San Francisco Symphony

Special offer. Debussy: Images, Jeux & La Plus Que Lente

San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Orchestral Performance

Special offer. Mahler: Symphony No. 7

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas

Grammy Awards, 49th Awards (2006), Best Orchestral Performance
Grammy Awards, 49th Awards (2006), Classical Album of the Year

Special offer. John Adams: Absolute Jest

Orli Shaham (piano) & Marc-André Hamelin (piano) Synergy Vocals, San Francisco Symphony & St. Lawrence String Quartet, Michael Tilson Thomas & John Adams

Presto Recording of the Week, 14th August 2015
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015

Saariaho: Adriana Mater

Fleur Barron (Adrianna), Axelle Fanyo (Refka), Nicholas Phan (Yonas), Christopher Purves (Tsargo), San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Symphony, Esa-Pekka Salonen

Gramophone Awards, 2026 Shortlist, Opera

2 CDs: $24.75

Special offer. Mahler - Symphony No. 8 & Symphony No. 10 (Adagio)

Erin Wall, Elza van den Heever, Laura Claycomb (sopranos), Katarina Karnéus, Yvonne Naef (mezzos), Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor), Quinn Kelsey (baritone), James Morris (bass-baritone) San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Choir, Michael Tilson Thomas

Building a Library, May 2010, Featured
Grammy Awards, 52nd Awards (2009), Best Choral Performance
Grammy Awards, 52nd Awards (2009), Classical Album of the Year

Charles Ives - An American Journey

Thomas Hampson (baritone) San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas

Gramophone Magazine, April 2002, Editor's Choice
Penguin Guide, Rosette

Special offer. Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz (soprano), Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone) San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt

Grammy Awards, 38th Awards (1995), Best Choral Performance

Special offer. Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette

Sasha Cooke (mezzo), Nicholas Phan (tenor), Luca Pisaroni (bass-baritone) San Francisco Symphony & San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas

International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Choral

Special offer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'

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Erin Wall (soprano), Kendall Gladen (mezzo-soprano), William Burden (tenor) & Nathan Berg (bass-baritone) San Francisco Symphony & San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas

2 SACDs: Original price $16.75 Reduced $14.23

Special offer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 & Piano Concerto No. 4

Emanuel Ax (piano) San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

Special offer. Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4

San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee - Orchestral Performance

2 SACDs: $22.25

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Special offer. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 & Mass in C Major

Emanuel Ax (piano), Joélle Harvey (soprano), Kelley O'Connor (mezzo-soprano), William Burden (tenor), Shenyang (bass-baritone) San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas

Special offer. Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Copland & Ives

San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

Building a Library, March 2014, Highly Recommended

CD: Original price $12.25 Reduced $10.41

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Special offer. Masterpieces in Miniature

Yuja Wang (piano) San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

Special offer. Ives: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Selected American Hymns

Peter Dugan (piano), San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas, Christian Reif

The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2019

SACD: Original price $22.25 Reduced $18.91

Special offer. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas

Grammy Awards, 39th Awards (1996), Best Orchestral Performance

Special offer. Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements

San Francisco Symphony, Esa-Pekka Salonen

Grammy Awards, 68th Awards (2026), Nominated - Best Orchestral Performance

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Special offer. Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'

Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano) & Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo-soprano) San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas

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Special offer. Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 'From the New World'

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San Francisco Symphony, Seiji Ozawa

Vinyl Record: $59.75

Special offer. Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride in a Fast Machine

San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

Grammy Awards, 55th Awards (2012), Best Orchestral Performance

Special offer. Michael Tilson Thomas: From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditation on Rilke

Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Ryan McKinny (bass-baritone), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Winner - Best Classical Compendium

2 CDs: Original price $22.25 Reduced $18.91

Special offer. Copland: Symphony No. 3

San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Orchestral Performance

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Special offer. Bernstein: West Side Story

