Composer	Title	Key	Op #	Yr Composed	Perf	Min	Label	Date Rec	Loc Rec	Rating*	Comments*
Tchaikovsky	Piano Concerto #3	E-flat Major	p75	1893	Donohoe, Bournemouth SO, Barshai	16	EMI	1989	---	****	Excellent.
Rachmaninov	Piano Concerto #3	d minor	30	1909	Ashkenazy, LSO, Previn(I-II); Concg O, Haitink(III)	46	Decca	1972; 1986	---	***	I-II: Sweep the board. Outstanding, first-class transfers, full and well-balanced. Acoustics cast a pleasing glow over the proceedings. Very highly recommendable. III: A is beautifully recorded.
Debussy	Nocturnes	---	L91	1899	Concg O, Haitink; Cleveland O, Boulez (II)	24	Philips; DG	May 1979	---	****	Magical. Stood the test of time and remain unsurpassed. Choral balance is judged perfectly.
Rimsky-Korsakov	Symphony #2 "Antar"	---	9	1897	USSR SO, Svetlanov (I)	12	---	---	---	---	---
Debussy	Images	---	L122	1912	Concg O, Haitink	36	Philips	Dec 1977	---	****	Admirable choice for Ph's set of "50 Great Recordings." Second to none--beautifully played.
Rachmaninov	Piano Concerto #1	f-sharp minor	1	1891	Ashkenazy, LSO, Previn	28	Decca	1972	---	***	Satisfactory. Brilliance not too plangent. Exciting.
Copland	El Salon	---	---	1936	New Philh O, Copland	15	Columbia	---	---	***	Unrivalled. Skillful remaster.
Beethoven	String Quartet #5	A Major	18/5	1800	Borodin Qt	27	EMI	---	---	***	---
Shostakovich	Macbeth of Mtsensk: I:1; II:4	---	29	1932	Krenn, Vishnevskaya, Gedda, Dimiter Petkov, Steven Emmerson, Robert Tear, LPO, Rostropovich	11	EMI	Apr 1978	---	****	R's finest recording ever (2004). Proves with thrilling conviction that S's greatest stage work is among the most original operas of the century. Superlative. All the more vivid on cd. R gives a performance of breathtaking power. V is inspired to give an outstanding performance. Aptly coarse. G matches her well, totally idiomatic. P is magnificent. Fine contributions from T, K.
Beethoven	Piano Sonata #18 "Hunt"	E-flat Major	31/3	1802	Schnabel	21	---	Mar 25, 1932	---	****	---
Brahms	Cello Sonata #1	e minor	38	1865	Rostropovich, Richter	25	---	1964	Maltings, Snape	---	---
Beethoven	Piano Sonata #5	c minor	10/1	1797	Schnabel	18	---	Nov 6, 1935	---	****	---
Tchaikovsky	Suite #1	d minor	43	1879	USSR SO, Svetlanov	41	---	1985	---	***	Sympathetic, excellent digital sound. Prime recommendation.
Beethoven	Piano Sonata #4 "Grand"	E-flat Major	7	1797	Schnabel	28	---	---	---	****	---
Grieg	Violin Sonata #3	c minor	45	1887	Rachmaninov, Kreisler	23	---	1928	---	---	---
Mozart	Horn Concerto #2	E-flat Major	417	1783	Stevove, Cap Istro, Kopelman	14	---	Nov 1988	---	***	Enjoyable.
Sibelius	Symphony #3 "Pastoral"	C Major	52	1907	CBSO, Sir Simon Rattle	29	EMI	Oct 1985	---	***	Vastly superior to R's 1st and 2nd. Convincing not only in pace. Very well balanced, natural perspective, finely detailed.
Brahms	Serenade #2	A Major	16	1860	LPO, Boult	27	EMI	---	---	---	---
Dvorak	Sonatina "Indian Lament"	G Major	100	1893	Suk, Alfred Holecek	20	Supraphon	1971	---	---	---
Martin	6 Monologs: 1	---	---	1943	Heinz Rehfuss, Frank Martin	3	Decca	1955	---	---	One of the great song-cycles of the 20th cen.
Chabrier	Habanera	---	---	1885	VPO, Gardiner (arr)	4	DG	Mar 1995	---	---	---
Brahms	Liebeslieder Waltzes: 1	E Major	52/1	1869	Norman Mackenzie, John Wustman, Shaw Singers	1	Telarc	Aug 1992	France	---	---
Scarlatti, D	Sonata #11	c minor	11	---	Dame Myra Hess	3	EMI	Oct 12, 1957	---	***	---
Bach	Cantata #82	---	82	1727	Hans Hotter, Philh O, Anthony Bernard (5)	4	EMI	Mar 1950	---	****	One of the greatest cantata performances ever. Glorious singing, wonderfully stylish O acc. Sounds eminently present in this fine transfer.
Faure	L'horizon chimerique: 1	---	118	1921	Gerard Souzay, Jacqueline Bonneau	2	Decca	May 22, 1950	---	****	Transfer does complete justice. Marvellous record worth many rosettes!
Schutz	Today Christ was born	---	---	1611	Heinrich Schutz Choir, Norrington	6	Decca	1968	---	****	Superlative. Splendid. Analog remains in demo bracket. Glorious, memorable piece. Few more unusual or more rewarding Christmas than this.
Brahms	5 Songs: 5	C Major	71/5	1877	Hotter, Moore	2	EMI	May 1956	---	****	Glorious singing, wonderful acc. Should not pass over singing and artistry of this eloquence. Excellent transfer.
Liszt	Totentanz	---	S126	1853	Zimerman, BSO, Ozawa	15	DG	---	---	****	---
Shostakovich	Symphony #10	e minor	93	1953	BPO, Karajan	52	DG	1982	---	***	Even finer than K's 1967. Leave no doubts as to O's peerless virtuosity. Everything is marvellously shaped and proportioned. Excellent digital sound; must rank first.
Shostakovich	Symphony #6	b minor	54	1939	Concg O, Haitink	31	Decca	1983	---	***	Powerful. Superb playing, esp str: extra transparency, helped by brilliant and atmospheric recording. Structural control with calm, taut manner brings out mvt 1, particularly impressive.
Shostakovich	Symphony #12 "1917"	d minor	112	1961	Concg O, Haitink	43	Decca	1982	---	***	---
Glinka	Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture; Oriental dances	---	---	1842	LSO, Solti; USSR SO, Svetlanov	5+7	Decca	1966	---	***	Electrifying; perhaps the most exciting ever recorded.
Mussorgsky	A Night on the Bare Mountain	---	---	1867	LSO, Solti	11	Decca	1966	---	***	Can stand up to all. Vintage. Fine amplitude and great brilliance. Remains one of S's finest analog collections.
Debussy	Berceuse heroique	---	L132	1914	Concg O, Eduard van Beinum (arr)	4	Ph	May 1957	---	****	Great delicacy and a real sense of mystery. Early stereo highly effective.
Debussy	Jeux	---	L126	1913	Concg O, Haitink	19	Ph	May 1979	---	****	---
Debussy	Marche ecossaise	---	L77	1891	Concg O, Haitink (arr)	7	Ph	Dec 1976	---	****	---
Debussy	Rapsodie	---	L	190x	Concg O, Haitink	8	Ph	Dec 1976	---	****	Atmospheric.
Debussy	Deux danses	---	L103	1904	Concg O, Haitink	9	Ph	Dec 1977	---	****	Elegant playing, excellently balanced.
Schubert	Gretchen am Spinnrade	d minor	118	1814	Baker, Moore	4	EMI	1970	---	****	M returned out of retirement esp for this and still at his finest.
Schubert	Suleika I,II	b minor; B-flat Major	720; 717	1821	Baker, Moore	10	EMI	1970	---	****	Each with loving, detailed care.
Schubert	Schwestergruss; An Herrn Spaun; Der Musensohn	f-sharp minor; c minor; A-flat Major	762; 749; 764	1822	Baker, Moore; Parsons	14	EMI	1970; 1980	---	****	Consistently displays breadth of emotional mastery.
Schubert	An die untergehende Sonne; An die Nachtigall; Am Grabe Anselmos	E-flat Major; G Major; E-flat Major	457; 497; 504	1816	Baker, Moore	12	EMI	1970	---	****	Unmissable reissue.
Schubert	Gesange aus Meister: 2-4; Wiegenlied; To Sylvia	---; A-flat Major; A Major	877/2-4; 867; 891	1826	Baker, Moore; Parsons	19	EMI	1970; 1980	---	****	P's springing accompaniment to An Sylvia (echoed later by B) gives a twinkle to a song that can easily be treated too seriously.
Schubert	Mignon; Rastlose Liebe; Heidenroslein	A Major; E Major; G Major	321; 138; 257	1815	Baker, Moore; Parsons	8	EMI	1970; 1980	---	****	---
Schubert	Bertas Lied in der Nacht; Das Madchen; Strophe aus Die Gotter Griechenlands	e-flat minor; A Major; ---	653; 652; 677	1819	Baker, Moore	13	EMI	1970	---	****	Satisfying collection.
Schubert	Caludine von Villa Bella: I: 3, 6	---	239	1815	Baker, Moore	3	EMI	1970	---	****	Fine EMI vintage.
Schubert	2 Scenes from "Lacrimas"; Die junge Nonne	---; f minor;	857; 828	1825	Baker, Moore	10	EMI	1970	---	****	---
Schubert	Iphigenia; Die Forelle; Der Tod und das Madchen	G-flat Major; D-flat Major; d minor	573; 550; 531	1817	Baker, Moore; Parsons	7	EMI	1970; 1980	---	****	Could not be more treasurable.
Schubert	Abendstern; Gondelfahrer; Auflosung	a minor; C Major; G Major	806; 808; 807	1824	Baker, Moore	8	EMI	1970	---	****	807: To hear it for the first time is a moment of discovery for all Schubertians; it is one of the pieces which forces us to redefine what we expect from S. We think we know him fully until the next of his many surprises.
Schubert	Du bist die Ruh	E-flat Major	776	1823	Baker, Parsons	4	EMI	1980	---	****	1980s catches the more mature voice naturally and with rather more presence than a decade earlier.
Mozart	Horn Concerto #3	E-flat Major	447	1787	Stevove, Cap Istro, Kopelman	15	---	Nov 1988	---	***	II: Natural warm feel.
Mozart	Horn Concerto #4	E-flat Major	495	1786	Stevove, Cap Istro, Kopelman	16	---	Nov 1988	---	***	Spontaneous.
Mozart	Concert Rondo	E-flat Major	371	1781	Stevove, Cap Istro, Kopelman	6	---	Nov 1988	---	***	Agreeable lift.
Mozart	Divertimento #15	B-flat Major	287	1777	BPO, Karajan	39	DG	---	---	---	---
Skryabin	Symphony #2	---	29	1901	USSR SO, Svetlanov	50	---	---	---	---	---
Skryabin	Symphony #4 "Poem of Ecstasy"	C Major	54	1908	USSR SO, Svetlanov	22	---	---	---	***	Powerful, enormously authoritative acct. Expansive acoustics. 2nd to none. Great atmosphere. Virtuosic O. Underpinned by an extrovert passion that is very compelling. Lead to a tremendously exciting climax, strings and horns at their absolute zenith, before the lush close. Brilliant. Great range.
Haydn	Trumpet Concerto	E-flat Major	VIIe/1	1796	Marsalis, Nat PO, Leppard	14	Columbia	Dec 1982	London	***	Splendid, spectacular bravura. Never aggressive in brilliance. Eminently stylish, as is the lively and polished acc. Faithful recording, vivid projection.
Haydn	Keyboard Concerto #11	D Major	XVIII/11	1784	Emanuel Ax, Liszt CO, Janos Rolla	18	Columbia	Mar 1992	---	---	---
Litolff	Concerto symphonique #4: II	d minor	12	1852	Curzon, LPO, Boult	8	Decca	1958	---	***	Transfer remains fresh and clear.
Skryabin	24 Preludes: 1-6,13,14	all	11	1896	Skryabin; Austin Conradi	12	Pierian	---	---	---	---
Skryabin	2 Poemes: 1	F-sharp Major	32	1903	Skryabin	3	Pierian	1910	---	---	---
Skryabin	2 pieces: "Desir"; "Caresse dansee"	---	57	1907	Skryabin; Leff Pouishnoff	3	Pierian	---	---	---	---
Skryabin	4 Preludes: 1	g-sharp minor	22	1897	Skryabin	1	Pierian	1910	---	---	---
Skryabin	2 Mazurkas: 2	F-sharp Major	40	1903	Skryabin	1	Pierian	1910	---	---	---
Skryabin	2 Pieces for left hand: 2	D-flat Major	9	1894	Josef Lhevinne	5	Pierian	1906	---	---	---
Skryabin	Piano Sonata #2 "Sonata-Fantasy": I	g-sharp minor	19	1897	Constantine Igumnoff	7	Pierian	1910	Moscow	---	---
Skryabin	3 pieces: 1	E-flat Major	45	1905	Conradi	2	Pierian	---	---	---	---
Skryabin	3 pieces: 2	---	52	1906	Pouishnoff	1	Pierian	1926	---	---	---
Beethoven	Elegiac song	---	118	1814	Ambrosian, LSO, MTT	7	Columbia	1975	---	***	Chips. Fresher than ever on CD.
Beethoven	Opferlied	---	121b	1824	Lorna Haywood, LSO, MTT	8	Columbia	1975	---	***	Chips. Attractive.
Beethoven	Bundeslied	---	122	1824	Ambrosian, LSO, MTT	4	Columbia	1975	---	***	Chips. Enjoyable.
Beethoven	Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage	---	112	1815	Ambrosian, LSO, MTT	9	Columbia	1975	---	***	Highly original 1st half.
Walton	Symphony #1	b-flat minor	---	1935	CBSO, Rattle	44	EMI	Oct 1990	---	****	Precision and freedom.
Tchaikovsky	Concert Fantasia	G Major	56	1884	Donohoe, Bournemouth SO, Barshai	28	EMI	1989	---	---	---
Mahler	Symphony #8 "1E3"	E-flat Major	---	1906	Heather Harper, Popp, Auger, Yvonne Minton, Helen Watts, Kollo, Shirley-Quirk, Martti Talvela, CSO, Solti	80	Decca	1971	Sofiensaal	***	Primary. Searing intensity, overwhelming, lacking in Tennstedt. Vivid. Immediate soloists. Cherishable illumination. Urgent and dynamic. Irresistible, earth-shattering. More consistent soloists than T.
Mozart	Epistle Sonata #8	A Major	225	1780	---	---	---	---	---	---	before lachian
Shostakovich	3 Fantastic Dances	C Major	5	1920	Shostakovich	3	Symposium	---	---	---	---
Shostakovich	Piano Trio #2	e minor	67	1944	Oistrakh, Milos Sadlo, Shostakovich	24	Symposium	---	---	---	---
Shostakovich	String Quartet #3	F Major	73	1946	Beethoven Qt	36	Symposium	---	---	---	---
Shostakovich	Children's Tetrad	---	69	1945	Shostakovich	4	Symposium	---	---	---	---
Bach	Mass	b minor	232	1749	Schwarzkopf, Marga Hoffgen, Gedda, Heinz Rehfuss, Philh O, Karajan	127	EMI	1953	---	---	---
Smetana	From the Home Country: 2	g minor	T128	1880	James Ehnes, Eduard Laurel	5	Analekta	2004	---	---	---
Suk	Four Pieces: 1	---	17	1900	Suk, Panenka	7	Supraphon	2004	---	---	---
Boesset	Una musiqua	---	---	1629	Le Poeme Harmonique	4	Alpha	2004	---	---	---
Schubert	Psalm 23	---	706	1820	King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury	5	EMI	2004	---	---	---
Handel	Orlando: II:1	---	HWV31	1733	Fleming, OAE, Harry Bicket	3	Decca	2004	---	---	---
Shostakovich	Symphony #13 "Babiy Yar"	b-flat minor	113	1962	Marius Rintzler, Concg O, Haitink	65	Decca	1984	---	***	R: magnificent, resonant, superb. Outstandingly brilliant and full sound. In weight and dark intensity CBSO cannot match H.
Stravinsky	Piano Sonata	---	---	1924	Stravinsky	11	Nimbus	---	---	---	---
Prokofiev	Sarcasms: 1,2	---	17	1914	Prokofiev	4	Nimbus	Dec 1919	---	---	---
Mozart	Wurfelspiel	C Major	516f	1787	Marriner, Erik Smith	6	Philips	Jul 1990	---	***	Result, alas, is a damp squib.