornered Hat/Ansermet. Decca/ORG 102 (45rpm)‡
  • Fellegara: Serenata/Hamburg Chamber Soloists. Time S8006
  • Finzi: Cello Concerto/Ma, Handley, Royal Phil. Lyrita SRCS-112
  • Finzi: Dies Natalis. World Record Club SCM-50*
  • Finzi: Intimations of Immortality. Lyrita SRCS-75
  • Foss: Time Cycle/Bernstein, Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Columbia MS 6280
  • Franck: Pièce héroïque. Mercury SR-90168
  • Geissler: Chamber Symphony 1970/Leipzig Chamber Orchestra, Pommer. Nova 885152
  • Gerhard: Astrological Series/London Sinfonietta. Decca Head 11
  • Gerhard: Concerto for Orchestra/Del Mar, BBC. Argo ZRG 553
  • Gerhard: Dances from Don Quixote /Dorati. EMI ASD 613*
  • Gerhard: Symphony No. 4. Argo ZRG-701
  • Gerhard: Violin Concerto/Neaman, Davis, BBC Symphony. Argo ZRG 701
  • Gershwin: Collected Works. Vox Box QSVBX-5132
  • Gershwin: Catfish Row (suite from Porgy and Bess), American in Paris, Promenade/ Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony. Reference Mastercuts RM-1003‡
  • Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops Orchestra / Earl Wild – Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Gershwin: Second Rhapsody For Orchestra With Piano/Tilson Thomas. CBS Masterworks IM39699
  • Gould: Latin American Symphonette. Vanguard/Analogue Productions SRV-275 SD
  • Grainger: Country Gardens. Mercury SR-90219
  • Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy. Mercury SR-90173
  • Charles Mackerras / London Proms Symphony – Finlandia: Music of Grieg and Sibelius [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA/Decca Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Grieg: Haugtussa and Poems by Wilhlem Krag/Andersen, Bratlie. Simax PS 1011*
  • Grieg: Peer Gynt/Fjeldstad. Decca/Speakers Corner SXL-2012*
  • Grieg: Piano Concerto/Lupu, Previn. London/ORG 162-45 (45rpm)*‡
  • Grieg: Piano Concerto/Rubinstein, Wallenstein. RCA LSC-2566
  • Grieg: Piano Concerto/Lupu, Previn, LSO. ORG 0162-45 (180g, 45rpm, 2LP)‡
  • Grieg: Violin and Piano Sonatas, Opp. 8, 13, 45/Tarak, Hancock. Bridge Records BDG 2003
  • Handel: Suites from the Water Music/Szell, LSO. London CS 6236†
  • Handel: Water Musick/McGegan. Harmonia Mundi France HMU 7010
  • Hanson: The Composer & His Orchestra. Mercury SR-90175*
  • Hanson: Symphony No. 2. Mercury SR-90192
  • Harbison: Symphony No. 2/Blomstedt. Decca 433 376
  • Harris: Symphony No. 3/Bernstein. Columbia MS 6303
  • Harrison: Suite for ’Cello and Harp/Barab, Lawrence. Columbia Masterworks ML 4491 (mono)+
  • Hartmann: Symphony No. 8/Kubelik, Symphonie-Orchester der Bayerischen Rundfunks. DG 139 359
  • Haydn: “London” Symphonies/Davis, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra. Philip 6725 010 (6LP)
  • Haydn: Quartets/Weller Quartet. Decca CSA 2214 (2LP)
  • Helps: Symphony No. 1/Rozsnyai, Columbia Symphony. Columbia MS 6801
  • Henze: The Emperor’s Nightingale/London Sinfonietta. L’Oiseau-Lyre DSLO 4
  • Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler/Steinberg, BSO. Deutsche Grammophon 2530 246
  • Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler/Karajan, BPO. Angel 35949/EMI 764292
  • Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria Von Weber/Ormandy. Columbia MS 6562
  • Jascha Horenstein / Paul Hindemith / London Symphony Orchestra / David Oistrakh – Bruch: Scottish Fantasia; Hindemith: Violin Concerto [Stereo] (The Electric Recording Co. Edition)
  • Holst: The Mystic Trumpeter/Armstrong, Atherton, LSO. Lyrita SRCS 128*
  • Holst: The Planets/Previn, LSO. EMI ASD 3002‡
  • Honneger: Pacific 231. EMI ASD-2989
  • Honegger: Symphony No. 3/Mravinsky. EMI ASD 2064
  • Honneger: Symphony No. 4/Munch, Orchestre National de L’ORTF. Erato15554
  • Howells: Hymnus Paradisi. EMI ASD-2600
  • Ives: Symphony No. 4/Stokowski, American Symphony Orchestra. Columbia MS 6775
  • Janácek: Sinfonietta/Košler, Czech Phil. Denon/Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. (Japan) OX-7110-ND
  • Janácek: Sinfonietta/Szell, Cleveland. Columbia Masterworks MS 6815
  • Janácek: Slavonic Mass/Kubelik. DG 138 954
  • Kiril Kondrashin / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra – Khachaturian: Masquerade Suite; Kabalevsky: The Comedians [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Kabalevsky: Piano Concerto No. 3/Feltsman, Mansurov. HMV-Melodia ASD 3078
  • Keats: String Quartet No. 2/Beaux-Arts Quartet. CRI 256
  • Khachaturian: Gayaneh & Spartacus. Decca/ORG 168-45 (45rpm)‡
  • Khachaturian: Symphony No. 2. London CS-6323
  • Kochan: Symphony No. 4/Flor, Berlin SO. Nova 885265*
  • Kodály: Háry János Suite. Mercury SR-90132*
  • Krek: Solo Sonata for Two Violins/Ozim, Novsak. RBM 3014 
