# Cleveland Orchestra discography

The Cleveland Orchestra, which was founded in 1918, was first recorded in 1924. Most of the orchestra's recordings have been made either in its concert home, Severance Hall, or in nearby Masonic Auditorium.

## Record labels

The Cleveland Orchestra's first recording, of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, was made for the Brunswick label with its first music director, Nikolai Sokoloff.
The Cleveland Orchestra began a long-running association with the Columbia Masterworks label under conductor Artur Rodziński. Successors Erich Leinsdorf, George Szell, and Lorin Maazel all recorded for Columbia, with some early Szell records being assigned to Columbia's budget sub-label, Epic. Szell's recordings with Cleveland in particular have remained steadily in print. In the 1990s the Columbia catalogue was acquired by Sony Classics, which continues to issue the recordings.
The Cleveland Orchestra was one of the first to find new audiences via digital recording technology thanks to its collaboration with the locally based audiophile label Telarc. This association, as well as one with Decca, began under Maazel and continued under his successor Christoph von Dohnányi. The orchestra's cycle of the complete Beethoven symphonies with Dohnányi was one of the first digitally recorded cycles by a major orchestra. The orchestra has also been recorded with a number of guest conductors, including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Riccardo Chailly and Pierre Boulez, who was musical advisor to the orchestra from 1970 to 1972.
The pace of the orchestra's recording activity slowed in the late 1990s when market demand dropped for new CDs. A project to record Wagner's complete Ring cycle with Dohnányi for Decca was left unfinished. Despite the many changes facing commercial record labels at the turn of the century, the orchestra continues to be featured in new releases. In 2007 the orchestra recorded Beethoven's Ninth Symphony under Franz Welser-Möst for Deutsche Grammophon. Pianist Mitsuko Uchida has begun a series of Mozart piano concertos with the orchestra for the Decca label.
In 2020, The Cleveland Orchestra announced they had started their own recording label, self-titled as The Cleveland Orchestra.

## Premiere recordings

The Cleveland Orchestra has long been known for performing newer music. Some notable world premiere recordings include:
* Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 (abridged) (Nikolai Sokoloff, conductor)
* Alban Berg: Violin Concerto (Artur Rodziński, conductor/Louis Krasner, violin)
* John Adams: Century Rolls (Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor/Emanuel Ax, pianist)
* Harrison Birtwistle: Sonance Severance 2000 (Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor)

