INITIAL POSTINGS-JANUARY 2000
UPDATED APRIL 2008
OVERVIEW
The Contenders, Musical Taste and Sonic Priorities
The Reviewer's Audio System, Objectivity and Intellectual Independence
THE "MISSING" RECORDS
Those "Desirable" Original Pressings
MY FAVORITE CLASSICAL RECORDINGS NEW!
LP DESCRIPTIONS
The Divinity-Full Descriptions and Awards
The Demi-Gods-Full Descriptions and Awards
The Basic List-Full Description and Award-Ancient Music & Small Scale Classical
The Basic List-Full Descriptions-Large Scale Orchestra & Opera
The Basic List-Full Descriptions-Pop/Jazz/Folk/Ethnic Music & Soundtracks
The Basic List-Full Descriptions and Award-Essays & Controversies
The Honorable Mentions-Some Descriptions
Back to Audio Critique
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The "detailed descriptions" of these LPs may be read by visiting the respective file for each classification (see the Internal Links Section below). These "descriptions" also include many essays and anecdotes, plus comparisons of the different recordings and pressings of the famous "blockbuster" orchestral works.
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It is based on more than 30 years of listening to an endless variety of records and pressings on countless systems. Like the "sister" List of Reference Components, this list will also evolve as I discover other records and pressings and listen to them with my increasingly revealing system.
The list of "contenders" is/was extremely large and inclusive. It includes not only my own present collection, but all the new (audiophile) records I sold as a dealer in the 1980's and 1990's, the huge amount of (mainly used) records I purchased in the last 25 years and the enormous amount of records that have become available for me to audition in the last 20 years, when I began selling used records.
As an entirety, this includes virtually every well-known audiophile record ever made, including those from all "the famous lists", plus numerous alternative pressings.
This list will, of course, reflect my taste in music, but not completely. Sadly, I have discovered that, like most music lovers, most of my favorite music and performances were not recorded to the highest standards. Accordingly, you will see some music (such as 20th Century Classical) listed here in numbers that are far out of proportion to my actual listening tastes.
While I rarely listen to music that I don't enjoy, I have done so in the past and will do so in the future if I feel the reputation, or even the hype, of the recording demands it.
I mainly listen to music with acoustical instruments; classical, jazz, folk, ethnic etc., but I also enjoy some electronic, synthesizer styles; rock, soundtracks etc. I particularly enjoy "ancient music", meaning music from the Middle/Dark Ages (pre 1400 A.D.) up to the beginnings of the Baroque Period, around 1600. This includes the "Renaissance" Period.
The only qualification for this list is the sonic superiority of the LP, and NOT the quality of the music and/or the performance.
In addition, the records are almost all from "well-known" labels. I have decided that putting together a list of LPs consisting mainly of rare, unknown artists and labels almost impossible to find, would be a useless exercise. Still, I did add a few "rarities" to the mix, when I felt that their extraordinary sonic qualities just couldn't be ignored.
My sonic objective is very simple: I want to believe that I am somehow hearing something that is "real". This means either being transported to the actual performance space, or the performers entering my listening room.
To achieve this "magical" realization, the record must sound "complete", natural and "alive" ("immediate"). I must strongly emphasize to readers that this is strictly a "sustained gut feeling", using only the listener's basic instincts and senses. This is true for all experiences with "live sound".
Other sonic qualities (like the proper size of the soundstage; the correct size, position and spacing of the instruments; counting members of the chorus etc.) which have to be "analyzed", using only the listener's "thought processes", are not as important to me.
Nor should they ever be important to any music lover. Why not?
Further- For those readers interested in a more "in-depth" explanation and description of my sonic priorities, go to the "Priorities and Distinctions" section within The Reference Components.
Despite what has been written and proclaimed for years by others, to the point of nausea, the correct tonal balance of a recording is not as important as the correct tonal balance of an audio component or "system". Why not?
There is no "absolutely correct tonal balance", it changes depending on where, and even when, the instrument, including a voice, is recorded. So when (not if) it is altered, slightly, in a recording, it is still well within the realm of normal, or "natural", and shouldn't draw attention to itself.
However, a noticeable tonal alteration within a component or a system has very different implications. This circumstance will mean that every single piece of music played through that system will contain that same alteration, or "coloration". The resulting sound will eventually become predictable and monotonous, which are the deadly "enemies" of the appreciation and enjoyment of music. In effect, there is a major difference how a critical listener relates to something that lasts only 20 to 50 minutes, and something that is "permanent".
Analogy- The taste of curry, weak or strong, is natural in an Indian restaurant, and something to look forward to, but what if (even a little) curry was in everything, all the time? A person may eventually curse the day they first tasted it.
That is why a typical recording, which must sound at least somewhat "different" from the others, is interesting, while a system with that exact same "difference", which would be audible on every single recording, will be the formula for an inevitable and profound discontent.
The audio system that I use to audition and evaluate these records is described in detail in the essay: My Audio System.
It is an all-out, purist, minimalist system that was designed, built, dedicated and optimized exclusively for reproducing analog records. The importance of the system chosen to evaluate records can not be overstated. In certain instances, the inherent quality of two LPs can actually be reversed within a system that is not performing at the highest level. An example of this (somewhat rare) phenomenon can be found in the excerpt below, which is from a comparison of two tube amplifiers; the Stromberg-Carlson AP55 versus the Coincident MP 300B, that I/we made in June 2004.
The two LPs were:
1. John Klemmer-Touch-Mobile Fidelity, and
2. Dom Um Romao-Saudades-Water Lily.
It must be first noted that neither of these LPs is "demanding", in the sense that a Mahler symphony would be, since they're both "light Jazz", so the difference in power of the two amps was irrelevant. Also, I didn't intend to compare the recording quality of these two records, it just ended up happening because of the totally unexpected initial results. It all started innocently...
Both records sounded predictably excellent on the Stromberg-Carlsons, but I was immediately faced with a serious dilemma because, in a number of ways, the Klemmer/MFSL sounded better than the Romao/WL. This should not have been possible. Why? This was my dilemma:
How could the Klemmer LP, which I had placed in "The Honorable Mentions" (the lowest category of my record list, The Supreme Recordings) sound better than the Romao LP, which I had placed in "The Divinity" (the highest category)? My personal thoughts at the time were; "What the hell is going on here? How could I have been so wrong in assessing both LPs?" Then we played both of the LPs again, back to back, using the Coincident amplifiers.
Both of the records sounded better, but this time the Saudades LP "wiped the floor" with the Klemmer. The respective sonics were now the same as when I originally played the two LPs on my own system (where almost all of the posted LP evaluations were made); the Klemmer was still excellent, but the Saudades was simply incredible; a great record. Just as I remembered. What could have happened that would mask the previously obvious qualitative differences between them? (And to such an extent that their qualitative rankings were reversed?)
I've long felt, and have now finally confirmed to my own satisfaction, that to hear, and appreciate, the finest recordings requires an audio system that does "the least harm" to the sonics. To achieve this goal requires an audio system with a simple, well executed and matched signal path. Anything less will pervert the audio signal to such a degree that the subtle musical qualities, which distinguish "excellent" from "great" recordings, will essentially disappear. This will then leave only those relatively gross musical qualities which, depending on the peculiarities of the system, could be fortuitously enchanced or, just as likely, even further compromised. Thus the inevitable result; fruitless and endless disputes about which recording is superior, based entirely on how well the recording matches the unique strengths and weaknesses of that particular audiophile's system."
It feel is very relevant to note that I paid for all the records you will read about, and many of them cost me "big bucks". I have never received any "complimentary" LPs, even during all the years I have been in the audio business. The best I have done is to receive wholesale prices and a few "demos" way back in the early 1980's, when my former retail store sold new records.
In short: I don't owe anyone any "favors", and this objective perspective is reflected in my choices and descriptions of the LPs below.
This list is not based on any other similar lists, such as the very famous list of The Absolute Sound (TAS). I am also not influenced by the "conventional wisdom" of "reviewers", collectors, "experts" and used record dealers concerning what labels or pressings are the most desirable. (Of course, some duplication of recordings is inevitable.)
I have discovered through very disappointing (and sometimes costly) experiences that the issues of greed, ego, ignorance, laziness, fear and common incompetence have been routine when other such lists and recommendations have been made public, especially concerning the subject of which pressings are most preferable.
To make things crystal clear: I am totally unconcerned by the effects of this list on both the used LP market prices and my future "relationships" or "reputation" with members of the audiophile press, record collectors and/or the (used) record business.
Keeping that declaration in mind...
TopMany readers are going to be surprised when they realize that this list (unlike the TAS list) is not dominated by all those (now famous) early classical records from the so-called "Golden Age" (Mercury and RCA etc). In fact...
Not even one "famous original pressing" is on this list.
This is not an oversight.
I have owned a large number of these records.
I have heard even more of these records;
On many different occasions;
Including many different pressings;
And on many different systems.
They are not here because they don't deserve to be here. They have constituted the largest single disappointment I have had in my audio/musical life.
To make things crystal clear:
Not one Original Mercury "Living Presence", RCA "Shaded Dog", Columbia "Six-eye", Decca "Wide-Band 2000" or London "Blueback" pressing has made this list, so far.
This is not the place to discuss (in depth) their numerous sonic shortcomings.
Now, I freely admit that the finest of them do have some excellent qualities, but their:
1. High levels of distortion,
2. Inevitable sonic "veil",
3. Compression* of the the recorded dynamics,
4. Rolled-off bass and highs,* (which usually causes a)
5. Pschoacoustic brightness,**
6. Relentless "background" surface noises and
7. High "sound-floor",
are all far too noticeable and obtrusive compared to the finest of the modern pressings on this list. And the above even assumes that the record will be in mint (undamaged) condition, which is a rare, "best-case" scenario.
In short, these early pressings almost always sound exactly like what they actually are: "Old Records".
*As stated by the late Jack Pfeiffer, the Producer of many of the original RCA "Shaded Dogs", in his last interview (with Michael Fremer of The Tracking Angle):
Fremer: "So the people that think the originals are the holy grail, those are the magic, they're mistaken?"
Pfeiffer: "They are totally mistaken."
Pfeiffer: "They (the "original" RCA Shaded Dogs) had to be tailored to the deficiencies of the cutting and the playback system of the day. We used to listen to lacquers... on our own systems, you know, in the office and also at home, and we'd make judgments about... whether the compression was too great or whatever, because when the mix down was made to make the production master, they tried to limit the bass, they tried to limit the dynamics, and to some extent, they tried to limit the high frequency content at the end because they knew that that was going to be on the inside (center) of the record." (my bold and emphasis)
**As stated in "The Audiophiles Guide to London Bluebacks" written by Robert Moon & Michael Gray (on page 20):
"...there is a harsh brightness to the Decca-London early stereo records because the disc cutters were weak in reproducing frequencies above 10khz. The pressings made after 1968--to my knowledge all FFRR--were made with the Neumann SX-68 helium-cooled disc cutter which could reveal the sweet high frequenices on the original tape. It's for that reason that the later FFRR pressings are often superior to the early FFSS pressings."
The above (and their other) sonic problems are discussed in much greater depth within "The Descriptions", "The Essays" and "The Controversies" of the different classifications.
I realize that I will be the subject of continual animosity and even ridicule because of their absence. In fact, I already have. I don't care. The only thing that really matters is:
"The Emperor is Naked!"*.
As far as I am concerned, the more audiophiles who eventually realize how grossly overrated those early pressings actually are, the better it will be for everyone in the long run. As far as the people (including writers and reviewers) who actually own and "promote" these pressings, a number of whom I have met over the years, ...
My consistent personal experiences are that the majority of them are highly insecure "snobs". In this instance, people who appear to feel a deep and irresistable need to possess things that they feel are "rare" and "special". (Their idea of a "trophy".) They are convinced that the possession of these "things" is the definitive proof that they are also "special", and this distinguishes them from "ordinary" people.
*I always enjoyed the fable "The Emperor's New Clothes" as a child. I never realized and appreciated the basic truth, wisdom and profound understanding of human nature underlying it until well into my "adult" years. The "Original Pressings" doctrine is the closest "real-life" equivalent to that original fable that I have ever experienced.
1. The early, Classical Recordings (many of the finest ever made) must be kept totally distinct from their respective Pressings, which originated from that identical period.
2. The situation with the early, original pressings of Non-Classical recordings is Different. They will not make this list either, but...
The original pressings of Rock, Pop and Jazz LPs are almost always preferable to the vast majority of their respective reissues.
3. The best of the original RCAs ("Shaded Dogs") are the finest of the early Classical pressings. This means that they were the most natural and "real", and noticeably superior to almost all of the early Deccas, Mercurys etc. They also used better quality vinyl and had lower surface noise.
They are still competitive, and in many instances even preferable, to most "modern recordings" and records. The finest of the modern recordings and pressings (within this list) are still in another league. The Mercurys, by comparison, were not as natural or "real", but much more realistically "dynamic" than the vast majority of records made since then.