Alexandra Silber (Maria), Cheyenne Jackson (Tony), Jessica Vosk (Anita), Kevin Vortmann (Riff), Kelly Markgraf (Bernardo), David Michael Laffey (Big Deal/Snowboy), Juliana Hansen (Rosalia), Louise Marie Cornillez (Consuelo), Zacharay Ford (Diesel), Cassie Simone (Francisca), Justin Keyes (Action), Chris Meissner (Baby John), Louis Pardo (A-rab), Michael Taylor (Officer Krupke), Julia Bullock (A Girl) San Francisco Symphony, Members of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas

Presto Recording of the Week, 9th June 2014
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
International Classical Music Awards, 2015, Winner - Opera

Special offer. Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Tod und Verklärung; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche

Herbert Blomstedt

Frankly Speaking with Leopold Stokowski

Gloria Lane (soprano)), John Bowen, Reginald Jacques, George Scott, BBC Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Leopold Stokowski

BBC Music Magazine, April 2025, Archive Choice

CD: $19.00

Special offer. American Mavericks

Jeremy Denk (piano), Paul Jacobs (organ) San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

Gramophone Magazine, February 2013, Editor's Choice

Special offer. Mahler: Symphony No. 3 & Kindertotenlieder

Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano) San Francisco Symphony, with Women of the SFS Chorus, the Pacific Boychoir and the San Francisco Girls Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas

Grammy Awards, 46th Awards (2003), Classical Album of the Year

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony'

Jean Guillou (organ) San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart

Building A Library, February 2024, Recommended Recording

Presto CD: $17.25

Special offer. Stravinsky: The Firebird

San Francisco Symphony, Esa-Pekka Salonen

Grammy Awards, 67th Awards (2025), Nominated - Best Orchestral Performance

Grieg: Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23

Wendy Hoffman (mezzo-soprano), Merilyn Vaughn (soprano), Wendy White (mezzo-soprano), Urban Malmberg (baritone), Margaret Lisi (speaker), Kaare Myksvoll (speaker), Maria Meyer (speaker), Kristina Rapp (speaker), Gregory Nybo (speaker), David Hess (speaker), Richard Haille (baritone), Mary-Anne Haeggander (soprano), Mary-Anne Haeggander (speaker) San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt

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Special offer. Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Ives & Copland

Paul Jacobs (organ) San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

Steve Reich: Collected Works

Steve Reich, Mahan Esfahani (early keyboard instruments), Steve Reich Ensemble (miscellaneous ensemble), Kronos Quartet (string quartet), Pat Metheny (guitar), Maya Beiser (cello), Colin Currie (percussion), Ensemble Intercontemporain (chamber ensemble), San Francisco Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra, Theatre of Voices, Los Angeles Master Chorale, London Sinfonietta, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Synergy Vocals, Edo de Waart, Michael Tilson Thomas, Paul Hillier, Susanna Mälkki, Jaap van Zweden

The Times, Best Classical Box Sets Christmas 2025
The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025

26 CDs + DVD Video: $136.50

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas

Grammy Awards, 39th Awards (1996), Best Orchestral Performance

Special offer. Orff: Carmina Burana

Lynne Dawson (soprano), John Daniecki (tenor), Kevin McMillan (baritone) San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Herbert Blomstedt

Grammy Awards, 34th Awards (1991), Best Choral Performance

Copland: The Populist

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas

Building a Library, November 2000, First Choice

Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt

Gramophone Awards, 1991, Winner - Orchestral

Special offer. Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor 'Tragic'

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas

Grammy Awards, 45th Awards (2002), Best Orchestral Performance

Special offer. Bartók: Kossuth & Concerto for Orchestra

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt

Grammy Awards, 38th Awards (1995), Best Engineered Album, Classical

Variations

Steve Reich et al San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart

Presto CD: $17.25

Special offer. Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6

San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt

Special offer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 & Leonore Overture No. 3

San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

New. Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C Minor 'Resurrection'

Sasha Cooke (vocals), Heidi Stober (vocals), San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Jenny Wong, Esa-Pekka Salonen