  • Leigh: Concertino/Harpsichord & Strings. Lyrita SRCS-126*
  • Ligeti: Melodien/London Sinfonietta. Decca Head 12*
  • R. Linn: Vino/Goldman-Brown Duo. Orion 76212
  • Liszt: Mephisto Waltz/Reiner. RCA/Classic LSC-2341*
  • Liszt: Nojima Plays Liszt. Reference Recordings RR-25 (45 rpm)*‡
  • Gary Graffman – The Virtuoso Liszt [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Lloyd: Symphony No. 5. Lyrita SRCS-124
  • Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra/Kletzki. London CS 6665
  • Lutoslawski: Lutoslawski Conducts Lutoslawski. Philips Digital Classics 416 817-1‡
  • Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works/Lutoslawski, PRNSO. EMI Electrola 1C 165-03 231/36
  • Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 1/Krenz. Wergo WER 60044
  • Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 3/Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic. CBS Masterworks Digital M42203
  • Maconchy: Symphony Double String Orchestra. Lyrita SRCS-116
  • Maderna: Serenata #2. Time S/8002
  • Mahler: Complete Symphonies: The Vinyl Edition/Bernstein, New York Phil, LSO. Sony SONLP89241‡
  • Mahler. Das Lied von der Erde/Bernstein, Fischer-Dieskau, King. London OS-26005
  • Mahler. Das Lied von der Erde/Klemperer, Wunderlich, Ludwig, New Philharmonia. HMV SAN 179
  • Bruno Walter / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Kathleen Ferrier / Julius Patzak – Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde; Three Rückert Songs [Mono] (1952 Original Pressing)
  • Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn/Schwarzkopf, Fischer-Dieskau, Szell, LSO. EMI ASD 1000981
  • Mahler: The Mahler Project/Tilson Thomas, SFO. SFS ASFS 001 (180g, 22LP)
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 1/Kubelik, Vienna Phil. Decca Eclipse ECS 503
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 1/Slatkin. Telarc DG-10066
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 2/Abravanel, Utah SO. Vanguard VCS 10003
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 2 /Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra. EMI SLS.806‡
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 3/Mehta. Decca/Analogue Productions AAPC 117‡
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 4/Klemperer. EMI ASD 2799
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 4/Szell. Columbia MS 6833 (Two-eye)
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 5/Barbirolli, Baker, New Philharmonia. EMI SLS 785
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 5/Bernstein, Vienna Phil. DG 479 580-7 (2LP)
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 9/Walter. Columbia M2S 676-3 (Six-eye, 3LP)
  • Martin: Concerto for Seven Winds and Orchestra/Ansermet. London CS-6241
  • Martin: Concerto for Seven Winds and Orchestra/Martinon. RCA LSC 2914
  • Martin: Violin Concerto/Canin. New Albion NA86+
  • Martinu: Violin Concerto No. 2/Suk. Supraphon 1101535*
  • Massenet: Le Cid. EMI/Klavier AKLALE 522‡
  • Miaskovsky: Cello Concerto/Rostropovich, Sargent. EMI SXLP 30155*
  • Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. EMI ASD-3377
  • Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto/Ricci, Gamba, LSO. ORG 0167-45 (180g, 45rpm, 2LP)‡
  • Messiaen: La Trans de Notre Sgnr. Jesus Christ. Decca Head 1 & 2
  • Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony. EMI SLS-5117
  • Meyer: Violinkonzert/Oistrakh, Suitner, Staatskapelle Berlin. Nova 8 85 057
  • Mihály: Cello Concerto/Perényi, Lehel. Hungaroton LPX 11556*+
  • Moeran: Symphony in G Minor/Boult, New Philharmonic Orchestra. Lyrita SRCS-70
  • Montsalvatge: Concertos from Spain/De Larrocha, de Burgos. London CS 6990
  • Mozart: The Complete Piano Concertos/Barenboim, English Chamber Orchestra. His Masters Voice SLS 5031 (12LP)
  • Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos (K. 365). Nonesuch H-71028
  • Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik & Various Overtures/Walter. Columbia Odyssey Y 30048†
  • Mozart: Horn Concertos Nos. 1–4/Brain, Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra. Angel ANG 35092 (mono)+
  • Mozart. Piano Concerto No. 15 & Symphony No. 36/Bernstein. Decca/Speakers Corner 332‡
  • Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 14 & 26/Pires, Abbado, Vienna Phil. DG 4838854 (180g)‡
  • Mozart: Piano Concertos 19 & 27/Haskil, Fricsay, Berlin Philharmonic. DG/Speakers Corner DGR-18383‡
  • Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 27 Numbered Limited Edition/Curzon, Britten, English Chamber Orchestra. ORG 0165-45 (180g, 45rpm, 2LP)‡ 
  • Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 24/Istomin, Schwarz. Reference Recordings RM-2506 (45 rpm)‡
  • Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24/Rubinstein, Krips. RCA LSC 2461†
  • Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 25 & 27/Gulda, Abbado, Vienna Phil. DG 4838852 (180g)‡
  • Mozart: Piano Music/Rosen. Fonè Classical FON 126 (180g)‡
  • Mozart: Piano Sonatas/Gulda. DG 4838853‡
  • The Vienna Wind Soloists – Mozart: Serenade No. 10 in B-flat, K.361 [Stereo] (1981 Original Pressing)
  • Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante/Oistrakh, Kondrashin. Decca/Speakers Corner 6088‡
  • Mozart: String Quartets K. 159, 160, 168, 169/Barylli Quartet, Westminster XWN 18042 (mono)
  • Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25 & 40/Klemperer, Philharmonia. Columbia SAX 2278†+
  • Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41/Guilini. Decca/Speakers Corner SXL-6225‡
  • Lili Kraus / Willi Boskovsky – Mozart: Les Sonates pour piano et violin [Mono] (The Electric Recording Co. Box Set Edition)
  • Mozart & Verdi: The Magnificent Basso: Ballads & Arias/Li-Paz. M&K Realtime Records RT-102 (D2D)†
  • René Leibowitz / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – The Power of the Orchestra – Moussorgsky: A Night on Bare Mountain; Pictures at an Exhibition [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Moussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Nancarrow: Studies for Player Piano. Columbia MS 7222
  • Nielsen: Symphony No. 5/Bernstein. Columbia MS 6414
  • Nixon: String Quartet No. 1/California String Quartet. Music Library Recordings MLR 7005 (mono)
  • Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops Orchestra – Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Orff: Carmina burana/Shaw, Atlanta. Telarc (Craft) TEL00006‡
  • Orff: Carmina burana/Stokowski, Houston. Capitol SPAR-8470*
  • Paganini: Violin Concerto No.1/Rabin, Goossens. EMI Testament 8534 (180g)†‡
  • Partch: The Delusion of the Fury. Columbia M2-30576
  • Penderecki: Sonata for Cello and Orchestra. Muza XW576 (mono)
  • Penderecki: String Trio/Janaki Trio. Yarlung 53964-376V*‡
  • Pettersson: Symphony No. 2/Westerberg, Swedish Radio Symphony. Decca SXL 6265†
  • Pickard: The Flight of Icarus/Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. BIS 1578
  • Piston: Symphony No. 2/Tilson Thomas. DG 2530 103
  • Poulenc: Suite Française/Naoumoff, piano. Wergo 60125
  • Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore. Archiv 198166
  • Prokofiev: Ballet Music from Romeo & Juliet/Leinsdorf, LA Phil. Sheffield Labs 08 (D2D)†
  • André Previn / Vladimir Ashkenazy / London Symphony Orchestra – Prokofiev: Five Piano Concertos [Stereo] (1975 Original Pressing)
  • Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Prokofieff: Lieutenant Kije; Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops Orchestra – Prokofieff: Love for Three Oranges; Chopin: Les Sylphides [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2/Frager. RCA LSC-2465
  • Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3/Janis. Mercury/Speakers Corner SR-90300‡
  • Walter Hendl / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Van Cliburn – Prokofieff: Concerto No. 3; MacDowell: Concerto No. 2 [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet/Maazel. Decca SXL-6620-2
  • Prokofiev: Symphonies No. 1 & 3/Abbado. Decca SXL 6469
  • Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5/Martinon, Paris Conservatoire. RCA LSC-2272
  • Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6/Weller. Decca SXL-6777*
  • Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6/Leinsdorf. RCA LSC 2834
  • Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1/Ricci, Ansermet. Decca/Eclipse ECS-746
  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Jascha Heifetz – Mendelssohn: Concerto in E Minor; Prokofieff: Concerto in G Minor [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 1/Salerno-Sonnenberg. MusicMasters MM-20022*
  • Rachmaninoff: The Bells. EMI ASD-3284
  • Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Enrique Jorda / San Francisco Symphony / Arthur Rubinstein – Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1. RCA/Classic LSC-2541
  • Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 and No. 3/Trifonov, Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphia Orchestra. Deutsche Grammophon 483 5335‡
  • Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2/Janis, Kondrashin, Moscow. Mercury SR 90300†
  • Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3/Janis, Dorati, LSO. Mercury SR 90283†
  • Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4/Michelangeli, Gracias, Philharmonia Orchestra. Angel 35549
  • Rachmaninoff: The Romantic Rachmaninoff. Reader’s Digest RDA-29
  • Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances. Turnabout/Analogue Productions 34145-45 (45rpm)‡
  • Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances/Oue. Reference Recordings RM-1504 (200g)‡
  • Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1. EMI ASD-3137
  • Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2/Previn. EMI ASD-2889
  • Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2/Slatkin, St. Louis. Reference Recordings RM-1002
  • Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3. British RCA LSB-4090
  • Rachmaninoff-Respighi: 5 Études-tableaux. EMI ASD-3013*
  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra – Ravel: Bolero [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Ravel: Collected Works. Vox Box QSVBX-5133
  • Ravel: The Complete Piano Works Volume Three/Gieseking. Columbia 33CX 1352 (mono)+
  • Ravel: Concerto in G Major. Linn Recut 01
  • Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé/Ansermet. Decca SXL-6204*
  • Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé/Monteux, LSO. Original Recordings Group ORG-105-45 (45rpm, 2LP)‡
  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra – Ravel: Daphnis & Chloe Complete [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Ravel: Daphnis and Chloë Suite No. 2/Paray. Mercury SR 90281*
  • Ravel: Orchestral Works/Skrowaczewski, Minnesota. Reference Mastercuts RM-1001‡
  • André Cluytens / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra / Samson François – Ravel: Piano Concertos [Stereo] (The Electric Recording Co. Edition)
  • Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole/Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra. ORG 0173-45 (180g, 45rpm, 2LP)‡
  • Ernest Ansermet / L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Régine Crespin – Ravel: Shéhérazade; Berlioz: Nuits D’Eté [Stereo] (1964 Original Pressing)
  • Ravel: Shéhérazade/De Los Angeles. HMV ALP 1979 (mono)
  • Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin/Paray, Detroit Symphony. Mercury 90213†
  • Rawsthorne: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 2. Lyrita SRCS-101
  • Respighi: Ancient Dances and Airs. Mercury/Original Recordings Group ORG-172-45 (45rpm, 2LP)*‡
  • Respighi: Brazilian Impressions. Mercury/Speakers Corner SR-90153‡
  • Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Respighi: Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Respighi: The Pines of Rome, Belkis, Queen of Sheba Suite/Oue. Reference Recordings‡
  • Reubke: The 94th Psalm. Orion ORS-78282
  • Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Rimsky-Korsakoff: Scheherazade [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Rochberg: Symphony No. 2/Torkanowsky. Columbia MS 6379
  • Rodrigo: Concierto Andaluz. Mercury SR-90488*
  • Rodrigo: Concierto Aranjuez/Yepes, Argenta. London CS-6046*
  • Rosen: String Quartet/New Music String Quartet. Epic LC 3333 (mono)
  • Rossini: I’Italiana in Algeri. Fonè 016
  • Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops Orchestra – Rossini-Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque; Ibert: Divertissement [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Roussel: Symphony No. 3/Dutoit, Orchestre National de France. Erato 75283
  • Walter Hendl / Dallas Symphony Orchestra / Izler Solomon / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra / Jascha Heifetz – Rozsa: Violin Concerto; Benjamin: Romantic Fantasy [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Ruggles: Sun Treader/Rozsnyai. Columbia MS 6801+
  • Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals/Fremaux. EMI/Klavier 527*‡
  • Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2/Rubinstein. RCA LSC-2234*
  • Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3/Dupre. Mercury SR-90012
  • Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3/Fremaux. EMI TWO-404*
  • Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3/Stern. Reference Recordings RM-1514 (45rpm)‡
  • Scarlatti: Horowtiz Plays Scarlatti. Columbia MS 6658+
  • Schmitt: Psalm 47. EMI ASD-2892
  • Schnittke: Quasi una sonata/Kremer, Gavrilov. EMI 065-03 766
  • Schoenberg: Gurrelieder/Ferencsik. HMV SLS 884
  • Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire/London Sinfonietta. Ace of Diamonds SDD520*
  • Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire/Virtuoso Chamber Ensemble. Argo RG 54 (mono)*
  • Schoenberg: Serenade/Robert Craft. Columbia M2S 762*
  • Schoenberg: Variations for Orchestra/Karajan, Berlin Phil. DG 2530 627
  • Schoenberg: Variations for Orchestra/Mehta, LA Phil. London Enterprise 414 440-1
  • Schoenberg: Violin Concerto/Zeitlin, Kubelik, Symphonie-Orchester der Bayerischen Rundfunks. DG 2530 257
  • Schubert: Death and the Maiden /Juilliard. RCA LSC-2378*
  • Schubert: Piano Sonata in A d.959/Serkin. Columbia MS 6849
  • Radu Lupu – Schubert: Piano Sonata in C Minor D.958; Moments Musicaux D.780 [Stereo] (1982 Original Pressing)
  • Schubert: Winterreise/Saeden. Proprius SWE-1982
  • Georg Solti / The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra – Schumann: The Four Symphonies; Overture, “Julius Caesar”; Overture, Scherzo and Finale [Stereo] (Box Set)
  • George Szell / The Cleveland Orchestra – The Four Schumann Symphonies [Stereo] (1971 Original Pressing)
  • Schuman: Symphony No. 3/Bernstein, New York Phil. Columbia MS 6245
  • Schuman: Violin Concerto/Tilson-Thomas. Deutsche Grammophon 2530 103
  • Claudio Abbado / Boston Symphony Orchestra – Skrjabin: Le Poème de l’Extase; Tschaikowsky: Romeo und Julia [Stereo] (The Original Source Series Edition)
  • Searle: Symphony No. 1/Boult. Decca/Speakers Corner ADEC 2232
  • Seeger: String Quartet 1931/Amati Quartet. Columbia MS 6142*
  • Sessions: Rhapsody for Orchestra/Prausnitz. Argo ZRG 702
  • Sessions: Symphony No. 3/Buketoff, Royal Philharmonic. RCA LSC-3095
  • Shapey: Variations. CRI SD 496*
  • Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1. EMI ASD-2924
  • Shostakovich: Cello Sonata/Fukačová. Panton 81 0696
  • Daniel Shafran / Lydia Pecherskaya – Shostakovich: Cello Sonata; Schubert: “Arpeggione” Sonata [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings/Marriner. Argo ZRG 674
  • Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2/Bernstein. Columbia/Impex LIMP6004*‡
  • Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues. Richter. Philips/Speakers Corner 835 204 AY‡
  • Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8/Borodin Quartet. Decca/Speakers Corner ADEC 6036‡
  • Fitzwilliam String Quartet – Shostakovich: The String Quartets [Stereo] (1980 Original Pressing)
  • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1/Martinon. RCA/Classic LSC-2322
  • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5/Mitchell, National Symphony Orchestra. RCA LSC-2261
  • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7. EMI ASD-SLS-897
  • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8/Previn. EMI ASD-2917
  • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10/Karajan, Berlin Phil. DG 2532 030
  • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13. EMI/Alto ASD-3911*
  • Sibelius: En Saga. EMI ASD-2486*
  • Sibelius: Finlandia/Karajan, Berlin Phil. DG 95120 (180g)‡
  • Sibelius: Four Legends. EMI ASD-3092
  • Sibelius: Symphony No. 2/Paray, Detroit. Mercury SR-90204*‡
  • Sibelius: Symphony No. 4/Karajan, Berlin Phil. DG 138 974
  • Alexander Gibson / London Symphony Orchestra – Sibelius: Symphony No. 5; Karelia Suite [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA/Decca Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Sibelius: Symphony No. 7/Karajan, Berlin Phil. DG 139 032
  • Sibelius: The Tempest. EMI ASD-2961*
  • Walter Hendl / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Jascha Heifetz – Sibelius: Violin Concerto [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Skalkottas: String Quartet No. 3/Dartington String Quartet. EMI ASD 2289
  • Smetana: Má Vlast/Harusa, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Accentus Music ACC49482 (180g, D2D, 45rpm, 3LP)‡
  • Stockhausen: Gesang der Jünglinge, Kontakte/Stockhausen. DG 138 811 SLPM
  • Stockhausen: Spiral/Wach/Japan/Pole. EMI Electrola 1C 165-02 313/14
  • J. Strauss: Waltzes/Reiner, CSO. RCA LSC-2500*
  • Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • R. Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra/Mehta, LA Philharmonic. Original Recordings Group ORG-159-45 (45rpm, 2LP)‡
  • Fritz Reiner / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra – Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel; Death and Transfiguration [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA/Decca Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • R. Strauss: Don Quixote/Kempe, Berlin. EMI Testament 326‡
  • George Szell / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf – Strauss: Four Last Songs; Five Songs with Orchestra [Stereo] (The Electric Recording Co. Edition)
  • R. Strauss: Vier Letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs)/Janowitz, Karajan, Berlin Phil. DG 2530 368
  • R. Strauss/Dvorák: Romantic Music For Violin and Piano/Steinhardt, Mayorga. Sheffield Lab 18*
  • Stravinsky: Ballets/Ansermet. London CSA-2308
  • Stravinsky: Ballets. Silver-Garburg Piano Duo. Berlin Classics‡
  • Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto. Reference Recordings RR-55*
  • Stravinsky: The Fire Bird (Complete Ballet)/Ansermet, L’Orchestre De La Suisse Romande. Decca/Speakers Corner SXL 2017 (180g)‡
  • Stravinsky: The Firebird (Suite)/Oue, Minnesota Orchestra. Reference Recordings RR1502 (200g)‡
  • Stravinsky: The Firebird (Suite)/Shaw, Atlanta. Telarc (Craft) TEL00005‡
  • Stravinsky: The Firebird (Suite)/Stokowski, Berlin. Capitol SP-8407
  • Stravinsky: Movements for Piano and Orchestra/Rosen, Stravinsky. Columbia MS 6272
  • Stravinsky: Octet/Stravinsky. Columbia MS 6272*
  • Stravinsky: Petrouchka (solo piano). Wilson W-8313*
  • Stravinsky: Petrouchka Numbered Limited Edition/Ansermet, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. ORG 0197-45 (180g, 45rpm, 2LP)‡
  • Stravinsky: Petrouchka/Ansermet. London CS-6009
  • Stravinsky: Petrouchka/Silver-Garburg Piano Duo. Berlin Classics 0300669BC‡
  • Stravinsky: Pulcinella/Marriner. Argo ZRG575
  • Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite, Apollon Musagète, Concerto for Strings/Suzuki, Tapiola Sinfonietta. BIS 2211‡
  • Riccardo Muti / The Philadelphia Orchestra – Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring [Stereo] (Mobile Fidelity Original Master Recording Series Half-Speed Mastered Edition)
  • Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring/Solti, CSO. Decca SXL-6691‡
  • Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring/Stravinsky. Columbia MS 6548
  • Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (solo piano)/Atamian. RCA ARC1-3636
  • Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 Movements/Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Decca 289 458 892-2 (2LP)
  • Sullivan-Mackerras: Pineapple Poll. EMI/Hi-Q 001‡
  • Sutermeister: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2/Nyffenegger, Albert, Nürnberger Symphoniker. Colosseum SM 556‡
  • Szymanowski: Fourth Symphony/Blumenthal, Kord. Unicorn UN1-75023
  • Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2/Szeryng. Philips 6500 421
  • Takemitsu: Garden Rain/Elgar Howarth. Decca Head 14
  • Tchaikovksy: Manfred/Previn. Alto/EMI ASD-3018*
  • Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker/Previn, LSO. EMI SLS-832
  • Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4–6/Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra. DG/Analogphonic LP 43092 (3LP)
  • Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Mendelssohn: Fingal’s Cave Overture; Liszt: Mephisto Waltz; Brahms: Tragic Overture [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Tchaikovsky/Nielsen: Souvenir Parts I & II/Trondheim Soloists. 2L*‡
  • Tcherepnin: Ten Bagatelles for Piano and Orchestra/Weber, Fricsay. DG 13870*
  • Leopold Stokowski / Symphony of the Air – Thomson: The Plow That Broke the Plains; Suite from ‘The River’ [Stereo] (Analogue Productions Edition)
  • Tippett: Concerto For Orchestra/Davis, LSO. Philips 412 378-1
  • Tippett: Symphony No. 2/Davis. Philips 6500 662
  • Toch: Symphony No. 3. Capitol SP-8364
  • Vainberg: Symphony No. 4/Kondrashin. Melodiya ASD 2755
  • Varèse: Arcana/Mehta. Decca SXL 6550
  • Vaughan Williams: Choral Music. EMI SLS-5082
  • Vaughan Williams: Job. EMI ASD-2673
  • Vaughan Williams: The Nine Symphonies. EMI SLS-822
  • Vaughan Williams: Sancta Civitas. EMI ASD-2422
  • Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5, The Wasps Overture/Previn. RCA SB-6856
  • Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No. 17/Brazilian Quartet. Odyssey 32160175
  • Vivaldi: The Four Seasons/Interpreti Veneziani Chamber Orchestra. Chasing the Dragon CTDLPI001*‡
  • Vivaldi: Lute Concertos & Trios. Hungaroton SLPX-11978*
  • Walton: Cello Concerto/Piatigorsky, Munch, BSO. RCA LSC-2109*
  • Walton: Crown Imperial/Fennell, Eastman. Mercury SR-90197
  • Anatole Fistoulari / Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden – Walton: Façade; Lecocq: Mamzelle Angot [Stereo] (Analogue Productions RCA/Decca Living Stereo Series Edition)
  • Walton: Five Bagatelles/Artzt. Meridian E77037*
  • Walton: Symphony No. 1/Previn. RCA LSC-2924
  • Walton: Violin Concerto/Haendel, Berglund. EMI ASD 3483*
  • Webern: Complete Works/Craft. Columbia K 4L 232 (mono)
  • Webern: Five Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5/LaSalle Quartet. Muza XL/SXL 0282*
  • Webern: Five Pieces for Orchestra/Dorati. Mercury SR 90316
  • Webern: Movement for String Trio/Ensemble HD. S&W V001‡
  • Webern: Passacaglia/Karajan, Berlin Phil. DG 2711 014
  • Grace Williams: Fantasy/Welsh Nursery Tunes. EMI ASD-3006*
  • Wirén: Serenade for Strings EMI ESD-7001
  • Wourinen: Ringing Changes for Percussion Ensemble/Wourinen, The New Jersey Percussion Ensemble. Nonesuch, H-71263
  • Zemlinski: Lyric Symphony/Fischer-Dieskau, Maazel, Berlin Phil. DG 2532 021

Special Merit: Operas and Oratorios

  • Peter Phillips / The Tallis Scholars – Allegri: Miserere; Mundy: Vox Patris Caelestis; Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli [Stereo] (1980 Original Pressing)
  • Bach: St. Matthew Passion/Pears, Fischer-Dieskau, Schwarzkopf/Klemperer. EMI/Columbia SAXS 2446 (4LP)+
  • Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle/Ludwig, Kertesz. Decca SET 311
  • Beethoven: Fidelio/Ludwig, Vickers, Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra. Columbia SAX 2451-2453 (3LP)+
  • Bellini: Norma/Callas, Serafin, La Scala Orchestra. Angel SCL-3615 (3LP)+
  • Berg: Lulu/Dohnányi, Vienna Phil. London OSA 13120 (4LP)
  • Berg: Lulu/Stratas, Boulez, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Paris. DG 2711 024 (4LP)
  • Berg: Wozzeck/Abbado, Vienna Phil. DG 423587-1 (2LP)
  • Berg: Wozzeck/Boulez, Paris National Opera. Columbia 32 21 0002
  • Bizet: Carmen/Bernstein. Deutsche Grammophon/Speakers Corner 2709 043‡
  • Brecht/Weill: Threepenny Opera/New York Shakespeare Festival. Columbia 34326
  • Britten: Billy Budd/Britten, Pears. London OSA-1390
  • Britten: Noye’s Fludde. Argo ZK-1
  • Britten: Peter Grimes/Britten, Pears, ROHO. Decca SXL 2150-2
  • Dallapiccolo: Il Prigioniero/Dorati, Salonen. Decca Headline 10
  • Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande/Boulez. Columbia M3 30119
  • French & Italian Opera Arias/Freni, Votto. EMI/Angel 34045
  • Christopher Hogwood / Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford / The Academy of Ancient Music / Judith Nelson / Emma Kirkby / David Thomas – Handel: Messiah, A Sacred Oratorio (1980 Original Pressing)
  • Henze: The Young Lord/Dohnányi. DG 138 257
  • Janácek: From the House of the Dead/Neumann. Supraphon 10 2941
  • Sir Charles Mackerras / Wiener Philharmoniker / Elisabeth Söderström / Wieslav Ochman / Petr Dvorský / Eva Randová / Lucia Popp – Janáček: Jenůfa [Stereo] (Original UK Edition)
  • Sir Charles Mackerras / Wiener Philharmoniker / Elisabeth Söderström / Petr Dvorský / Naděžda Kniplová – Janáček: Katya Kabanova [Stereo] (Original UK Edition)
  • Janácek: The Makropoulos Case/Mackerras. London OSA 12116
  • Janácek: Slavonic Mass/Lear, Kubelik, Symphonie-Orchester der Bayerischen Rundfunks. DG 138 954
  • Menotti: Amahl & the Night Visitors. RCA LSC-2762‡
  • Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro/Siepi, Gueden, E. Kleiber, Vienna Phil. London OSA 1402 (4LP)
  • Mozart: The Magic Flute/Solti. London OSA 1397
  • Mozart: The Magic Flute/Klemperer, Gedda, Janowitz, Popp, et al. His Master’s Voice SLS 912-3/Angel SCL-3651 (3LP)
  • Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov/Ghiaurov, Karajan. Decca SET-514/7
  • Poulenc: The Dialogues of the Carmelites/Duclos, Crespin. HMV 2C 153-12801-3+
  • Puccini: La Bohème/Pavarotti, Freni, Karajan. Decca SET-565/6
  • Puccini: Madame Butterfly/De Los Angeles, Santini. Angel S 3604
  • Puccini: Tosca/Callas, Di Stefano, De Sabata. Testament (180g, 2LP, mono)‡+
  • Puccini: Tosca/Price, Karajan. RCA LDS-7022
  • Puccini: Turandot/Sutherland, Pavarotti, Mehta. Decca SET 561-3
  • Schoenberg: Moses und Aaron/Boulez. Columbia M233594
  • Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Minsk/Rostropovich EMI 49955
  • R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten/Solti. Deutsche Grammophon 136911/14
  • R. Strauss: Elektra/Nilsson, Solti. Decca/Speakers Corner 354/5‡
  • R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier/Schwarzkopf, Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra. Angel Records 3563 D/L (4LP, mono)+
  • R. Strauss: Salome/Nilsson, Solti. Decca 228/9
  • Verdi: Aida/Tebaldi, Karajan. London OSA-1313
  • Verdi: Macbeth/Abbado, Verrett, Domingo. Deutsche Gramm 2709 062
  • Verdi: Otello/McCracken, Barbirolli. HMV SLS940/3
  • Verdi: Requiem/Gedda, Schwarzkopf, Ludwig, Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra, et al. His Masters Voice SAN 133-34†+
  • Wagner: Parsifal/Knappertsbusch. Philips/Speakers Corner 835 220/24 AY (5LP)‡
  • Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen. London Records RING S-1 (19LP)
  • Wilhelm Furtwängler / Kirsten Flagstad / Ludwig Suthaus – Wagner: Tristan und Isolde [Mono] (Original UK Edition)
  • Weill: The Threepenny Opera Suite/Chicago Pro Musica. Reference Recordings RR-29

Special Merit: Collections

Special Merit: Informal

Special Merit: Singles & EPs

  • A-ha: Take On Me. British Warner Brothers W-9006
  • Greg Allman: Midnight Rider, These Days. Mercury/Analogue Productions AAPP 123-45-P (45rpm)‡
  • Andrew Bird: Useless Creatures. Fat Possum Records FP1219-1‡
  • David Bowie: Let’s Dance. EMI-America SQ-17093
  • China Crisis: In a Catholic Style. British Virgin VS-765112
  • Death Cab For Cutie: The Georgia E.P. (Death Cab For Cutie Self-released, pink vinyl)‡
  • Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Relax. British Virgin/ZTT-1ZZTAS1
  • Freeez: I.O.U. Streetwise SWRL-2210
  • Bill Henderson: Send in the Clowns. Classic Records/Jazz Planet 0779-33/45C (45rpm)‡
  • Human League: Don’t You Want Me. British Virgin 466-12B
  • Greg Kihn Band: Jeopardy. Beserkley 0-67932
  • Sofia Kourtesis: Fresia Magdalena. Technicolour TCLR0137
  • New Order: Blue Monday. Qwest Records 20332-0
  • Propaganda: Machinery. British Virgin/ZTT 12xZ TAS 12
  • Lionel Richie: All Night Long. Motown 4514-MG
  • Satchmo Plays King Oliver. Audio Fidelity/Analogue Productions AAPJ 5930-45-P (45rpm)‡
  • DJ Shadow: The Mountain Has Fallen. Mass Appeal. MSAP0046EP‡
  • Sonar: The Bill Laswell Mix Translations. 7d Media 7d 1911‡
  • Sylvan Esso: Kick Jump Twist. Loma Vista 88072 01438 (45rpm)‡
  • Jeff Tweedy: Love Is The King. dBpm DBPM-005-20-7 (45rpm)‡
  • Gerry Woo: Help Yourself. Polydor 887-529-1
  • Yaz: Don’t Go. Mute Yaz-001
  • Yello: Lost Again. Elektra 966790
  • Yello & Shirley Bassey: The Rhythm Divine. Mercury 888-746-1

Special Merit: Film and Broadway Scores

  • Sonny Rollins – Alfie (Original Music from the Score) [Stereo] (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series Edition)
  • Badalamenti: Lost Highway. Nothing/Polydor 5741133‡
  • The Band: The Last Waltz. Warner Bros. 3146‡
  • The Beatles: A Hard Day’s Night. Capitol 3782572 (mono)‡
  • The Beatles: Help! Capitol 3782574 (mono)‡
  • Bennett: Murder on the Orient Express. Capitol Records ST-11361
  • E. Bernstein: The Grifters. Varese Sarabande VS-5290
  • L. Bernstein: West Side Story. Columbia/Analog Spark OS 2001/79301836801-8 2*‡
  • L. Bernstein: Symphonic Suite From On the Waterfront. Columbia MS6251
  • Bliss: Things to Come. EMI ASD-3416*
  • Byrne, et al.: Something Wild. MCA Records MCA-6194
  • Cooder: Paris, Texas. Real Gone Music RLGM 05431PMI‡
  • Miles Davis – Ascenseur pour l’echafaud [Mono] (Sam Records Edition)
  • Desplat and Mothersbaugh: Moonrise Kingdom. ABKCO (45rpm)‡
  • Goldsmith: The Boys from Brazil. A&M Records SP-4731
  • Goldsmith: Chinatown. ABC ABDP-848
  • Herrmann: Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest. Soundtrack Factory SF 579421‡
  • Herrmann: Citizen Kane/Gerhardt, LSO. ORG (180g, 45rpm, 2LP)‡
  • Herrmann: The Fantasy Film World. Decca PFS-4309
  • Herrmann: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Filmmusic Collection FMC-4*
  • Herrmann: The Three Worlds of Gulliver. Decca PFS-4337
  • Homrich/Gascoigne: The Emerald Forest. Varese Sarabande STV-81244
  • Horner: Glory. Virgin 1-91329
  • Jarre: The Professionals. Colgems COSO-5001
  • Kander & Ebb: Chicago [The Miramax Motion Picture Soundtrack]. Barnes & Noble Exclusive (red vinyl) 
  • Kern: Show Boat/McGlinn, Von Stade, Stratas. EMI
  • Mancini: Hatari! RCA/Analogue Productions AAPP 2559-45-P (45rpm)‡
  • Mancini: The Pink Panther. RCA/Analogue Productions LSP-2795-45 (45rpm)‡
  • Curtis Mayfield – Super Fly [Stereo] (Mobile Fidelity GAIN 2 Series 45 RPM Edition)
  • Moroder: Cat People. Backstreet BSR-6107
  • Morricone: The Mission. Virgin 90567-1
  • Myrow/Seagrave: Phantasm. Varese VC-81105
  • Nitzsche: The Hot Spot. Antilles/Analogue Productions 8755 (45rpm)‡
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? Lost Highway 619101‡
  • Porter: Anything Goes (LuPone). RCA Victor 7769-1-RC†
  • Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible. EMI SLS-5110
  • Rota: Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile. Capitol Records SW-11866
  • Rota: The Godfather. Geffen Records B0022409-01‡
  • Rózsa: Ben Hur. Decca PFS-4394
  • Rózsa: Quo Vadis. Decca PFS-4430
  • Sondheim: Pacific Overtures. RCA ARL-1-1367
  • Sondheim: Sweeney Todd. RCA CBL2-3379
  • Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense 2023. Sire 83283 (180g, 2LP)†‡
  • Tiomkin: Lost Horizons. British RCA GL-43445
  • Tiomkin: The Thing. British RCA RL-42005
  • Vangelis: Antarctica. Japanese Polydor 2MM-0290
  • Various: The Darjeeling Limited. ABKCO 0018771830016‡
  • Various: The Flight of the Condor. BBC Records REB-440
  • Various: Goodfellas. Atlantic 670.9313
  • Various: Grease. RSO 2658 125‡
  • Various: Pulp Fiction. Universal 5345461‡
  • Waxman: Sunset Boulevard: The Music of Franz Waxman/Gerhardt, LSO. ORG 0147-45 (180g, 45rpm, 2LP)‡
  • John Williams At The Movies. Reference Mastercuts RR-142 (2LP, 180g)‡
  • Winehouse, et al.: Amy. Republic 65739 (180g, 2LP)‡
  • Zimmer: Dunkirk. Music on Vinyl MOVATM171‡