Originals
Legendary Recordings generally originally released on vinyl.
In addition to the huge number of releases Deutsche Grammophon have re-issued onto this series, Decca and Philips have recently joined in.
There are now over 200 classic reordings available at very reasonable prices.
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Building a Library, October 1999, First Choice
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Building a Library, October 2007, First Choice
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Building a Library, January 2016, First Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 - 6
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky
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Building a Library, April 2007, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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Building a Library, January 2017, Also Recommended
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Dvorak & Tchaikovsky: Works for Cello & Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Albéniz: Iberia
Alicia de Larrocha
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1980s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Grammy Awards, 31st Awards (1988), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Richard Strauss - Vier letzte Lieder and Other Lieder
Jessye Norman (soprano) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
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Gramophone Awards, 1984, Winner - Solo vocal
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1980s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building a Library, July 2019, Also Recommended
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Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
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Building a Library, December 2008, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Building a Library, July 2006, Mid-Price Choice
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Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9
Berliner Philharmoniker, Rafael Kubelik
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 & Ravel: Piano Concerto
Martha Argerich (piano) Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
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Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of a Thousand'
Heather Harper, Lucia Popp, Arleen Auger (sopranos), Yvonne Minton (mezzo), Helen Watts (contralto), Rene Kollo (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Martti Talvela (bass) Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Sängerknaben & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Grammy Awards, 15th Awards (1972), Best Choral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 15th Awards (1972), Classical Album of the Year
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Handel: Messiah
Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook & John Tomlinson The English Concert Choir & The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) & Simon Preston (organ) London Symphony Orchestra, Melos Ensemble, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Highgate School Choir & The Bach Choir, Benjamin Britten
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Building a Library, November 2009, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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Grammy Awards, 6th Awards (1963), Best Choral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 6th Awards (1963), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Grammy Awards, 6th Awards (1963), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3
Gaston Litaize (organ) Orchestre de Paris, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
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Building a Library, February 2015, First Choice
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Mahler: Symphony No. 1 & Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelik
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Building a Library, July 2003, Runner-Up
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Building a Library, November 2001, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D, etc.
Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ancerl
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Building a Library, April 2021, Historic Choice - Stravinsky
Presto CD: $17.00Download from $6.75 -
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Mozart - Symphonies
Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm
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Building a Library, November 2002, Mid-Price Choice
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
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Orff: Carmina Burana
Gundula Janowitz (soprano) Gerhard Stolze (tenor) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin Schoneberger Sangerknaben, Eugen Jochum
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Puccini: La fanciulla del West
Carol Neblett (Minnie), Plácido Domingo (Dick Johnson), Sherrill Milnes (Jack Rance) Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Zubin Mehta
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Gramophone Awards, 1978, Recording of the Year
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Building a Library, December 2016, First Choice
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Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Emil Gilels Berliner Philharmoniker, Eugen Jochum
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Shostakovich - The Jazz Album
Ronald Brautigam & Peter Masseurs Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
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Berg: Lulu
Teresa Stratas (Lulu), Yvonne Minton (Gräfin Geschwitz), Franz Mazura (Dr Schön), Kenneth Riegel (Alwa), Toni Blankenheim (Schigolch/Der Medizinalrat/Ein Polizeikommissär), Robert Tear (Der Maler/Der Neger) Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris, Pierre Boulez
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Opera
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Grammy Awards, 23rd Awards (1980), Best Engineered Album, Classical
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Grammy Awards, 23rd Awards (1980), Best Opera Recording
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Grammy Awards, 23rd Awards (1980), Classical Album of the Year
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Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op. 32 No. 9 in A major, etc.
Zoltan Kocsis (piano)
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Building a Library, March 2006, First Choice
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Bruckner - Masses 1-3
Edith Mathis, Marga Schiml, Wieslaw Ochman, Karl Ridderbusch, Maria Stader, Claudia Hellman, Ernst Haefliger, Kim Borg Bavarian Radio Chorus & Symphony Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Building a Library, February 2002, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Piero Cappuccilli (Boccanegra), Mirella Freni (Amelia/Maria), José van Dam (Paolo), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Jacopo Fiesco), José Carreras (Gabriele) La Scala Chorus & Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
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Building a Library, April 2000, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Verdi: La Traviata
Ileana Cotrubas (Violetta), Plácido Domingo (Alfredo), Sherrill Milnes (Giorgio Germont), Stefania Malagù (Flora), Helena Jungwirth (Annina), Walter Gullino (Gastone), Giovanni Foiani (Dottore Grenvil) Bayerischer Staatsoper, Carlos Kleiber
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Building a Library, October 2019, Recommended Recording
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Régine Crespin: Shéhérazade
Régine Crespin (soprano) L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
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Building a Library, September 2007, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Ravel: L'enfant et les Sortileges & L'heure Espagnole
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de la RTF, Berliner Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Remastered CD
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building a Library, September 2018, Also Recommended
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Margaret Price (Isolde), René Kollo (Tristan), Brigitte Fassbaender (Brangaene), Kurt Moll (König Marke), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Kurwenal), Werner Götz (Melot), Anton Dermota (Hirt) Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Staatskapelle Dresden, Carlos Kleiber
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Handel: Solomon
Carolyn Watkinson, Nancy Argenta & Barbara Hendricks Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C minor
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
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Bach, J S: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV1007-1012
Pierre Fournier (cello)
2 CDs: $14.50Download from $16.75 -
Puccini: Tosca
Leontyne Price (Tosca), Giuseppe di Stefano (Cavaradossi), Giuseppe Taddei (Scarpia), Fernando Corena (Il Sagristano) Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
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Building a Library, June 2002, First Choice
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Building a Library, June 2023, Recommended Recording
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Britten: Peter Grimes
Peter Pears (Grimes), Claire Watson (Ellen Orford), James Pease (Balstrode), Jean Watson (Auntie), Geraint Evans (Ned Keene), Lauris Elms (Mrs Sedley), David Kelly (Hobson), Owen Brannigan (Swallow), Raymond Nilsson (Bob Boles), Marion Studholme, Iris Kells (Nieces) Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Remastered CD
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Berg & Stravinsky: Violin Concertos
Itzhak Perlman (violin) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Collection
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Building a Library, June 2000, Second Choice
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Grammy Awards, 23rd Awards (1980), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Mozart: Wind Concertos
Alfred Prinz (clarinet), Werner Tripp (flute), Dietmar Zeman (bassoon) Vienna Philharmonic, Karl Böhm
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Sviatoslav Richter Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislaw Wislocki
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Haydn - Piano Sonatas
Alfred Brendel (piano)
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Gramophone Awards, 1987, Winner - Instrumental
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 & Schubert: Symphony No. 5
Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky
Yelena Obraztsova (mezzo soprano) London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
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Franck & Szymanowski: Works for Violin and Piano
Kaja Danczowska (violin) & Krystian Zimerman (piano)
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, etc.
Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major
Emil Gilels (piano), with Elena Gilels (piano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Melos Quartet play Debussy, Ravel & Kodaly
Melos Quartet
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Berlioz: Requiem
Ronald Dowd (tenor) & Denis Wick (trombone) London Symphony Chorus, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, John Alldis Choir & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
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Grammy Awards, 14th Awards (1971), Best Choral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 14th Awards (1971), Best Engineered Album, Classical
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Debussy: Études pour piano (12)
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 28 & 29 'Hammerklavier'
Emil Gilels (piano)
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Gramophone Awards, 1984, Winner - Instrumental
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Bach, J S: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, BWV1001-1006
Nathan Milstein (violin)
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Grammy Awards, 18th Awards (1975), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Consuelo Rubio, Richard Verreau, Michel Roux, Pierre Mollet, Heinz Kirchner (viola) Elisabeth Brasseur Choir · Chœur Enfants · R.T.F. · Orchestre Lamoureux, Paris · Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestre Lamoureax, Paris, Berliner Philharmoniker, Igor Markevitch
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Best-kept Secrets
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Building a Library, February 2018, Also Recommended
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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 & Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
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Building A Library, January 2022, Also Recommended - Prokofiev
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Barber & Walton - Violin Concertos
Joshua Bell (violin) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman
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Building a Library, January 2002, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1998, Winner - Concerto
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Debussy: La Mer, etc.
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
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Building A Library, June 2022, Also Recommended
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Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht & Pelleas und Melisande
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Martha Argerich, Debut Recital
Martha Argerich (piano)
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Building a Library, July 2005, Mid-Price Choice
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Building A Library, July 2021, Recommended Recording
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Honegger: Symphony No. 2 in D, etc.
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Berliner Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein
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Grammy Awards, 35th Awards (1992), Best Orchestral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 35th Awards (1992), Classical Album of the Year
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Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto in C major, K299, etc.
Nicanor Zabaleta (harp), Karlheinz Zoeller (flute) Berlin Philharmonic, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ernst Marzendorfer
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture & Capriccio Italian
spoken commentary by Deems Taylor Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra & University of Minnesota Brass Band, London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Pogorelich plays Chopin, Ravel and Prokofiev
Ivo Pogorelich (piano)
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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