Russo: Street Music and other works

Corky Siegel San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Siegel-Schwall Band, Seiji Ozawa

Presto CD: $17.25

Special offer. Salonen: Cello Concerto

Rainer Eudeikis, San Francisco Symphony, Esa-Pekka Salonen

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Special offer. Ligeti: Clocks and Clouds

San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Esa-Pekka Salonen

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Special offer. Mahler: Symphony No. 5

San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

Special offer. Ligeti: Ramifications

San Francisco Symphony, Esa-Pekka Salonen

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Special offer. Mason Bates: Works for Orchestra

Mason Bates (electronica) San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

Special offer. Mahler: Songs with Orchestra

Thomas Hampson (baritone), Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano) San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

Special offer. Mahler: Symphony No. 4

Laura Claycomb (soprano) San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas

John Adams - Collected Works

Glenn Fischthal (trumpet), Laurie McGaw (trumpet), James Maddalena (baritone, vocals), Sanford Sylvan (baritone, vocals), Thomas Hammons (bass-baritone, vocals), John Duykers (tenor), Mari Opatz (mezzo-soprano), Marion Dry (contralto), Stephanie Friedman (mezzo-soprano, vocals), Carolann Page (soprano), Trudy Ellen Craney (soprano), Chris Gekker (trumpet), Naoko Tanaka (violin), Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Paul Crossley (piano), Janice Felty (vocals), Thomas Young (vocals), Eugene Perry (vocals), Sheila Nadler (vocals), John Adams (keyboards, synthesizer, piano), Gidon Kremer (violin), Kronos Quartet (string quartet), Michael Collins (clarinet), Audra McDonald (vocals), Janne Murto (saxophone), Jari-Pekka Karvonen (drums), Kari Tenkanen (clarinet), Marja Mutru (keyboards), Markku Tabell (keyboards), Michael McElroy (vocals), Seppo Kantonen (keyboards), Emanuel Ax (piano), Theatre of Voices (countertenor), Patrick Marco (director), Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo-soprano), Willard White (baritone), David Tanenbaum (guitar), Nicolas Hodges (piano), John Novacek (piano), Leila Josefowicz (violin), Rolf Hind (piano), Tracy Silverman (violin), Bill Houghton (trumpet), Eric Owens (bass-baritone), Jessica Rivera (soprano), Russell Thomas (tenor), Scott Andrews (clarinet), St Lawrence String Quartet (string quartet), Scott St. John (violin), Timothy McAllister (saxophone), Gerald Finley (vocals), Brindley Sherratt (vocals), Andrew Staples (vocals), Julia Bullock (vocals), Aubrey Allicock (vocals), Marcus Farnsworth (vocals), Samuel Sakker (vocals), Jennifer Johnston (vocals), Jeremy Denk (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Nixon in China Chorus, The London Opera Chorus, The Opera De Lyon, London Sinfonietta, London Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Cleveland Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, The London Voices, Maitrise de Paris, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, New York Choral Artists, New York Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, International Contemporary Ensemble, BBC Singers, Ensemble Modern, Edo de Waart, Kent Nagano, Christoph von Dohnányi, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Lorin Maazel, David Robertson

International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2022

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Special offer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 & Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II

Sally Matthews (soprano), Tamara Mumford (mezzo-soprano), Barry Banks (tenor), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass-baritone) San Francisco Symphony, with San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas

Rachmaninoff - Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra

Zoltan Kocsis (piano) San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart

2 Presto CDs: $25.00

Special offer. Isaac Stern Live, Vol.8

Isaac Stern (violin), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Symphony, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Eric Delamater, Pierre Monteux, Erich Leinsdorf, Dimitri Mitropoulos

2 CDs: Original price $35.00 Reduced $28.35

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Special offer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

William Burden (tenor), Nathan Berg (bass-baritone), Kendall Gladen (mezzo-soprano), Erin Wall (soprano), San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas