Great Recordings of the Century
‘A distinguished series of beautifully presented reissues.’ (Gramophone).
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Mahler: Song Cycles
Janet Baker Hallé Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Barbirolli
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Building a Library, November 2001, Runner-Up
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Building a Library, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans, Cynthia Clarey, Harolyn Blackwell, Bruce Hubbard, Marietta Simpson & Gregg Baker Glyndebourne Chorus & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Opera
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Szymanowski - Choral Works
Elzbieta Szmytka, Florence Quivar, John Connell & Jon Garrison CBSO Chorus & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Engineering
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Puccini: La Bohème
Victoria de los Angeles, Jussi Björling, Fernando Corena, Robert Merrill, Giorgio Tozzi The Columbus Boychoir & RCA Victor Chorus & Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
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Building a Library, June 2008, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Chopin: Waltzes
Dinu Lipatti (piano)
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Schubert - Symphonies Nos. 3, 5 & 6
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Kern: Show Boat
Frederica von Stade (Magnolia), Teresa Stratas (Julie), Jerry Hadley (Gaylord), Bruce Hubbard (Joe), Karla Burns (Queenie) Ambrosian Chorus & London Sinfonietta, John McGlinn
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Music Theatre
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Mahler - Symphonies
Lucia Pop, Elizabeth Connell, Edith Wiens, Felicity Lott, Trudeliese Schmidt, Nadine Denize, Richard Versalle, Jorma Hynninen & Hans Sotin Tiffin School Boy’s Choir, London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt
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Gramophone Awards, 1987, Winner - Orchestral
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Debussy: Images pour piano - Books 1 & 2, etc.
Peter Lloyd (flute) London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Engineering
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Orchestral
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Schubert: 15 Lieder
Christa Ludwig, Geoffrey Parsons, Gervase de Peyer, Gerald Moore
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Presto Favourites, Christa Ludwig - Our Top 10 Recordings
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Debussy: La Mer, etc.
Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Strauss, R: Don Juan, Op. 20, etc.
Staatskapelle Dresden, Rudolf Kempe
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Building A Library, August 2023, Recommended Recording (Don Juan)
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Höngen, Hans Hopf, Otto Edelmann Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Building a Library, December 2022, Historic Recording
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Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20, etc.
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Victoria de los Angeles, Luigi Alva, Ian Wallace, Carlo Cava Glyndebourne Festival Chorus & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vittorio Gui
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Building a Library, February 2017, Also Recommended
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Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eberhard Wachter, Josef Knapp, Nicolai Gedda, Hanny Steffek Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra, Lovro von Matacic
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Building A Library, October 2021, Recommended Recording
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Strauss, R: Ariadne auf Naxos
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Rudolf Schock, Rita Streich, Karl Dönch, Irmgard Seefried, Hugues Cuenod Philharmonia, Herbert von Karajan
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Strauss, R: Capriccio
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eberhard Wächter, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Nicolai Gedda, Hans Hotter, Christa Ludwig Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Chopin: Nocturnes & Scherzi
Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Wolf: Lieder
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf & Gerald Moore
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Beethoven: The Late String Quartets
Busch Quartet
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Building a Library, January 2009, Historic Choice
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Building a Library, January 2017, Recommended recording (historic/mono)
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Paganini: Caprices for solo violin, Op. 1 Nos. 1-24
Itzhak Perlman (violin)
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica', etc.
Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Verdi: Don Carlo
Plácido Domingo (Carlo), Montserrat Caballé (Elisabetta), Ruggero Raimondi (Filippo II), Shirley Verrett (Eboli), Sherrill Milnes (Rodrigo), Giovanni Foiani (Il Grande Inquisitore), Simon Estes (Un Frate), Delia Wallis (Tebaldo) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Carlo Maria Giulini
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Building a Library, March 2006, First Choice
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Wolf, H: Italienisches Liederbuch
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald Moore
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Monteverdi - Vespers
Taverner Consort Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Collection Winner
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Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1901 version)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral', etc.
Birgit Nilsson (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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Falla: La vida breve, etc.
Victoria de los Angeles Orquesta Nacional de España & Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos & Carlo Maria Giulini
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Building a Library, June 2009, First Choice (1925 version)
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Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 24, etc.
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald Moore, Hertha Klust
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Building a Library, April 2017, Also Recommended
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Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, etc.
Alban Berg Quartett
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Building a Library, January 2019, Also Recommended
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Bax: Tintagel, etc.
London Symphony Orchestra & Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli
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Wagner: Die Walküre: excerpts, etc.
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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Building a Library, September 2017, Also Recommended
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Elgar: Violin Concerto & Enigma Variations
Yehudi Menuhin (violin) London Symphony Orchestra & Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar
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Building a Library, July 2001, Historic Choice
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Beethoven - Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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Building a Library, October 2007, Historic Choice
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Schubert - String Quartets
Busch Quartet
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Building a Library, March 2012, Historic Choice
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30, etc.
Emil Gilels (piano) Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, André Cluytens
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Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69, etc.
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Richard Lewis (tenor), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-Soprano) & Kim Borg (bass) London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé Choir, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Ambrosian Singers & Hallé Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, John Barbirolli
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Building a Library, October 2006, First Choice
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Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 22
Annie Fischer (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch
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Building a Library, May 2002, Budget Choice
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Orff: Carmina Burana
Thomas Allen (baritone), Gerald English (tenor), Sheila Armstrong (soprano) St Clement Danes Grammar School Boys' Choir London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
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Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat Major, Op. 97 'Archduke', etc.
Alfred Cortot, Jacques Thibaud & Pablo Casals
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Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande, etc.
Jacques Jansen, Irène Joachim, Henri-Bertrand Etcheverry, Germaine Cernay, Paul Cabanel & Leila ben Sedira, Maggie Teyte & Alfred Cortot / Mary Garden & Claude Debussy Chœurs Yvonne Gouverné & Orchestre Symphonique, Roger Désormière
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Building A Library, December 2025, Top Choice
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Hilde Rössl-Majdan (contralto) Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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Beethoven: Late String Quartets
Alban Berg Quartett
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Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105, etc.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham
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Verdi: La Traviata
Renata Scotto (Violetta), Alfredo Kraus (Alfredo), Renato Bruson (Giorgio Germont), Sarah Walker (Flora), Cynthia Buchan (Annina), Richard Van Allan (Marchese d'Obigny), Henry Newman (Barone Douphol) Philharmonia Orchestra & Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Riccardo Muti
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Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48, etc.
Robert Chilcott, John Carol Case, Janet Baker, Stephen Roberts & John Butt Sir Philip Ledger & Sir David Willcocks
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Kirsten Flagstad (Dido), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Belinda), Thomas Hemsley (Aeneas), Arda Mandikian (Sorceress), Sheila Rex (First Witch), Anna Pollak (Second Witch), David Lloyd (Sailor) The Mermaid Singers & Orchestra, Geraint Jones
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Maria Callas, Lucia Danieli, Nicolai Gedda, Luisa Villa, Mario Borriello, Renato Ercolani, Mario Carlin, Plinio Clabassi & Enrico Campi Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Herbert von Karajan
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Mozart: Opera Arias
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) John Pritchard, Josef Krips, Herbert von Karajan & Warwick Braithwaite
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Enrico Caruso - Opera Arias and Songs Milan 1902-04
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
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Kreisler: Original Compositions & Arrangements
Fritz Kreisler (violin)
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Mahler: Song Cycles
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Daniel Barenboim (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Rudolf Kempe
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Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
Kathleen Ferrier Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter
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Chopin: Études (12), Op. 10, etc.
Claudio Arrau (piano)
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Victoria de los Angeles sings Ravel, Debussy and Duparc
Victoria de los Angeles Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre
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Beethoven & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
Yehudi Menuhin (violin) Philharmonia Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Vivaldi: Magnificat, RV611, etc.
Teresa Bergana (mezzo-soprano) New Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Riccardo Muti
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Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne, etc.
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano)
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Verdi: Il Trovatore
Maria Callas (Leonora), Fedora Barbieri (Azucena), Giuseppe di Stefano (Manrico), Rolando Panerai (Il Conte di Luna), Nicola Zaccaria (Ferrando), Renato Ercolani (Un messo/Ruiz), Luisa Villa (Ines) Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Herbert von Karajan
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