Further- Please check out my essay in Audio Critique pertaining to this issue. It is titled: Purchasing used Classical LPs. It focuses on different recording labels and pressings. This essay may help explain some of my choices if they appear unconventional at first.
TopThe first being THE DIVINITY; the finest sounding records ever made, or at least that I have heard.
They are an absolute requirement to hear and to use as references for all other software and hardware evaluation. Hopefully, they will be enjoyable to listen to as well. While these LPs are not "perfect", they still can definitely be described as "great", a very overused word today, but finally appropriate when characterizing these records.
"The Divinity" is limited to the top 25 records.
The second class, right below and just about at the same sonic level of "The Divinity", is THE DEMIGODS; which consists of those records that just missed making the very top. I feel it is imperative to make these fine distinctions. No religious implications or insult are meant by the use of these terms. Just enthusiasm! There are approximately 50 records within this category.
The third class is still larger, with more than 200 records. Their overall quality are not quite equal to the those discussed above, but they are still superb. This section is designated as THE BASIC LIST.
Finally, those LPs that I feel almost made this list are designated as THE HONORABLE MENTIONS. They are still being acknowledged because they all have some outstanding sonic attributes which should be recognized. In short, readers shouldn't overlook these very special LP's. This category, by its nature, will be the most inclusive and the largest in number of the four.
All the records, with the exception of The Honorable Mentions, will receive descriptions of their sonics (and sometimes the music). I may even include some comparisons when relevant. I no longer mention the LP's approximate selling price, since this will change much too frequently for me to be even "ballpark" accurate.
The entire list, not including The Honorable Mentions, will eventually total somewhere around 300 records. Box sets (albums) will only count as one LP, no matter how many records are in it.
I strongly feel that it is always useful, and informative, to have "References" and "Standards". It is an ideal (and target) for all the others to aim for, and it also provides the readers with the important knowledge and understanding of where the reviewer actually stands, and what his or her ultimate values really are.
Accordingly, I have revealed my choices for those records that I believe are "the very best of their kind" (Orchestral, chamber, jazz etc.) in sonics. This has been done in the form of an "Award", which is just a very minor recognition and appreciation of achievements that, I feel, are uniquely special.
The awards can be found within the respective files with the detailed descriptions. The links are at the very bottom of this page.
TopThis is the entire list of The Supreme Recordings, but without the descriptions.
The records have been placed in their respective "Classes". These can never be "final", so these classifications may be changed sometime in the future.
The order of the records listed below is irrelevant. It is based strictly on titles, musical genres and record labels.
LEONIN-ECOLE NOTRE~DAME-ENSEMBLE ORGANUM-HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 1148
MUSIQUE DE LA GRECE ANTIQUE-GREGORIO PANIAGUA-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 1015
PALESTRINA-MISSA BREVIS-CANDOMINO CHOIR-FG FGLP-1028
VILLANCICOS-ATRIUM MUSICAE DE MADRID-HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE-HM 1025
BACH-BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS 4 & 5-TIMEGATE TG 234
BACH-GOLDBERG VARIATIONS-MICHEL KIENER-CERCLE KALLISTOS CK 1004
BEETHOVEN-PIANO SONATA NO. 23 (APPASSIONATA)-KAMIYA-RCA RDCE-4 (45 RPM)
JEFTA/PSALTARPSALMER-ANGBY KAMMARKOR/COLLDEN-PROPRIUS 7840
VIVALDI-FLUTE CONCERTOS-SEE-HARMONIA MUNDI (USA) HMC 5193
AUDIO SYMPHONY (CHECK UP YOUR SOUNDS VOL. 1)-RCA RVLE-1
ORCHESTRATIONS ASTROMANTIC-OTAKA-RCA RDCE-6
ROBERTO GERHARD-THE PLAGUE-DORATI-DECCA HEAD 6
MASSENET-DON QUICHOTTE-GHIAUROV/KORD-LONDON 0SA 13134/DECCA D 156 D3
MUSSORGSKY-PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION/FIREBIRD SUITE-MUTI-MOBILE FIDELITY MFSL 1-520
THE ROYAL BALLET-ANSERMET- RCA LDS 6065 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
STRAVINSKY-PETROUCHKA-DANON-CHESKY CR42
STRAVINSKY-THE FIREBIRD-DORATI-MERCURY SR90226 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
VARESE-ARCANA/INTEGRALES/IONISATION-MEHTA-DECCA SXL 6550/LONDON CS 6752/LONDON ENTERPRISE 414 170-1
BELAFONTE RETURNS TO CARNEGIE HALL-RCA LS0-6007 (CLASSIC REISSUE)**
FOR DUKE-BILL BERRY (ET AL)-M & K REALTIME RECORDS-RT-101
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD & FRIENDS-SHEFFIELD LAB 23
KITAMURA-SWING SESSIONS-RCA RDCE-10
SAUDADES-DOM UM ROMAO-WATER LILY WLA-CS-16
THE SINGING BOWLS OF TIBET-ALAIN PRESENCER-SAYDISC SDL 326
*EXPLANATION:
**THESE TWO ALBUMS ARE CONSIDERED AS ONE SELECTION
TopGOULD-LATIN-AMERICAN SYMPHONETTE-ABRAVANEL-ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS APC 003
RAVEL-WORKS FOR ORCHESTRA-SKROWAEZEWSKI-ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS APC 007
THOMSON-PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS-STOKWOSKI-ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS AP 001
THE WEAVERS-REUNION IN CARNEGIE HALL-ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS-APF 005 (180 GRAM)
LA SPAGNA- ATRIVM MVSICAE DE MADRID/GREGORIO PANIAGUA- BIS LP-163/64
ENGLISH AYRES AND DUETS-THE CAMERATA OF LONDON-HYPERION A66003*
TROUBADOUR SONGS AND MEDIEVAL LYRICS-HILLIER-HYPERION A66094*
JOHNSEN-KANTAT, SONAT & ODER-LJUNGGREN-PROPRIUS PROP 7805
VILLA-LOBOS-UIRAPURU-EVEREST LPZ 1003 (180 GRAM REISSUE)
EARL "FATHA" HINES-M & K REALTIME RECORDS RT-105
JOHN KLEMMER-STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART-NAUTILUS NR-4
MIDNIGHT SUGAR-YAMAMOTO-THREE BLIND MICE TBM-23*
SARADAMANI-VISHWA MOHAN BHATT/NAMDARI-WATER LILY-WLA-ES-23
BRITTEN-THREE CHURCH PARABLES-PEARS/SHIRLEY-QUIRK/BRITTEN-DECCA 1BB 101/3
GERHARD-CONCERTO/RAWSTHORNE-SYMPHONY NO. 3-NORMAN DEL MAR-ARGO ZRG 553
MATHIAS-HARP CONCERTO/DANCE OVERTURE-ATHERTON-DECCA SXL 6607/O-L SOL 346*
SCHOENBERG-VARIATIONS FOR ORCHESTRA OP.31-MEHTA-LONDON ENTERPRISE 414 440-1
STRAVINSKY-AGON/BERG-CHAMBER CONCERTO-ATHERTON-ARGO ZRG 937
BRITTEN-DEATH IN VENICE-BEDFORD-LONDON OSA 13109/DECCA SET 581
DELIBES-LAKME-SUTHERLAND/BONYNGE-LONDON OSA 1391/DECCA SET 387/9
STRAUSS, R.-DIE AGYPTISCHE HELENA-JONES/DORATI-DECCA D176 D3/LONDON OSA 13135*
BARTOK-MUSIC FOR STRINGS, PERCUSSION & CELESTA-DECCA 6111 (SPEAKERS CORNER)*
GRIEG-PIANO CONCERTO/LITOLFF-SCHERZO/FRANCK-CURZON-DECCA SXL 2173 (ALTO)
KODALY-HARY JANOS SUITE-KERTESZ-DECCA SXL 6136 (SPEAKERS CORNER)*
HANDEL-WATER MUSIC-MCGEGAN-HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 7010
MARTIN CODAX-CANTIAGAS DE AMIGO-CRISWICK-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 1060*
TARENTULE~TARENTELLE-GREGORIO PANIAGUA-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 379
RAVEL-RAPSODIE ESPAGNOLE/LA VALSE-PARAY-MERCURY SR90313 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
ROMANTIC RUSSIA (BORODIN, GLINKA, MUSSORGSKY)-SOLTI-MOBILE FIDELITY MFSL 517
STRAVINSKY-THE RITE OF SPRING-MUTI-MOBILE FIDELITY MFSL 1-519
LISZT-VIA CRUCIS-ANDRE LYNCH-PIERRE VERANY PV 8292*
ULTREIA!-POLYPHONIA ANTIQUA-PIERRE VERANY PV 83032
STRAVINSKY-SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE-REINER-RCA LSC-2150 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
*THIS RECORD OR ALBUM HAS SONICS COMPARABLE TO THOSE LPS WITHIN "THE DIVINITY"
HAYDN-DIE SCHOPFUNG-LA PETITE BANDE/KUIJKEN-ACCENT ACC 8228-9
MOZART-(4) FLUTE QUARTETS-KUIJKEN-ACCENT ACC 8225
BYRD-MY LADYE NEVELLS BOOKE-HOGWOOD-L'OISEAU-LYRE D29D 4
DUFAY-COMPLETE SECULAR MUSIC-THE MEDIEVAL ENSEMBLE-L'OISEAU-LYRE D 237 D6
FALLA-EL RETABLO DE MAESE PEDRO/PSYCHE-RATTLE-ARGO ZRG 921
GERHARD-SYMPHONY NO.4/VIOLIN CONCERTO-DAVIS/NEAMAN-ARGO 701*
HOLST-SAVITRI/CHORAL HYMNS FROM THE RIG VEDA-BAKER/TEAR/HOLST-ARGO ZK 98
MATHIAS-CLARINET CONCERTO/LAUDI/OTHER WORKS-ATHERTON-ARGO ZRG 882
MESSIAEN-CHRONOCHROMIE/BOULEZ/KOECHLIN-DORATI/BOULEZ-ARGO ZRG 756*
THE PLAY OF DANIEL-PRO CANTIONE ANTIQUA-BROWN-ARGO ZRG 900
SESSIONS-RHAPSODY FOR ORCHESTRA/SYMPHONY NO.8-PRAUSNITZ-ARGO ZRG 702
SHOSTAKOVICH-CONCERTO FOR PIANO, TRUMPET AND STRINGS-MARRINER-ARGO ZRG 674
CHANTS DE L'EXIL-BOSTON CAMERATA/COHEN-ERATO STU 71429
CONSORT MUSIC OF THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE-EXTEMPORE STINGS-MERIDIAN E 77003
MEDIEVAL CHRISTMAS-BOSTON CAMERATA/COHEN-NONESUCH 71315
MYTHOMANIA-BAREN GASSLIN-DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI-069-99-948
ROMANCES-ESTHER LAMANDIER-ALIENOR AL 10*
BACH-PEASANT & COFFEE CANTATAS-HARNONCOURT-TELEFUNKEN 641359
BEETHOVEN-SERENADEN OP.8 UND OP.25-AITKEN/MENDELSSOHN-ENSEMBLE-FSM 52 236 EB
BOULEZ-PLI SELON PLI-BOULEZ/BRYN-JULSON/BBC SYMPHONY-ERATO NUM 75050
CHOPIN-PIANO SONATA NO. 3, SCHERZO NO. 2-AUER-RCA RDCE-7*
COPLAND & MENOTTI PIANO CONCERTOS-EARL WILD-ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS APC 029
DEBUSSY/RAVEL-PIANO WORKS-MORAVEC-ATHENA ALSY-10002*
HANDEL-BELSHAZZAR-HARNONCOURT-DAS ALTE WERK/TELEFUNKEN-635326
KNUSSEN-SYMPHONY 3/BAINBRIDGE-VIOLA CONCERTO-TRAMPLER-UNICORN RHD 400
LEONARDO LEO-THE COMPLETE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC-TAFELMUSIK-COLLEGIUM 8405/06
MISSA GALLICA (LALLEMENT)-AUVIDIS AV 4724
PAGANINNI-LE COUVENT DU MONT ST BERNARD-DYNAMIC DS 4027
PARADISUS MUSICUS-MELCHIOR FRANCK-CARUS FSM 63110
RACHMANINOFF-SYMPHONIC DANCES-JOHANOS-ATHENA 10001
SCHURMANN-SIX STUDIES OF FRANCIS BACON-BBC SYMPHONY ORCH.-CHANDOS ABR 1011
THEODORAKIS/NERUDA-CANTO GENERAL-ATMA-SPHERE 3-001
WEILL-THE TREEPENNY OPERA/MILHAUD-LA CREATION-WEISBERG-NONESUCH H-71281
SONGS OF KINGS AND WARRIORS-AL-HAJI PAPA BUNKA SUSSO-WATER LILY WLA-AS-15
LES TRADITIONS RITUELLES DES BONPOS TIBETAINS-OCORA 558622
GERSHWIN-PORGY AND BESS-MAAZEL-LONDON OSA 13116/DECCA SET 609-11
JANACEK-KATYA KABANOVA-SODERSTROM/MACKERRAS-LONDON OSA 12109/DECCA D51-D2
MASSENET-ESCLARMONDE-SUTHERLAND/BONYNGE-LONDON OSA 13118/DECCA SET 612/14
OFFENBACH-THE TALES OF HOFFMANN-SUTHERLAND-LONDON OSA 13106/DECCA SET 545-7
PUCCINI-TOSCA-PRICE/VON KARAJAN-LONDON OSA 1284/DECCA 5BB 123-4
PUCCINI-TURANDOT-SUTHERLAND/PAVAROTTI/MEHTA-LONDON OSA 13108/DECCA SET 561
SHOSTAKOVICH-LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK-VISHNEVSKAYA-EMI SLS 5157
GILBERT & SULLIVAN-HMS PINAFORE-LONDON 1209 OR DECCA SKL 4081 4082
TCHAIKOVSKY-EUGENE ONEGIN-WEIKL/KUBIAK/SOLTI-LONDON OSA 13112/DECCA SET 596/8
VERDI-OTELLO-MCCRACKEN/BARBIROLLI-EMI SAN 252-4/EX 2901373
VERDI-IL TRAVATORE-SUTHERLAND/PAVAROTTI-DECCA D82 D3/LONDON OSA 13124
THE L.A.4-PAVANE POUR UNE INFANTE DEFUNTE-EAST WIND EW-10003
LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS-GOIN' AWAY-ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS-APB 014 (180 GRAM)
OREGON-IN PERFORMANCE-ELEKTRA 9E 304
ROUGH TRADE-LIVE!-UMBELLA UMB DD1
TATE BUCKNER BISHOP-CURCIO-I GIGANTI DEL JAZZ 13
EMERALD FOREST (SOUNDTRACK)-HOMRICH/GASCOIGNE-VARESE SARABANDE STV 81244
THE FANTASY FILM WORLD OF BERNARD HERRMANN-DECCA PFS-4309/LONDON SP 44207
MYSTERIOUS FILM WORLD OF BERNARD HERRMANN-DECCA PFS-4337/LONDON SPC 21137
BRAHMS-SYMPHONY NO. 1-HORENSTEIN-CHESKY CR 19
OFFENBACH-GAITE PARISIENNE-FIEDLER-CHESKY RC 110
POWER OF THE ORCHESTRA-LEIBOWITZ-CHESKY RC 30
HAYDN-CELLO CONCERTO & HORN CONCERTOS-ROSTROPOVICH/TUCKWELL-DECCA JB 121
HEROLD-LANCHBERRY-LA FILLE MAL GARDEE-ROYAL OPERA HOUSE-DECCA SXL 2313*
KODALY-PSALMUS HUNGARICUS/MISSA BREVIS-KERTESZ/HELTAY-DECCA JB 122
LISZT-PIANO CONCERTOS NO. 1 & 2-DAVIS-DECCA VIV 11 (PHASE FOUR)
SCHOENBERG-PIERROT LUNAIRE-ATHERTON-DECCA SDD520
SHOSTAKOVICH-STRING QUARTETS-FITZWILLIAM QRT-L'OISEAU`LYRE OR DECCA D 188 D7
WELSH CONCERTOS (HODDINOTT/MATHIAS)-ATHERTON-DECCA SXL 6513
BLOCH-SCHELOMO-MEHTA-IPO-LONDON ENTERPRISE 414 166-1/DECCA SXL 6440
BRITTEN-PRINCE OF THE PAGODAS-LONDON STS-15081/2/DECCA GOS-558 559*
CHABRIER-ESPANA & OTHER WORKS-ANSERMET-DECCA SXL 6168/JUBILEE JB 10/LONDON CS 6438
DEBUSSY-3 NOCTURNES/IMAGES: IBERIA-DORATI-DECCA SXL 6742/LONDON CSA 6968
DELIBES-SYLVIA-BONYNGE-LONDON (OR DECCA) JUBILEE 414 257-1(DUTCH PRESSINGS)*
DUKAS-SYMPHONY C/SORCERER'S APPRENTICE-WELLER-LONDON CS 6995/DECCA SXL 6770
HAYDN-THE SEASONS-(SUNG IN GERMAN)-DORATI-DECCA D 88 D 3/LONDON OSA 13128
KHACHATURIAN-SYMPHONY 2 (THE BELL)-DECCA SXL 6001/LONDON CS 6323/ENTERPRISE 414-169-1
KODALY-HARY JANOS SUITE-KERTESZ-DECCA SXL 6136/LONDON CS 6417
MESSIAEN-LA TRANSFIGURATION DE NOTRE SEIGNEUR-DORATI-DECCA/LONDON HEAD 1/2*
MOZART-SERENADE NO. 10 K.361-VIENNA WIND SOLOISTS-LONDON FINAL LOOC 5429
MOZART-PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 20 & 27-CURZON-DECCA SXL 7007/LONDON CS 7251
PROKOFIEV-FIVE PIANO CONCERTOS-ASHKENAZY-LONDON 2314 OR DECCA 15 BB 218 219 220
RIMSKY-KORSAKOFF-SCHEHERAZADE-MEHTA-LONDON CSA 6950/DECCA SXL 6731
SCHUMANN & GRIEG-PIANO CONCERTOS-LUPU-LONDON CS 6840/DECCA SXL 6624
SHOSTAKOVITCH-SYMPHONY 15-HAITINK-LONDON CS 7130/DECCA SXL 6906
STRAVINSKY-PULCINELLA-MARRINER-ARGO ZRG 575/LONDON ENTERPRISE 411-728
STRAVINSKY-OEDIPUS REX-PEARS/SOLTI-LONDON OSA 1168/DECCA SET 616
STRAVINSKY-THE RITE OF SPRING-SOLTI-DECCA SXL 6691/LONDON CSA 6885
TCHAIKOVSKY-FRANCESCA DA RIMINI/HAMLET-DORATI-DECCA SXL 6627/LONDON CS 6841
TCHAIKOVSKY-VIOLIN CONCERTO-BELKIN-DECCA SXL 6854/LONDON CS 7076*
TCHAIKOVSKY-THE SIX SYMPHONIES-MEHTA/LAPO-LONDON CSP-10
DVORAK-SYMPHONY NO. 5 "NEW WORLD"-KERTESZ-DECCA SXL 2289 (SPEAKERS CORNER)
ESPANA-ARGENTA-DECCA SXL 2020 (SPEAKERS CORNER)
FALLA-EL AMOR BRUJO/RAVEL-DE BURGOS/MISTRAL-DECCA SXL 6287 (SPEAKERS CORNER)
FALLA-THE THREE CORNERED HAT-ANSERMET-DECCA SXL 2296 (SPEAKERS CORNER)
IBERT-DIVERTISSEMENT-MARTINON-DECCA SXL 2252 (SPEAKERS CORNER)
MAHLER-SYMPHONY 3/MEHTA-KING SUPER ANALOGUE KIJC 9014 9015
MENDELSSOHN-A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM-DECCA SXL 2060 (SPEAKERS CORNER)
PROKOFIEV-SYMPHONY NO. 6-WELLER-DECCA SXL 6777 (SPEAKERS CORNER)
RAVEL-L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES-ANSERMET-DECCA SXL 2212 (SPEAKERS CORNER)
ROSSINI-OVERTURES-GAMBA-DECCA SXL 2266 (SPEAKERS CORNER)
SUPPE-FOUR OVERTURES(LIGHT CAVALRY ETC)-SOLTI-DECCA SXL 2174 (SPEAKERS CORNER)
TCHAIKOVSKY-1812 OVERTURE/MARCHE SLAVE/CAPRICCIO ITALIEN-DECCA SXL 2001 (ALTO)
STRAVINSKY-CHAMBER MUSIC-BOSTON SYMPHONY CHAMBER PLAYERS-DGG 2530551
STRAVINSKY-EBONY CONCERTO/DUMBARTON OAKS-BOULEZ-DGG 2531378
STRAVINSKY-PULCINELLA (COMPLETE BALLET)-ABBADO-DGG-2531087
TAKEMITSU-QUATRAIN/A FLOCK DESCENDS-OZAWA/BSO-DGG 2531 210*
VIRTUOSO MANDOLINS-VIVALDI/SCARLATTI/BEHREND-DGG-2535249
WEILL-THE THREEPENNY OPERA SUITE/VIOLIN CONCERTO-ATHERTON-DGG 2543808
BARTOK-MUSIC FOR STRINGS, PERCUSSION AND CELESTA-ORMANDY-EMI ASD 3655
DUTILLEUX/LUTOSLAWSKI-CELLO CONCERTOS-ROSTROPOVITCH-EMI ASD 3145
HAYDN-BARYTON TRIOS-ESTERHAZY BARTYTON TRIO-EMI HQS 1424/SLS 5095
HOLST-THE PLANETS-ANDRE PREVIN-EMI ASD 3002
LONDON FESTIVAL BALLET GALA-TERENCE KERN-EMI SLS 842
MAHLER-DES KNABEN WUNDERHORN-SZELL/SCHWARZKOPF-EMI ASD 1000981
MASSENET-LE CID-FREMAUX- KLAVIER KS 522 (180 GRAM)
MESSIAEN-TURANGALILA SYMPHONY-BEROFF/LORIOD/PREVIN-EMI SLS 5117
OFFENBACH-OVERTURES-FREMAUX-KLAVIER KS 517 (180 GRAM)
SAINT-SAENS-CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS-FREMAUX-KLAVIER ANALOG KS 527 (180 GRAM)
SHOSTAKOVITCH-SYMPHONY NO.13 (BABI YAR)-PREVIN-EMI ASD 3911 (ALTO REISSUE)*
SULLIVAN-MERCHANT OF VENICE/THE TEMPEST-DUNN-KLAVIER KS 521
TCHAIKOVSKY-MANFRED SYMPHONY-PREVIN-EMI ASD 3018 (ALTO REISSUE)*
WALTON-TE DEUM/GLORIA/CROWN IMPERIAL-FREMAUX-EMI ESD 1063711
LES CANTIGAS DE SANTA MARIA-CLEMENCIC CONSORT-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 977/79
CARMINA BURANA-VOLUME 5-CLEMENCIC CONSORT-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 339
CHARPENTIER-LES ANTIENNES "O" DE L'AVENT-CHRISTIE-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 5124
CORELLI-CONCERTI GROSSI OP.6-CONCERTO'S 1 TO 6-HARMONICA MUNDI (USA) 7014
DANSES ANCIENNES DE HONGRIE-CLEMENCIC CONSORT-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 1003
DUFAY-MISSA SINE/DANSES MEDIEVALES-CLEMENIC CONSORT-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 939
HANDEL-ARIAS FOR SENESINO-MINTER-HARMONIA MUNDI (USA)-HMC 5183*
JOSQUIN DES PREZ-MISSA PANGE LINGUA-JOEL COHEN-HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 5119
MACHAUT-MESSE DE NOSTRE-DAME/CHANSONS-COHEN-HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 5122
MOLIERE (SOUNDTRACK)-CLEMENCIC CONSORT-HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE HM 1020
MOZART-HORN CONCERTOS-GREER-HARMONIA MUNDI (USA)- HMU 7012
MUSIQUE ARABO-ANDALOUSE-ATRIUM MUSICAE-HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE-HM 389
MUSIQUE JUDEO-BAROQUE-BOSTON CAMERATA/COHEN-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 1021
OFFENBACH-CELLO SUITES OP.54-PIDOUX/PECLARD-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 1043
POLYPHONIE AQUITAINE DU XIIe SIECLE-ENSEMBLE ORGANUM-HARMONIA MUNDI 1134
PURCELL-MUSIC FOR A WHILE-DELLER-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 249
SCARLATTI/MELANI-ARIAS & CANTATES-NELSON/FERRY-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 5137
THIBAUT DE NAVARRE-PANIAGUA-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 1016*
BLISS-STRING QUARTETS-DELME QUARTET-HYPERION A 66178
CLARINET CONCERTOS-RAWSHORNE/JACOB/COOKE-KING-HYPERION A66031
HAYDN-STRING QUARTETS-OPUS 71/4-SALOMON QUARTET-HYPERION A66065/A66098/A66124
LAWES-SITTING BY THE STREAMS-CONSORT OF MUSICKE-HYPERION A 66135
MOZART-STRING QUARTETS-"HAYDN"-SALOMON QUARTET-HYPERION A66170/A66188/A66234
ARNOLD-ENGLISH, SCOTTISH AND CORNISH DANCES-LYRITA SRCS 109
HOLST-JAPANESE SUITE/BLISS-MELEE FANTASQUE-LYRITA SRCS 50
DELIBES-SYLVIA-FISTOULARI-MERCURY GOLDEN IMPORTS SRI 2-77005
GOULD-WEST POINT SYMPHONY-FENNELL-MERCURY GOLDEN IMPORTS SRI 75094
HOVHANESS-SYMPHONY NO.4-ROLLER-MERCURY GOLDEN IMPORTS SRI 75010
PISTON-THE INCREDIBLE FLUTIST/CHADWICK-SYMPHONIC SKETCHES-MERCURY SRI 75050
THOMSON-SYMPHONY ON A HYMN TUNE-HANSON-MERCURY GOLDEN IMPORTS SRI 75063
ELGAR-FALSTAFF-SYMPHONIC STUDY-BOULT-MOBILE FIDELITY MFSL 2-501
GERSHWIN-RHAPSODY IN BLUE/AN AMERICAN IN PARIS-MAAZEL-MOBILE FIDELITY-1-529
GROFE-GRAND CANYON SUITE-FIEDLER-MOBILE FIDELITY 527
HOLST-THE PLANETS-SOLTI-MOBILE FIDELITY-1-510/MFQR 1-510*
MUDDY WATERS-FOLK SINGER-MFSL 1-201*
RESPIGHI-PINES OF ROME/FESTE ROMANE-MAAZEL-MOBILE FIDELITY-1-507/MFQR 1-507*
RY COODER-JAZZ-MOBILE FIDELITY 1-085
ORFF-DER MOND-KEGEL-PHILIPS 6700 083/EDITION PHONIX EPH-19 (2LP)
ORFF-DIE KLUGE-KEGEL-PHILIPS 6769 094/EDITION PHONIX EPH-09 (2LP)
ORFF-TRIONFI (TRITTICO TEATRALE)-KEGEL-PHILIPS 6768 070 (3LP)
TELEMANN-CANTATAS (SCHOOLMASTER/CANARY/COUNTRY LIFE)-PREY-PHILIPS 6500 116
TIPPETT-SYMPHONY NO. 1-DAVIS-PHILIPS 9500 107
VIENNA 1908-1914 (SCHOENBERG/WEBERN/BERG)-DORATI-PHILIPS SAL 3539
LES PLUS BEAUX NOELS ANCIENS-POLYPHONIA ANTIQUA-PIERRE VERANY PV 9802
SORTILEGES DE LA HARPE INDIENNE-ALDERETE-PIERRE VERANY PV 82111
THE GREAT ORGAN WORKS-DURUFLE/DUPRE-TOREN-PROPRIUS 7854 & 7855
JAZZ AT THE PAWNSHOP-PROPRIUS 7778/9 AND ATR 003
MOZART-REQUIEM-SKOLD/CHOIR OF ST. JACOB-PROPRIUS 7815
BARTOK-CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA-REINER-RCA LSC 1934 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
DVORAK-SYMPHONY NO. 2 (7)-MONTEUX-RCA LSC-2489 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
GOUNOD-FAUST/BIZET-CARMEN SUITE-GIBSON-RCA LSC-2449 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL-PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION-REINER-RCA LSC-2201-CLASSIC REISSUE
MUSIC FOR BANG, BAA-ROOM AND HARP-SCHORY-RCA LSP-1866 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
RAVEL-ALBORADO DEL GRACIOSO/DEBUSSY-REINER-RCA LSC-2222 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
RESPIGHI-PINES OF ROME/FOUNTAINS OF ROME-REINER-RCA LSC-2436-CLASSIC REISSUE
RHAPSODIES-ENESCO/LISZT-STOKOWSKI-RCA LSC-2471 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
RIMSKY-KORSAKOFF-SCHEHERAZADE-REINER-RCA LSC-2446 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
EBONY CONCERTO-YEH/DEPAUL UNIV. WIND ENSEMBLES-REFERENCE RECORDINGS RR-55
FIESTA (REED/GOULD/NIXON/WILLIAMS/PERKINS)-DUNN-REFERENCE RECORDINGS RR-38
WEBER/BRAHMS-CLARINET QUINTETS-EDDIE DANIELS-REFERENCE RECORDINGS RR-40
THE NAME IS MAKOWICZ-ADAM MAKOWICZ-SHEFFIELD LAB 21
MCBROOM/MAYORGA-GROWING UP IN HOLLYWOOD TOWN-SHEFFIELD LAB 13
*This LP or Album may end up in The Demi-Gods
These LPs either "just miss" making the List of Supreme LP Recordings or, at the very least, they are very impressive in certain sonic parameters.
In fact, it is still very possible that a few of these records will end up in The Basic List. They are here because their special sonic attribute(s) should be recognized. They are still excellent sounding records, but they each have one or more sonic deficiencies that are "too noticeable" to qualify. (A few exceptional records, pointed out below*, are good enough to qualify.)
This Class includes more records than the others, because the standards for entry are not quite as difficult.
BRITTEN-A CEREMONY OF CAROLS/REJOICE IN THE LAMB/MISSA BREVIS-GUEST-ARGO ZRG 5440
DANCES OF THE RENAISSANCE-MUSICA AUREA/WOLTECHE-L'OISEAU-LYRE SOL-R 330
DURUFLE-REQUIEM-GUEST-ARGO ZRG 787
FINZI-FOR ST. CECILIA/DIES NATALIS-LANGRIDGE/HICKOX-ARGO ZRG 896
HANDEL-ACIS AND GALATEA-BOULT-L'OISEAU-LYRE SOL 60011-2
HAYDN-MISSA SANCTI NICOLAI-PRESTON-L'OISEAU-LYRE DSLO 538
HAYDN-STABAT MATER/SALVE REGINA-HELTAY-ARGO ZRG 917-8
HODDINOTT-SINFONIETTA NO. 1/NIGHT MUSIC FOR ORCHESTRA-ATHERTON-ARGO ZRG 824
PERGOLESI-STABAT MATER-PALMER/HODGSON/GUEST-ARGO ZRG 913
ROSSINI-STRING SONATAS 1, 3, 5, & 6-MARRINER-ARGO ZRG 506/KING SUPER ANALOGUE KIJC 9135
SCARLATTI, A.-ST. CECILIA MASS-GUEST-ARGO ZRG 903
STRAVINSKY-SYMPHONY OF PSALMS/CANTICUM SACRUM-PRESTON-ARGO ZRG 799
VAUGHN WILLIAMS-CONCERTO GROSSO-MARRINER-ARGO ZRG 881
VIVALDI-LA CETRA OP.9-ASMIF/BROWN-ARGO D99D 3
WEILL-SYMPHONIES 1 & 2-BERTINI/BBC ORCHESTRA-ARGO ZRG 755
DOMNA-ESTHER LAMANDIER-ALIENOR AL 19*
MVSICQVE DE IOYE-HESPERION XX/SAVALL-ASTREE AS 37
MUSIC IN THE AGE OF LEONARDO DA VINCI-CLAUDE-GERVAISE-CBC MV 1022
PRAETORIUS/WIDMANN/SCHEIN-TANZMUSIK-ARCHIVE SAPM 198166 (ALTO REISSUE)
BACH-DAS KANTATENWERK-COMPLETE CANTATAS-VARIOUS MUSICIANS-TELEFUNKEN (DAS ALTE WERK)
BOUCHER-ANGES MAUDITS, VEUILLEZ MAIDER!-TREMBLAY-RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL RCI 522/SRC 001
COPLAND-APPALACHIAN SPRING-ARMENIAN-CANTABILE RECORDS CSPS 1617
COPLAND-SAGA OF THE PRAIRIES/BARBER-CAPRICORN CONCERTO-CLARK-ANDANTE DIGITAL AD72406
GINASTERA-PIANO CONCERTO/VARIACIONES CONCERTANTES-MARTINS/LEINSDORF-RCA LSC-3029
HARRIS-FOLKSONG SYMPHONY-GOLSCHMANN-VANGUARD VSD-2082
HERRMANN-SYMPHONY-HERRMANN-UNICORN RHS 331
HODDINOTT-OVERTURE JACK STRAW/SINFONIA FIDEI-GROVES-UNICORN RHD 401
KOECHLIN-"LE LIVRE DE LA JUNGLE"-SEGERSTAM-CYBELIA CY 679-680
LIEBERSON-PIANO CONCERTO-SERKIN-NEW WORLD NW 325 (DIGITAL!)
MOUSSORGSKY-PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION-MAAZEL-TELARC DIGITAL 10042
PART-ARBOS-DAVIES-ECM NEW SERIES 1325 831 959-1
POULENC-AUBADE/IBERT-DIVERTISSEMENT/DEBUSSY-BERNARDI-CANADIAN BROADCASTING SM5013
PROKOFIEV-ALEXANDER NEVESKY-SLATKIN-ATHENA ALSY-10003
SHOSTAKOVICH-SYMPHONY NO. 5-STOKOWSKI-DCC (EVEREST) LPZ-2016
STENHAMMAR-SYMFONI NR 2-WESTERBERG-CAPRICE CAP 1151
STRAVINSKY-THE FIREBIRD/BORODIN-PRINCE IGOR-SHAW-TELARC DIGITAL 10039
TCHAIKOVSKY-SWAN LAKE & NUTCRACKER SUITES-BOULT-CHESKY CR94
VIVALDI-THE FOUR SEASONS-KUIJKEN-RCA RL 30397
VIVALDI-4 BASSOON CONCERTI-THOMPSON/LEDGER-CHANDOS ABR 1057
VIVALDI-LUTE CONCERTOS & TRIOS-FERENC-HUNGAROTON SLPX 11978
WILLIAMS (JOHN)-VIOLIN CONCERTO-PESKANOV/SLATKIN-VARESE SARABANDE DIGITAL 704.120
ZWILICH-SYMPHONY NO. 1-NELSON-NEW WORLD RECORDS NW 336 (DIGITAL!)
LAURIE ANDERSON-HOME OF THE BRAVE-WARNER BROS. RECORDS 92 54001
CODONA 2-WALCOTT/CHERRY/VASCONCELOS-ECM 1177 (GERMAN)
DEAD CAN DANCE-INTO THE LABYRINTH-4AD DAD 3013
DEAD CAN DANCE-SPIRITCHASER-4AD DAD 6008
THE DOORS-STRANGE DAYS-DCC COMPACT CLASSICS LPZ-2045
ENJA-WATERMARK-GEFFEN RECORDS GHS 24233 (USA)
FAIRYTALES-RADKA TONEFF/STEVE DOBROGOSZ-ODIN LP03
THE HUMAN LEAGUE-DON'T YOU WANT ME-VIRGIN VS466-12 (45 RPM)
LUCIA HWONG-HOUSE OF SLEEPING BEAUTIES-PRIVATE MUSIC 1601
JOE JACKSON-BODY AND SOUL-A & M SP-5000
MANITAS DE PLATA-FLAMENCO GUITAR-CLASSICS RECORD LIBRARY SRL 8643 (3LP)
OREGON-OUT OF THE WOODS-DISCOVERY RECORDS 79004-1
SIROCCO-PATHS OF THE WIND-ARIKA AR004
CAT STEVENS-TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN-A&M RECORDS SP 4280
VANGELIS-CHINA-POLYDOR MPF 1253 (JAPANESE)
ROB WASSERMAN-DUETS-ALTO ANALOGUE AA 011 (MCA RECORDS 42131)
THE BELIEVERS-ROBINSON-VARESE SARABANDE STV 81328
BETTY BLUE-YARED-VIRGIN V2396
CAL-MARK KNOPFLER-VERTIGO VERH 17
CAT'S EYE-SILVESTRI-VARESE SARABANDE STV 81241
CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR-SILVESTRI-VARESE SARABANDE STV 81274
CREEPSHOW-JOHN HARRISON-VARESE SARABANDE STV 81160
DANCES WITH WOLVES-BARRY-EPIC 467591
DRACULA (BRAM STOKER'S)-KILAR-COLUMBIA 472746 1 (DUTCH PRESSING)
DUNE-TOTO/BRIAN ENO-POLYDOR 823 770-1
FROM BEYOND-BAND-ENIGMA RECORDS SJ-73240
GOOD MORNING BABYLON-NICOLA PIOVANI-VARESE SARABANDE STV81317
HALLOWEEN-JOHN CARPENTER-VARESE SARABANDE STV81176
ICE MAN-BRUCE SMEATON-SOUTHERN CROSS RECORDS SCRS 1006
THE LAST EMPEROR-SAKAMOTO/BYRNE/SU-VIRGIN RECORDS VL 2485
LEGEND-TANGERINE DREAM-MCA-6165
THE MISSOURI BREAKS-JOHN WILLIAMS-UNITED ARTISTS UAS29971
THE MODERNS-ISHRAM/COUTURE-VIRGIN 90922
MUTANT-BAND-VARESE SARABANDE STV 81209
NEAR DARK-TANGERINE DREAM-VARESE SARABANDE DIGITAL STV 81345
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET-BERNSTEIN-VARESE SARABANDE STV 81236
THE OMEN-GOLDSMITH-TATOO BJL 1888
OUTLAND-JERRY GOLDSMITH-WARNER HS 3551
PARIS, TEXAS-RY COODER-WARNER BROS. 92 52701
PATTY HEARST-SCOTT JOHNSON-ELEKTRA/NONESUCH 79186-1
PETER THE GREAT-ROSENTHAL-SILVA SCREEN FILM 006
PHANTASM-FRED MYROW/MALCOLM SEAGRAVE-VARESE SARABANDE VC 81105
QUO VADIS-MIKLOS ROZSA-DECCA PFS 4430/LONDON SPC 21180
RAMPAGE-ENNIO MORRICONE-VIRGIN VL 2491
RAN-TAKEMITSU-FANTASY FSP-21004
STAR TREK-THE MOTION PICTURE-GOLDSMITH-COLUMBIA JS 36334
SWEENEY TODD-ORIGINAL CAST-STEPHEN SONDHEIM-RCA CBL2-3379
THE THIEF OF BAGDAD-ROZSA-BERNSTEIN-FILMMUSIC COLLECTION FMC-8 OR BSK 3183
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD-BERNSTEIN-FILMMUSIC COLLECTION FMC-7 OR BSK 3184
VERTIGO-BERNARD HERRMANN-MERCURY SRI 75117
VIDEODROME-HOWARD SHORE-VARESE SARABANDE STV 81173
THE FOUR SEASONS-JOCULATORES UPSALIENSES-BIS LP-75*
SKOGEN, FLICKAN OCH FLASKAN-JOCULATORES UPSALIENSES-BIS LP-120*
SPANISH MUSIC IN THE AGE OF EXPLORATION-JAFFEE-COLUMBIA 37208
WAVERLY CONSORT-THE CHRISTMAS STORY-CBS M 37751
BARTOK-PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 2 AND 3-ASHKENAZY-DECCA SXL 6937/LONDON CS7167
BARTOK-SUITE NO. 1/TWO PICTURES-DORATI-DECCA SXL 6897/LONDON CS 7120
BEETHOVEN-THE CREATURES OF PROMETHEUS-MEHTA-LONDON CS 6660/DECCA SXL 6438
BERLIOZ-SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE-HAITINK-LONDON CS 7168/DECCA SXL 6938
BRAHMS-SERENADE NO. 1 IN D MAJOR, OP. 11-KERTESZ-DECCA JB 86
BRITTEN-NOCTURNE/FOUR SEA INTERLUDES-PEARS/BRITTEN-DECCA SXL 2189/LONDON CS 6179
BRITTEN-CONCERTO FOR PIANO-RICHTER-DECCA SXL 6512/LONDON CS 6723
BRITTEN-LES ILLUMINATIONS-PEARS-DECCA SXL 6449/LONDON OS 26161
BRITTEN-WAR REQUIEM-BRITTEN-DECCA SET 252/3/LONDON OSA-1255
BRUCH-VIOLIN CONCERTO NO.1-CHUNG-DECCA SXL 6573/LONDON CS 6795
BRUCH-SCOTTISH FANTASIA/HINDEMITH-VIOLIN CONCERTO-OISTRAKH-DECCA SXL 6035/LONDON CS 6337
CANTELOUBE-SONGS OF THE AUVERGNE-KANAWA-LONDON LDR 71104/DECCA SXDL 7604
DEBUSSY-NOCTURNES/IBERIA/JEUX-MAAZEL-LONDON CS 7128/DECCA SXL 6904
DVORAK-SYMPHONIES NOS. 1-9-KERTESZ-DECCA D6 D7 (LATE ENGLISH OR DUTCH)
ELGAR-SYMPHONY NO. 1-SOLTI-DECCA SXL 6569/LONDON CS 6789
HANDEL-CONCERTI GROSSI OP.3/OP.6-ASMF/MARRINER-DECCA SDDB 294/7
HODDINOTT-CONCERTO FOR HORN/CONCERTO FOR PIANO NO. 2/SYMPHONY NO.5-DAVIS-DECCA SXL 6606*
HOLST-THE PLANETS-MEHTA-DECCA SXL 6529/LONDON CS 6734
HONEGGER-KING DAVID/MARTIN-IN TERRA PAX-ANSERMET-DECCA DPA 593 594
JANACEK-TARAS BULBA-HUYBRECHTS-LONDON CS 6718/DECCA SXL 6507
KHACHATURIAN-PIANO CONCERTO-DE LARROCHA-LONDON CS 6818/DECCA SXL 6599
KODALY-ORCHESTRAL WORKS-DORATI-DECCA SXL 6665/7/LONDON 2313
KODALY-HARY JANOS (HIGHLIGHTS)-SZONYI/KERTESZ-DECCA SXL 6631/LONDON OS 26390
LASSUS-MISSA "BELL'AMFITRIT ALTERA"-PRESTON-DECCA SA18
LISZT-SYMPHONIC POEMS (LES PRELUDES ETC.)-SOLTI-DECCA SXL 6863/LONDON CS 7084
MARTIN-CONCERTO FOR 7 WIND INSTR-ANSERMET-DECCA SXL 2311/LONDON CS 6241 OR STS 15270
MASSENET-SCENES ALSACIENNES & OTHERS-BONYNGE-DECCA SXL 6827/LONDON CS 7048
MASSENET-LE CID/MEYERBEER-LES PATINEURS-BONYNGE-DECCA SXL 6812/LONDON CS 7032
MOZART-CLARINET/FLUTE & HARP CTO-PRINZ/TRIPP/JELLINEK-ACE OF DIAMONDS SDD 155
MUSSORGSKY-BORIS GODUNOV-KARAJAN-DECCA SET 514-7/LONDON OSA-1439
PROKOFIEV-SYMPHONIES NO. 1 (CLASSICAL) & 3-ABBADDO-DECCA SXL 6469/LONDON CS 6679
PROKOFIEV-VIOLIN CONCERTOS NOS. 1 & 2-CHUNG-DECCA SXL 6773/LONDON CS 6997
PROKOFIEV-STONE FLOWER-VARVISO-LONDON CS 6458/DECCA SXL 6203
PROKOFIEV-ROMEO AND JULIET-MAAZEL-DECCA SXL 6620/LONDON CSA 2312
PROKOFIEV-LIEUTENANT KIJE/KODALY-HARY JANOS-DORATI-DECCA 4355/LONDON 21146
PROKOFIEV-CINDERELLA-ASHKENAZY-LONDON/DECCA DIGITAL 410 162-1
PUCCINI-IL TRITTICO-GARDELLI-LONDON OSA 1364/DECCA SET 236/8
RACHMANINOFF-PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 1-4/RHAPSODY-ASHKENAZY/PREVIN-DECCA SXLF 6565/7/LONDON CSA 2311
RAVEL-DAPHIS ET CHLOE-MAAZEL-DECCA SXL 6703/LONDON CS 6898
RESPIGHI-ANCIENT AIRS & DANCES-LOPEZ-COBOS-DECCA SXL 6846
RIMSKY-KORSAKOFF-LE COQ D'OR/RUSSIAN EASTER-MAAZEL-LONDON CS 7196/DECCA 6966
RIMSKY-KORSAKOFF-SCHEHERAZADE-MAAZEL-LONDON CS 7098
ROSSINI-OVERTURES-MAAG-LONDON STS 15030
MUSIC OF ROSSINI, BEETHOVEN, TCHAIKOVSKY-MEHTA-LONDON CS 7205
SAINT-SAENS-DANSE MACABRE-DUTOIT-DECCA SXL 6975/LONDON CS 7204
SAINT-SAENS-5 PIANO CONCERTOS-ROGE-DECCA D244D 3
SAINT-SAENS-SYMPHONY NO.3 (ORGAN)-MEHTA-LONDON CS 6680/DECCA SXL 6482
SCHUBERT-ROSAMUNDE (INCIDENTAL MUSIC)-MUNCHINGER-LONDON 26444/DECCA 6748
SCHUMANN-4 SYMPHONIES-SOLTI-DECCA D190D 3
SHOSTAKOVICH-SYMPHONY NO. 10-HAITINK-DECCA SXL 6838/LONDON CS 7061
STRAVINSKY-PETRUSHKA-DORATI-DECCA SXDL 7521/LONDON LDR 71023 (DIGITAL!)
STRAVINSKY-RITE OF SPRING-MEHTA-LONDON CS 6664/DECCA SXL 6444*
STRAVINSKY-APOLLON MUSAGETE/RENARD-SENECHAL/ANSERMET-LONDON STS 15028
CONCERTOS FROM SPAIN-SURINACH/MONTSALVATGE-LONDON CS 6990/DECCA SXL 6757
TCHAIKOVSKY-MANFRED SYMPHONY-ASHKENAZY-DECCA SXL 6853/LONDON CS 7075
TCHAIKOVSKY-1812 OVERTURE/ROMEO AND JULIET-MEHTA-DECCA SXL 6448/LONDON CS 6670
TCHAIKOVSKY-SUITE NO.4 FOR ORCHESTRA-ANSERMET-DECCA SXL 6312/LONDON CS 6542
VERDI-AIDA-VON KARAJAN-DECCA SXL 2167/9/LONDON OSA 1313
VIEUXTEMPS-VIOLIN CONCERTO NO.5/SAINT-SAENS VIOLIN CONCERTO NO.3-CHUNG-DECCA SXL 6759/LONDON CS 6992
WAGNER-OVERTURES/PRELUDES-SOLTI-DECCA SXL 6856/LONDON CS 7078
WAGNER-THE FLYING DUTCHMAN-SOLTI-DECCA D24 D3/LONDON OSA 13119
WAGNER-GOTTERDAMMERUNG-SOLTI-DECCA SET 292/7/LONDON OSA 1604
WAGNER-DAS RHEINGOLD-SOLTI-DECCA SET 382/4/LONDON OSA 1309
WAGNER-DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN (HIGHLIGHTS)-SOLTI-LONDON OSA 1440
WAGNER-SIEGFRIED-SOLTI-DECCA SET 242/6/LONDON OSA 1508
WAGNER-TANNHAUSER-SOLTI-DECCA SET 506/9/LONDON OSA 1438
WAGNER-TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-NILSSON/SOLTI-DECCA D41 D5/LONDON OSA-1502
WAGNER-DIE WALKURE-SOLTI-DECCA SET 312/6/LONDON OSA 1509
WALDTEUFEL-THE SKATERS WALTZ & OTHER FAVORITES-GAMLEY-DECCA SXL 6704/LONDON CS 6899
WALTON-BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST/CORONATION-SOLTI-LONDON 0S 26525/DECCA SET 618
WALTON/STRAVINSKY-VIOLIN CONCERTO'S-CHUNG-LONDON CS 6819/DECCA SXL 6601
BEETHOVEN-SEPTETTE-VIENNA OCTETTE-KING SUPER ANALOGUE KIJC-9111
BORODIN-SYMPHONIES SYM 2, 3-ANSERMET-LONDON CS 6126 (SPEAKERS CORNER)
JANACEK-SINFONIETTA/HINDEMITH-ABBADO-DECCA SXL 6398 (SPEAKERS CORNER)
STRAUSS-ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA-MEHTA-KING SUPER ANALOGUE K38C 70006
TCHAIKOVSKY-SYMPHONY NO. 4-SZELL-KING SUPER ANALOGUE KIJC 9170
TCHAIKOVSKY-SYMPHONY NO. 6-MARTINON-KING SUPER ANALOGUE KIJC 9005
BARTOK-KONZERT FUR VIOLA UND ORCHESTER/HINDEMITH-BENYAMINI-DGG 2531 249
BERNSTEIN-FANCY FREE-BERNSTEIN-DGG 2531 196
BERNSTEIN-SONGFEST-BERNSTEIN-DGG 2531 044
DUBOIS-VILLA-LOBOS-IBERT-GLASUNOW-SAXOPHONOKONZERTE-ROUSSEAU-DGG 2530 209
EASTER ON MOUNT ATHOS VOL. 1-ABBOT ALEXIOS/XENOPHONTOS MONASTERY-ARCHIV 2533 413
HENZE-ODE AN DEN WESTWIND/VIOLINKONZERT-PALM/SCHNEIDERHAN-DGG 139 382
HENZE-DOUBLE CONCERTO/FANTASIA/SONATA-SACHER-DGG 139 396
HENZE-SINFONIA NO. 6 FOR TWO CHAMBER ORCHESTRAS-HENZE-DGG 2530 261
MAHLER-SYMPHONY 2-BERNSTEIN/NYPO-DGG 4233951 (DIGITAL!)
PAGANINI-THE 6 VIOLIN CONCERTOS-ACCARDO/DUTOIT-DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 2864 005 (5 LPS)
PROKOFIEV-LIEUTENANT KIJE/SCYTHIAN SUITE-ABBADO-DGG 2530 967
RODRIGO-CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ-BEHREND-DGG 2535 170 (CANADIAN)
SHOSTAKOVITCH-CELLO CONCERTO 2-ROSTROPOVITCH-DGG 2530 653
STRAVINSKY-THE SOLDIER'S TALE-GIELGUD/BOSTON CHAMBER-DGG 2535 456/2530 609
DAS THUT DEM ALTEN DRACHEN ZORN-BAREN GASSLIN-(D) HARMONIA MUNDI 069-99 964
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN-ORDO VIRTUTUM-DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 20395/96
SPIELMANN UND KLERIKER (UM 1200)-SEQUENTIA-DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 067-99 921
TROUVERES-SEQUENTIA-DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 1C 157 1695013
VIVALDI-VENEZIANISCHE KONZERTE-COLLEGIUM AUREUM-DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 1997481
ZAKIR HUSSAIN-MAKING MUSIC-ECM 1349 (GERMANY)
TOM VAN DER GELD AND CHILDREN AT PLAY-PATIENCE-ECM-1-1113
COLLIN WALCOTT-GRAZING DREAMS-ECM 1096 (GERMANY)
ARNOLD-SYMPHONY NO.1/SARABANDE & POLKA/BECKUS-ARNOLD-EMI ASD 3823
ARNOLD-SYMPHONY NO. 5/PETERLOO OVERTURE-ARNOLD-EMI ASD 2878
BEETHOVEN-SYMPHONY NO. 6 "PASTORAL"-MUTI-EMI ASD 3854
BERLIOZ-OVERTURES-PREVIN-EMI ASD 3212/ESD 2900301
BERLIOZ-LES NUITS D'ETE/RAVEL-SHEHERAZADE-BAKER-EMI ASD 2444
BORODIN-SYMPHONY NO. 2 ETC.-BRUSILOW-EMI ASD 3193
THE MUSIC OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN-PREVIN/HAENDEL/BERGLUND/MENUHIN-EMI SLS 5266
BUSONI-PIANO CONCERTO-OGDON-EMI SLS 776/SXDW 3053
BUTTERWORTH-A SHROPSHIRE LAD, ETC.-ENGLISH SINFONIA/DILKES-EMI CSD 3696
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR-HIAWATHA'S WEDDING FEAST-SARGENT-EMI ASD 467/ESD 7161
"CONCERTOS FOR PHYLLIS & CYRIL" (ARNOLD/BLISS/JACOB)-ARNOLD-EMI ASD 2612
COPLAND-BILLY THE KID/RODEO-SLATKIN-EMI (ANGEL) DS-3757 (DMM-GERMAN)
DELIUS-HASSAN INCIDENTAL MUSIC-HANDLEY-EMI ASD 3777 (SIDE 2)
ELGAR-CORONATION ODE-LEDGER-EMI ASD 3345
ELGAR-CELLO CONCERTO/SERENADE FOR STRINGS-TORTELIER-EMI ASD 2906
ELGAR-THE WAND OF YOUTH SUITES (1 & 2)-BOULT-EMI ASD 2356
ELGAR-SYMPHONY NO. 1 IN A FLAT-BOULT/LPO-EMI ASD 3330
ELGAR-SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN E FLAT-BOULT/LPO-EMI ASD 3266
ELGAR-THE KINGDOM-BOULT-EMI SAN 244-5/SLS 939/2
ELGAR-THE APOSTLES-BOULT-EMI SLS 976
ELGAR-THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS-BOULT-EMI SLS 987
FALLA/HALFFTER-ATLANTIDA-FRUHBECK DE BURGOS-EMI SLS 5116
FAURE-REQUIEM-WILLCOCKS-EMI ASD 2358
GERSHWIN-RHAPSODY IN BLUE/AN AMERICAN IN PARIS-PREVIN-EMI ASD 2754
HANDEL-SAUL-LEDGER-EMI SLS 5200
HAYDN-CELLO CONCERTOS IN D & C-ROSTROPOVITCH-EMI ASD 3255
HINDEMITH-CONCERT MUSIC FOR STRINGS AND BRASS-ORMANDY-EMI ASD 3743
HOLST-BROOK GREEN SUITE ETC.-BEDFORD/HOLST/GROVES/SARGENT-EMI ESD 2900221
HOLST-A CHORAL FANTASIA/THE HYMN OF JESUS-HOLST/GROVES/PREVIN-EMI ESD 1783041
HOLST-CHORAL SYMPHONY-BOULT-EMI SAN 354
HOLST-WANDERING SCHOLAR/THE PERFECT FOOL-PREVIN-EMI ASD 3097
IBERT-ORCHESTRAL MUSIC-FREMAUX-EMI ASD 3176
LALO-SYMPHONIE ESPAGNOLE/CELLO CONCERTO-TORTELIER/FREMAUX-EMI ASD 3209
MENDELSSOHN-OVERTURES-ATZMON-EMI ESD 7003
MENDELSSOHN-THE FIRST WALPURGIS NIGHT-MASUR-EMI ASD 3009
MENDELSSOHN-A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM-PREVIN-EMI ASD 3377
MENDELSSOHN-ELIJAH-DE BURGOS/JONES/BAKER/GEDDA/FISCHER-DIESKAU-EMI SLS 935
MONTEVERDI'S CONTEMPORARIES-MUNROW-EMI ASD 3393
MUSIC FOR DOUBLE BASS (ROSSINI-M.HAYDN-KEYPER-DITTERSDORF)-SLATFORD-EMI ASD 3264
POULENC-CONCERT CHAMPETRE/AUBADE ETC-PRETRE-EMI ESD 7165
POULENC-GLORIA/PIANO CONCERTO-BURROWES/ORTIZ/FREMAUX-EMI ASD 3299
PROKOFIEV-SYMPHONY NO. 5-PREVIN-EMI ASD 3115
PUNTO-FOUR HORN CONCERTOS-TUCKWELL-EMI ASD 4008
SCULTHORPE, PETER-SUN MUSIC I-IV-HOPKINS-EMI OASD 7604 (AUSTRALIA)
RACHMANINOV-THE ISLE OF THE DEAD/SYMPHONIC DANCES-PREVIN-EMI ASD 3259
RACHMANINOV-SYMPHONIES-PREVIN-EMI SLS 5225
RACHMANINOV/RESPIGHI-ETUDES TABLEAUX/TCHAIKOVSKY/KRASNAPOLSKY-EMI ASD 3013
RACHMANINOV-THE BELLS-PREVIN-EMI ASD 3284
RESPIGHI-PINES OF ROME/FOUNTAINS OF ROME-DE BURGOS-CFP 40348
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV-THE GOLDEN COCKEREL SUITE-BERGLUND-EMI ASD 3141
SCHOENBERG-GURRELIEDER-FERENCSIK-EMI SLS 884 (LIVE PERFORMANCE)
SCHUMANN-CELLO CONCERTO ETC-TORTELIER-EMI ASD 3728
SHOSTAKOVICH-THE COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS-BORODIN-EMI EX 27 0339 3
SHOSTAKOVICH-SYMPHONIES 5 & 10-BERGLUND-EMI SLS 5044
SHOSTAKOVICH-SYMPHONY NO.6/PROKOFIEV-LIEUTENANT KIJE/PREVIN-EMI ASD 3029
SHOSTAKOVICH-'LENINGRAD SYMPHONY' (NO. 7)-BERGLUND-EMI SLS 897 (2 LP SET)
SHOSTAKOVICH-SYMPHONY NO. 8-PREVIN-EMI ASD 2917
SHOSTAKOVICH-SYMPHONY NO. 11-BERGLUND-EMI SLS 5177 (2 LP SET)
SIBELIUS-SPRING SONG/THE LIGHTER MUSIC OF SIBELIUS-GROVES-EMI ASD 3287
SIBELIUS-FOUR LEGENDS-GROVES-EMI ASD 3092
SIBELIUS-THE COMPLETE SYMPHONIES-BERGLUND-EMI SLS 5129/INDIVIDUAL ENGLISH LPS
STRAVINSKY-PULCINELLA-RATTLE-EMI ASD 3604
TCHAIKOVSKY-SWAN LAKE-PREVIN-EMI SLS 5070
TCHAIKOVSKY-SYMPHONIES 1 TO 6-MUTI-EMI ASD 3213/3488/3449/3816/3717/3901
TCHAIKOVSKY-ROCOCO VARIATIONS ETC.-TORTELIER-EMI ASD 2954
TJEKNAVORIAN-OTHELLO (SYMPHONIC SUITE FROM BALLET)-TJEKNAVORIAN-EMI EL27 03221 (DIGITAL!)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS-RIDERS TO THE SEA/FOLK SONGS-DAVIES-EMI ESD 1782991
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS-THE WASPS ETC.-BOULT-EMI ASD 2914
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS-THE NINE SYMPHONIES-BOULT-EMI SLS 822
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS-CHORAL MUSIC-WILLCOCKS-EMI SLS 5082
VERDI-MACBETH-MUTI-EMI SLS 992
VILLA-LOBOS-BACHIANAS BRASILEIRAS NO.3-ORTIZ/ASHKENAZY-EMI ASD 3429
WALTON-SYMPHONY NO.2/LAMBERT-THE RIO GRANDE-PREVIN EMI ASD 2990
WALTON-BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST/IMPROVISATIONS-PREVIN-EMI SAN 324
WALTON/SHOSTAKOVITCH-CELLO CONCERTOS-TORTELIER-EMI ASD 2924
WILLIAMSON-PIANO CONCERTO NO.2/CONCERTO FOR 2 PIANOS AND STRINGS-PRYOR-EMI EMD 5520
JOLVIET-2ND CONCERTO PER VIOLONCELLO-ROSTROPOVITCH-ERATO STU 70509
L'HOMME ARME-BOSTON CAMERATA/COHEN-ERATO NUM 75252
LA PRIMAVERA-BOSTON CAMERATA/COHEN-ERATO STU 71545
STRAVINSKY-NOCES/RENARD/RAGTIME-DUTOIT-ERATO STU 70737
HAYDN-ZINGARESE/LANDLER-ENSEMBLE BELLA MUSICA-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 1057
LE TAR-TALAI/CHEMIRANI-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 1031
TROUBADOURS-CLEMENCIC CONSORT-HARMONIA MUNDI HM 396-98
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN-GOTHIC VOICES-KIRKBY/PAGE-HYPERION A66039
IT FELL ON A SUMMER'S DAY-PARTRIDGE/LINDBERG-HYPERION A66095
MONTEVERDI SACRED VOCAL MUSIC-KIRKBY/PARTRIDGE-HYPERION A66021
MY LAGAN LOVE (SONGS OF IRELAND)-PEARCE/DRAKE-HYPERION A66023
PURCELL'S LONDON-THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS-HYPERION A66108
TAVERNER-MISSA GLORIA TIBI TRINITAS-THE SIXTEEN-HYPERION A66134
TIME STANDS STILL-KIRKBY/ROOLEY-HYPERION A66186*
ALWYN-SYMPHONY NO.3/THE MAGIC ISLAND-ALWYN-LYRITA SRCS 63
ALWYN-SYMPHONIES 4 & 5-ALWYN-LYRITA SRCS 76
BRITTEN-SINFONIETTA OP.1/TIPPETT-DIVERTIMENTO-DEL MAR-LYRITA SRCS. 111
BUSH-SYMPHONY NO. 1/ARNOLD-SINFONIETTA NO.1/BENJAMIN-COTILLON-BRAITHWAITE-LYRITA SRCS. 115
FINZI-INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY-HANDLEY-LYRITA SRCS 75
HADLEY-THE TREES SO HIGH-HANDLEY-LYRITA SRCS 106
HOLST-LYRIC MOVEMENT/BROOK GREEN SUITE/NOCTURNE-LYRITA SRCS 34
HOLST-THE LURE/THE MYSTIC TRUMPETER-ARMSTRONG/ATHERTON-LYRITA SRCS 128
HOLST-A SOMERSET RHAPSODY/HAMMERSMITH/BENI MORA-BOULT-LYRITA SRCS 56
IRELAND-ORCHESTRAL MUSIC VOLUME 1-BOULT-LYRITA SRCS.31
LAMBERT-ROMEO & JULIET/POMONA-DEL MAR-LYRITA SRCS 110
LEIGH-CONCERTINO/MUSIC FOR STRINGS-PINNOCK/BRAITHWAITE-LYRITA SRCS 126
LLOYD-SYMPHONY NO.4-DOWNES-LYRITA SRCS 129
LLOYD-SYMPHONY NO.5-DOWNES-LYRITA SRCS 124
MACHONCHY-SERENATA CONCERTANTE FOR VIOLIN-PARIKIAN-LYRITA SRCS 116
MOERAN-SYMPHONY IN G MINOR-BOULT-LYRITA SRCS 70
MORGAN-VIOLIN CONCERTO/CONTRASTS-GRUENBERG/HANDLEY-LYRITA SRCS 97
RAWSTHORNE-PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 1 & 2-BINNS/BRAITHWAITE-LYRITA SRCS 101
RAWSTHORNE-SYMPHONY NO.1 & SYMPHONIC STUDIES-PRITCHARD-LYRITA SRCS 90
SCOTT-PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1-OGDON/HERRMANN-LYRITA SRCS 81
WALTON-SCAPINO/THE QUEST/SINFONIA CONCERTANTE-KATIN/WALTON-LYRITA SRCS 49
WILLIAMSON-CONCERTO FOR ORGAN/PIANO CONCERTO NO.3-BOULT-LYRITA SRCS 79
RESPIGHI-THE BIRDS/BRAZILIAN IMPRESSIONS-DORATI-MERCURY GOLDEN IMPORTS SRI 75023
ROGERS-THREE JAPANESE DANCES-MERCURY GOLDEN IMPORTS SRI 75093
THE FOUR FACES OF JAZZ-HERRMANN-MOBILE FIDELITY MFSL 1-255
TOUCH-JOHN KLEMMER-MOBILE FIDELITY MFSL 1-006
SIBELIUS-FOUR LEGENDS-ORMANDY-MOBILE FIDELITY MFSL 1-523
CAT STEVENS-TEASER AND THE FIRECAT-MOBILE FIDELITY 1-244
PERCUSSION MUSIC-VARESE/COLGRASS/SAPERSTEIN/OAK/COWELL-NONESUCH H-71291
THE PULSE OF TANAM-RAO-NONESUCH (EXPLORER SERIES) H-72032
VARESE-OFFRANDES/INTEGRALES/OCTANDRE/ECUATORIAL-WEISBERG-NONESUCH H-71269*
WUORINEN-PERCUSSION SYMPHONY-NEW JERSEY PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE-NONESUCH H-71353
WUORINEN-CHAMBER CONCERTO-NEW JERSEY PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE-NONESUCH H-71263
BUDDY BOLDEN STOMP-OPUS 3 7910
PIPOR OCH STRANGAR-PRO MUSICA INSTRUMENTALI-OPUS 3 7906
TEST RECORD 1 (DEPTH OF IMAGE)-VARIOUS ARTISTS-OPUS 3 79-00
BARTOK-SONATA FOR TWO PIANOS & PERCUSSION-BISHOP/ARGERICH-PHILIPS 9500 434
BERLIOZ-HAROLD EN ITALIE-IMAI-PHILIPS 9500 026
GIULIANI-GUITAR CNCRT./RODRIGO-CONCIERTO MADRIGAL-ROMEROS-PHILIPS 6500 918
HAYDN-STRING QUARTETS/"EMPEROR"/"SUNRISE"-QUARTETTO ITALIANO-PHILIPS 9500 157
JANACEK-TARAS BULBA/SINFONIETTA-ZINMAN-PHILIPS 9500 874
LISZT-PIANO CONCERTOS NO. 1 & NO. 2-RICHTER-PHILIPS 835 474
LITTLE MARCHES BY GREAT MASTERS-NETHERLANDS WIND ENSEMBLE-PHILIPS 6599 172
MAHLER-DES KNABEN WUNDERHORN-HAITINK-PHILIPS 9500 316/416 669-1
STRAVINSKY-L'OISEAU DE FEU (THE FIREBIRD)-DAVIS-PHILIPS 9500 637
TCHAIKOVSKY-SYMPHONIC WORKS (FATUM/THE STORM ETC.)-INBAL-PHILIPS 6500 467
TCHAIKOVSKY-THE NUTCRACKER-DORATI-PHILIPS 6747 257
TIPPETT-CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN, VIOLA AND CELLO-DAVIS-PHILIPS 6514 209 (DIGITAL!)
VIVALDI-SACRED MUSIC (VOLS. 1 AND 2)-NEGRI-PHILIPS 6700 116
JUBILATE-PROPRIUS 7851/FINNGOSPEL FGLP-1014*
LAUDATE!-EBY-PROPRIUS PROP 7800
LAUDATE II-EBY-PROPRIUS PROP 7860
VAAN RAUHAA-KONTULAN LAPSIKUORO/LEPISTO-PROPRIUS 7865/FINNGOSPEL FGLP-1019*
MENDELSSOHN-VIOLIN CONCERTO-HEIFITZ-RCA LSC-2314 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
MILHAUD-LA CREATION DU MONDE-MUNCH-RCA LDS 2625 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
PROKOFIEV-PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2-FRAGER-RCA LSC-2465 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
PROKOFIEV-CINDERELLA-RIGNOLD-RCA LSC-2135 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
PROKOFIEV-SYMPHONY NO. 7-MARTINON-RCA LSC-2288 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
RACHMANINOFF-SYMPHONY NO. 3-BOULT-RCA LSC-2185 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
RAVEL-CONCERTO IN G/D'INDY-SYMPHONY-MUNCH-RCA LSC-2271 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
RAVEL-DAPHNIS & CHLOE-MUNCH-RCA LSC-1893 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
REINER SOUND-REINER-RCA LSC-2183 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
SCHUMANN-CARNAVAL-RIGNOLD-RCA LSC-2450 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
SHOSTAKOVICH-SYMPHONY NO. 1-MARTINON-RCA LSC-2322 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
SIBELIUS-SYMPHONY NO. 2-MONTEUX-RCA LSC-2342 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
SIBELIUS-SYMPHONY NO. 5-GIBSON-RCA LSC-2405 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
STRAUSS-DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION-REINER-RCA LSC-2077 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
TCHAIKOVSKY-1812 OVERTURE-REINER-RCA LSC-2241 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
WALTON-FACADE-FISTOULARI-RCA LSC-2285 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
WITCHES' BREW-ARNOLD/MUSSOURGSKY/SAINT-SAENS-RCA LSC-2225 (CLASSIC REISSUE)
RESPIGHI-PINES OF ROME/FOUNTAINS OF ROME-REINER-RCA LSC-2436
RHAPSODIES-ENESCO/LISZT-STOKOWSKI-RCA LSC-2471
RIMSKY-KORSAKOFF-SCHEHERAZADE-REINER-RCA LSC-2446
ROGERS-VICTORY AT SEA VOLUME 1-BENNETT-RCA LSC-2335
STRAVINSKY-SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE-REINER-RCA LSC-2150
DAFOS-HART/AIRTO/PURIM-REFERENCE RECORDINGS RR-12 (45 RPM)
HOLST-HAMMERSMITH/SUITES 1/2/MOORSIDE-DUNN-REFERENCE RECORDINGS RR-39
THREE-WAY MIRROR-MOREIRA/PURIM/FARRELL-REFERENCE RECORDINGS RR-24
TRITTICO-FENNELL-REFERENCE RECORDINGS RR-52
VIVALDI/BACH-HELICON ENSEMBLE-REFERENCE RECORDINGS RR-23
WALTON-FACADE-REFERENCE RECORDINGS RR-19 (45 RPM)
EL BARROCO ESPANOL-HESPERION XX-REFLEXE 065-30942
CAMINO DE SANTIAGO I-BINKLEY-REFLEXE 063-30107
CAMINO DE SANTIAGO II-BINKLEY-REFLEXE 063-30108
CANSOS DE TROBAIRITZ-HESPERION XX-REFLEXE 065-30941
LUDI SANCTI NICOLAI-STUDIO DER FRUHEN MUSIK-REFLEXE 065-30940
MACHAUT-CHANSONS II-BINKLEY-REFLEXE 063-30109
PLANCTUS-STUDIO DER FRUHEN MUSIK-REFLEXE 063-30129
POWER-MESSEN UND MOTETTEN-HILLIARD ENSEMBLE-REFLEXE 1C 069-46 402
MICHAEL PRAETORIUS-TERPSICHORE-RICERCARE-ENSEMBLE-REFLEXE 063-30117
INDIAN ARCHITEXTURE-ALI AKBAR KHAN-WATER LILY WLA-ES-20
LILY OF THE NILE-HAMZA EL DIN-WATER LILY WLA-ES-11
MAIHAR-ALI AKBAR KHAN-WATER LILY WLA-ES-10
MISTERIO-STRUNZ & FARAH-WATER LILY WLA-CS-08
*This record's sonics are good enough to make The Basic List. It is not there, at this time, for various reasons.
These are all of the LPs that joined The Supreme Recordings from 2002 up to October 2007. There aren't any descriptions ready at this time. The most recent listings will always be in The Recent Updates, so I would advise checking there on a regular basis.
BARTOK-BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE-SOLTI-DECCA SET 630/LONDON OSA 1174
BERLIOZ-L'ENFANCE DU CHRIST-DAVIS-PHILIPS 6700 106
BRIDGE/MOERAN-RHAPSODIES FOR PIANO-WALLFISCH/MCCABE/BRAITHWAITE-LYRITA SRCS. 91
BRITTEN-ALBERT HERRING-BRITTEN-DECCA SET 274/6/LONDON OSA 1378
BRITTEN-MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT DREAM-BRITTEN-DECCA SET 338/40/LONDON OSA 1385
BRITTEN-OWEN WINGRAVE-BRITTEN-DECCA SET 501/2/LONDON OSA 1291
BRITTEN-THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA-BRITTEN-DECCA SET 492/3/LONDON OSA 1288
BRITTEN-PHAEDRA/SACRED AND PROFANE/PRELUDE AND FUGUE-BEDFORD/BRITTEN-DECCA SXL 6847
BRUCKNER-SYMPHONY NO. 6-SOLTI-DECCA SXL 6946/LONDON CS 7173
CAMPRA-MESSE DE REQUIEM-HERREWEGHE-HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 1251
COPLAND-APPALACHIAN SPRING/GERSHWIN-AMERICAN-MEHTA-DECCA 6811/LONDON 7031
DVORAK-NEW WORLD SYMPHONY-MEHTA-DECCA SXL 6751/LONDON CS 6980
GERHARD-FIRST SYMPHONY/DANCES FROM DON QUIXOTE-DORATI-ARGO ZRG 752*
MAHLER-SYMPHONY NO. 5-MEHTA-DECCA SXL 6806/7/LONDON CSA 2248
MCCABE-SYMPHONY NO. 2/NOTTURNI ED ALBA-FREMAUX-EMI ASD 2904
NEW WORLD CONSORT-AU VERD BOYS/TO THE GREENWOOD-COLLEGIUM RECORDS COL 8407
ORFF-CARMINA BURANA-KEGEL-EDITION PHONIX EPH-15 (2 LP SET)*
PARTCH-DELUSION OF THE FURY-MITCHELL-COLUMBIA M2 30576*
PANUFNIK-SINFONIA DI SFERE/SINFONIA MISTICA-ATHERTON-DECCA HEAD 22*
PFITZNER-GESANGE FUR BARITON UND ORCHESTER-FISCHER-DIESKAU-EMI 065 45616*
PROKOFIEV-SYMPHONY NO. 5-MAAZEL-DECCA SXL 6875/LONDON CS 7099
PROKOFIEV-SYMPHONY NO. 2/LOVE OF THREE ORANGES SUITE-WELLER-DECCA SXL 6945
PROKOFIEV-SYMPHONY NO. 4/RUSSIAN OVERTURE-WELLER-DECCA SXL 6908
PROKOFIEV-SYMPHONIES NOS. 1 & 7-WELLER-DECCA SXL 6702/LONDON CS 6897
RACHMANINOFF-PIANO CONCERTO NO.4/RHAPSODY-WILD/HORENSTEIN-CHESKY CR41
ROOTHAM-SYMPHONY NO.1/HOLBROOKE-THE BIRDS OF RHIANNON-HANDLEY-LYRITA SRCS. 103
SAINT-SAENS-CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS-LILLIE/KATCHEN/HENDERSON-DECCA SXL 2218 (SPEAKERS CORNER)
SHOSTAKOVICH-SYMPHONY NO. 4-HAITINK-DECCA SXL 6927/LONDON CS 7160
SHOSTAKOVICH-SYMPHONY NO. 4-PREVIN-EMI ASD 3440
SIBELIUS-LUONNOTAR/EN SAGA/ETC.-DORATI/JONES-EMI ASD 2486
SIBELIUS-THE TEMPEST/IN MEMORIUM-GROVES-EMI ASD 2961
STOCKHAUSEN-ZYKLUS POUR UN BATTTEUR/NODA-ECLOGUE-YOSHIHARA/NAKAGAWA-RCA RDC-1
TCHAIKOVSKY-SYMPHONY NO. 5-ASHKENAZY-DECCA SXL 6884/LONDON CS 7107
VAUGHN WILLIAMS-JOB-A MASQUE FOR DANCING-BOULT-EMI ASD 2673
VIVALDI-CONCERTOS-ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC-L'OISEAU-LYRE DSLO 544
*These LPs were originally in The Honorable Mentions, but I reevaluated them after the recent improvements in my audio system.
PATRICIA BARBER-CAFE BLUE-PREMONITION RECORDS 90746
DRAGONSLAYER-NORTH-LABEL X LXSE 2-001 (2 LPS-45 RPM)*
MICHAEL GARSON-SERENDIPITY-REFERENCE RECORDINGS RR-20
DAVE GRUSIN-DISCOVERED AGAIN!-SHEFFIELD LAB-5
KITAMURA-30 YEARS IN 30 MINUTES-TOSHIBA LF-95012
OREGON-IN CONCERT-VANGUARD VSD 79358
TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER-JOHN LANCHBERY-EMI CSD 3690
*Outstanding sonics. Maybe the finest soundtrack recordings ever made. Rare- Only 2,500 pressings.
ANCIENT TURKISH MUSIC IN EUROPE-KECSKES ENSEMBLE-HUNGAROTON SLPX 12560*
FAMOUS JAPANESE KOTO MUSIC-MIYAGI/YABASHI-SAWAI/YAMAMOTO-RCA JRS-1 (JAPAN)
JAPON 7-SHOMYO:CHANT LITURIQUE BOUDDHIQUE, SECTE SHINGON-KOBODAISHI MIEKU-OCORA 558 657
MUSIC IN RENAISSANCE TRANSYLVANIA-BAKFARK BALINT LUTE TRIO-HUNGAROTON SLPX 12047*
MUSIQUE PERSANE-OCORA OCR 57
*Outstanding sonics. I think the two best I've ever heard from this label.
Important Notice- Below are The Honorable Mentions from January 2007 to October 2007. The complete additions from 2002 to 2006 have already been added to the original list of The Honorable Mentions above. (The above additions to The Basic List, or higher, will remain here until I write and post an actual description of them.)
BARTOK-MUSIC FOR STRINGS, PERCUSSION AND CELESTA-BARENBOIM-EMI ASD 2670
DEBUSSY-LA MER ETC.-HAITINK-PHILIPS 9500 359
ENSEMBLE ALCATRAZ-VISIONS AND MIRACLES-ELECTRA/NONESUCH DIGITAL 79180-1
GREGORIANISCHER CHORAL-BENEDICTINE MONASTERY-EINSIEDELN-DGG ARCHIVE 2533 131
HANDEL-MESSIAH-MARRINER-ARGO (OR DECCA) D18D3
HANSON-SYMPHONY NO. 2/GRIFFES-THE PLEASURE DOME OF KUBLA KHAN-GERHARDT-RCA GL2502
MACHAUT-CHANSONS I-BINKLEY-REFLEXE 063-30106
PROKOFIEV-SCYTHIAN SUITE-ANSERMET-DECCA SXL 6308/LONDON CS 6538
PROKOFIEV-VISIONS FUGITIVES/WALTON-SONATA FOR STRINGS-MARRINER-ARGO ZRG 711
REVUELTAS-SENSEMAYA-REDES-CAMINOS-MATA-RCA (A)RL12320*
SARASATE-CARMEN FANTASY/SAINT-SAENS-HAVANAISE-RICCI-DECCA SXL 2197/SDD 420/LONDON CS 6165
SCHUBERT-PIANO SONATA D.958/MOMENTS MUSICAUX D.780-LUPU-DECCA SXDL 7554
*Kenneth Wilkinson recording. The Italian pressing is a touch better than the (A)merican. Interesting music.
LAURINDO ALMEIDA-VIRTUOSO GUITAR-CRYSTAL CLEAR CCS 8001*
LES BROWN GOES DIRECT TO DISC-GREAT AMERICAN GRAMOPHONE GADD-1010
CLIMAX JAZZ BAND-LABYRINTH RECORDS DIRECT TO DISC LBR-1000 (DIXIE LAND)
THE KING JAMES VERSION-HARRY JAMES & HIS BIG BAND-SHEFFIELD LAB-3
*Excellent, but should have been even better, because it's a 45 RPM plus a D2D.
COCHABAMBA-MUSIQUE FOLKLORIQUE D'AMERIQUE LATINE-PIERRE VERANY PV 9791
CORSICA CHANTS POLYPHONIQUES-E VOCE DI U CUMUNE-HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 1256
ETHIOPIE 1&2 LITURGIE DE L'EGLISE CHRETIENNE ORTHODOXE ETHIOPIENNE-OCORA 558 558/59
INDE DU NORD-PANDIT RAM NARAYAN-SARANGI-OCORA 558638
KRISHNAMURTI-SRIDHAR-AUVIDIS AV 4507
LES PLUS GRANDS SUCCES D'AMERIQUE LATINE-COCHABAMBA-PIERRE VERANY PV 5811
THE PERSIAN SANTUR/MUSIC OF IRAN-RASTEGAR-NEJAD-NONESUCH (EXPLORER SERIES) H-72039
I've decided to make a short list of my favorite recordings of the music of the great Classical composers which I also consider to be among their most essential to hear and own. This list will be for those audiophiles and/or music lovers who want to "get into Classical Music", but have found no other place to start. I'm not a musicologist, nor a formerly trained musician or record reviewer, but I've been listening and studying this music for around 40 years, and the recordings I will choose have brought me great joy and satisfaction for many years and, in some instances, decades.
The music and the performances are the only two criteria on this list, and not the sonics, like The Supreme Recordings. I'm not even going to ignore the worst pressings. Finally, these compositions are almost all great masterpieces, meaning no one performance can ever be "definitive", so other choices may be equally (or even more) satisfying to many music lovers.
BACH-ORGAN FAVORITES VOL. 1-BIGGS-COLUMBIA MS 6261
BACH-ORGAN FAVORITES VOL. 2-BIGGS-COLUMBIA MS 6748
BACH-BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS-MUNCHINGER-DECCA 5 BB 130/1/LONDON CSA 2301
BACH-MASS IN B MINOR-RICHTER-DGG ARCHIVE 2710 001
BARTOK-CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA-SOLTI-DECCA SXL 6212/LONDON CS 6784
BEETHOVEN-PIANO SONATAS (8-14-23)-ARRAU-PHILIPS 6599 308
BEETHOVEN-PIANO SONATAS (17-21)-ARRAU-PHILIPS 6570 190
BEETHOVEN-THE FIVE PIANO CONCERTOS-ASHKENAZY-DECCA SXL 6594/7/LONDON CSA-2404
BEETHOVEN-VIOLIN CONCERTO-GRUMIAUX-PHILIPS 6500 775
BEETHOVEN-THE NINE SYMPHONIES (1960'S)-KARAJAN-DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 2721 055
BEETHOVEN-SYMPHONY NO. 6 ("PASTORALE")-WALTER-COLUMBIA MS 6012
BEETHOVEN-MISSA SOLEMNIS-KARAJAN-EMI SLS 5198/ANGEL S3595
BERLIOZ-SYMPHONY FANTASTIQUE-FRECCIA-CHESKY CR1
BERNSTEIN-WEST SIDE STORY-BERNSTEIN-DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 415 253-1
BIZET-CARMEN-DE LOS ANGELES/BEECHAM-EMI SLS 5021/ANGEL S3613
BRAHMS-VIOLIN CONCERTO-GRUMIAUX-PHILIPS 6500 299
BRAHMS-THE FOUR SYMPHONIES-SZELL-COLUMBIA 77356
BRUCKNER-SYMPHONY NO. 4-JOCHUM-DGG 2535 111
COPLAND-RODEO/BILLY THE KID-COPLAND-COLUMBIA M 30114
DEBUSSY-IMAGES I/II-MICHELANGELI-DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 2530 196
DEBUSSY-LA MER/NOCTURNES-GIULINI-EMI SXLP 30146/ANGEL S 35977
DVORAK-SYMPHONY NO. 9-KERTESZ-DECCA SXL 6291/JB 118/LONDON CS 6527
DE FALLA-EL AMOR BRUJO-STOKOWSKI-COLUMBIA MS 6147
DE FALLA-THE THREE CORNERED HAT-ANSERMET-DECCA SXL 2296/SDD 321/LONDON CS 6224
GERSHWIN-RHAPSODY IN BLUE/AN AMERICAN IN PARIS-BERNSTEIN-COLUMBIA MS 6091
GERSHWIN-PORGY AND BESS-MAAZEL-LONDON OSA 13116/DECCA SET 609-11
GRIEG-PEER GYNT-BARBIROLLI-EMI (COLUMBIA) TWO 269/ANGEL S 36531
HANDEL-FIREWORKS MUSIC/WATER MUSIC-MARRINER-ARGO ZRG 697
HANDEL-MESSIAH (HIGHLIGHTS)-DAVIS-PHILIPS 6833 050/6833 144
HOLST-THE PLANETS-PREVIN-EMI ASD 3002/ANGEL S 36991
MAHLER-SYMPHONY NO. 2-BERNSTEIN-DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 423 395-1
MAHLER-SYMPHONY NO. 6-SOLTI-DECCA SET 469/70/LONDON CSA-2227
MAHLER-DAS LIED VON DER ERDE-KLEMPERER-EMI SAN 179/ANGEL S3704
MENDELSSOHN/BRUCH-VIOLIN CONCERTOS-PERLMAN-EMI ASD 2926/ANGEL S 36963
MENDELSSOHN-A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM-PREVIN-EMI ASD 3377/ANGEL S 37268
MOZART-CLARINET QUINTET K. 581-PAY/ASMIF-PHILIPS 9500 772
MOZART-CLARINET CONCERTO-BRYMER-PHILIPS 6500 378
MOZART-PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 20/27-CURZON-DECCA SXL 7007
MOZART-PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 21/25-BISHOP-PHILIPS 6500 431
MOZART-SYMPHONIES NO. 40 & NO. 41-BOHM-DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 2530 780
MOZART-THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-GIULINI-EMI SLS 5152/ANGEL S 3608
MOZART-REQUIEM K. 626-SCHREIER-PHILIPS 6514 320
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL-PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION-MUTI-EMI ASD 3645/ANGEL S 37539*
MUSSORGSKY-BORIS GODUNOV (HIGHLIGHTS)-CHRISTOFF/CLUYTENS-EMI SXLP 30547/ANGEL S 36169
RACHMANINOV/RAVEL-PIANO CONCERTOS-MICHELANGELI-EMI ASD 255/SXLP 30169
RACHMANINOV-PIANO CONCERTOS/RHAPSODY-ASHKENAZY/PREVIN-DECCA SXLF 6565/7/LONDON CSA 2311
RAVEL-DAPHNIS ET CHLOE-MONTEUX-DECCA SXL 2164/SDD 170/JB 69/LONDON CS 6147/STS 15090
RESPIGHI-FOUNTAINS OF ROME/PINES OF ROME-KARAJAN-DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 2531 055
RIMSKY-KORSAKOFF-SCHEHERAZADE-BEECHAM-ANGEL S 35505/EMI SXLP 30253
SAINT-SAENS-SYMPHONY NO. 3 (ORGAN)-MEHTA-DECCA SXL 6482/LONDON CS 6680
SCHUBERT-PIANO QUINTET (TROUT)-CURZON/VIENNA OCTET-DECCA SXL 2110/SDD 185/LONDON CS 6090
SCHUBERT-STRING QUARTET "DEATH AND THE MAIDEN"-QUARTETTO ITALIANO-PHILIPS 9500 751
SCHUBERT/MENDELSSOHN-SYMPHONIES 8/4-SINOPOLI-DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 410 862-1
SCHUBERT-SYMPHONY NO. 9-KRIPS-DECCA SXL 2045/LONDON CS 6061/STS 15140
SHOSTAKOVITCH-SYMPHONY NO. 5-BERNSTEIN-COLUMBIA MS 6115
SHOSTAKOVITCH-SYMPHONIES 6 & 11-HAITINK-LONDON 411 939-1 (OR BERGLUND/EMI/ANGEL)
SIBELIUS/TCHAIKOVSKY-VIOLIN CONCERTOS-CHUNG-DECCA SXL 6493/LONDON CS 6710
STRAUSS-FOUR LAST SONGS-SCHWARZKOPF/SZELL-EMI ASD 2888/ANGEL S 36347
STRAVINSKY-FIREBIRD SUITE-MUTI-EMI ASD 3645/ANGEL S 37539*
STRAVINSKY-THE RITE OF SPRING-BERNSTEIN-COLUMBIA MS 6010 (OR MUTI/EMI)
TCHAIKOVSKY-THE NUTCRACKER-DORATI-PHILIPS 6747 364/6747 257
VAUGHN WILLIAMS-FANTASIA ON A THEME BY THOMAS TALLIS-BARBIROLLI-EMI ASD 521/ANGEL S 36101
VIVALDI-THE FOUR SEASONS-FASANO-EMI SXLP 30419/ANGEL S 35877
WAGNER-DER RINGS DES NIBELUNGEN (HIGHLIGHTS)-SOLTI-LONDON OSA-1440
The Detailed Descriptions and Awards of THE DIVINITY.
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