## Discography

The discography below is not comprehensive, but rather representative. The listing only contains Compact Disc releases and does not contain 78rpm, LP, Cassette, or 8-track tape releases. In addition to recordings issued on major labels, it includes limited edition releases on the orchestra's private label. The Cleveland Orchestra's complete discography up to 2000 can be found in Donald Rosenberg's book, The Cleveland Orchestra Story – Second to None.
| Title/program | Conductor | Year(s) of recording | Record label |
| The Cleveland Orchestra 75th anniversary (10-CD set) Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2* (World Premiere recording) Shostavokich: Symphony No. 1+ Debussy: Pelléas and Mélisande: Preludes and interludes^ Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade+ Sibelius: Symphonies 2~ & 3~ Wagner: Siegfried Idyll~ Mozart: Requiem, K. 626~ Schumann: Introduction and allegro, Op. 92~ Strauss: Burger als Edelmann Suite~ Ravel: Tombeau de Couperin~ / Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2` Prokofiev: Classical symphony, Op. 25~ / Scythian suite` Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde~ / Five Ruckert songs# Stravinsky: Chant du Rossignol` Messiaen: Oiseaux exotiques Druckman: Windows= Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op. 58= Schubert: Symphony no. 10, D. 936a: Andante# Weill - Brecht: The Seven Deadly Sins# Beethoven: Grosse Fuge, Op. 133# Ruggles: Sun-Treader# Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25 (arr. Schoenberg)# | Nicolai Sokoloff*, Artur Rodziński+, Erich Leinsdorf^, George Szell~, Pierre Boulez`, Lorin Maazel=, Christoph von Dohnányi# | 1928–1992 | Cleveland Orchestra |
| Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn Christian Gerhaher, baritone Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano Symphony No. 10 in F sharp minor/major: Adagio | Pierre Boulez | 2010 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Wagner Wesendonck Lieder Measha Brueggergosman, soprano Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Act 1 Prelude Rienzi: Overture Lohengrin: Act 1 & Act 3 Preludes Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries | Franz Welser-Möst | 2009 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Piano Concerto in G Miroirs (piano solo) Pierre-Laurent Aimard, pianist | Pierre Boulez | 2010 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Measha Brueggergosman, soprano Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano Frank Lopardo, Tenor René Pape, bass The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus | Franz Welser-Möst | 2007 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Mozart: Piano Concertos 23 & 24 Piano Concerto in A major, K. 488 Piano Concerto in C minor, K. 491 | Mitsuko Uchida (also pianist) | 2008 | Decca |
| Busoni: Piano Concerto Garrick Ohlsson, pianist The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1990 | Telarc |
| John Adams: Century Rolls Emanuel Ax, pianist | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1999 | Nonesuch |
| Brahms: Piano Concerto in B-flat major, Op. 83 Rudolf Serkin, pianist Also includes Four pieces for solo piano, Op. 119 | George Szell | 1966–1979 | Sony Classical |
| Beethoven & Mozart Piano Concertos Beethoven: Piano Concerto in G Major, Op. 58 Mozart: Piano Concerto in C major, K. 503 Leon Fleisher, pianist | George Szell | | Columbia Masterworks Great Performances |
| Beethoven/Dvořák Beethoven: Piano Concerto in E-flat major, Op. 73 / Variations C minor on an Original Theme, WoO 80 / Variations A major on a theme of Wranitzky, WoO 71 / Variations on an Original Theme in D major, Op. 76 Emil Gilels, pianist Dvořák: Symphony in G major, Op. 88/B 163 / Slavonic Dance, Op. 72/B 147: No. 2 in E minor / Slavonic Dance, Op. 46/B 83: No. 3 in A-flat major | George Szell | 1968 & 1970 | Angel/EMI |
| Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-4 Beethoven: Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 15 / Piano Concerto in B-flat major, 19 / Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 37 / Piano Concerto in G major, Op. 58 Emil Gilels, pianist | George Szell | 1968 | Angel/EMI |
| Beethoven: Piano Concertos 3 & 4 Beethoven: Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 37 / Piano Concerto in G major, Op. 58 Leon Fleisher, pianist | George Szell | 1959 & 1961 | Sony Classical |
| Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Handel Variations Brahms: Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 15 / Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel, Op. 24 Rudolf Serkin, pianist | George Szell | 1968–1979 | Sony Classical |
| Berlioz: Roméo Et Juliette, Les Nuits D'été Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17 / Les nuits d'été, Op. 7 Melanie Diener, soprano Kenneth Tarver, tenor Denis Sedov, bass Cleveland Orchestra Chorus | Pierre Boulez | 2000 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 / Tristia, Op. 18* Cleveland Orchestra Chorus* | Pierre Boulez | 1996 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Boulez Conducts Stravinsky Stravinsky: Chant du rossignol / Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3 / Le roi des étoiles / L'histoire du soldat: Suite for Chamber Ensemble | Pierre Boulez | 1994–1996 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Debussy: Images Debussy: Images for Orchestra / Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / Printemps | Pierre Boulez | 1991 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Mahler: Symphony No. 7 | Pierre Boulez | 1994 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Debussy: La Mer Debussy: Three Nocturnes for Orchestra* / Jeux / La mer / Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra+ Cleveland Orchestra Chorus* Franklin Cohen, clarinet+ | Pierre Boulez | 1991–1993 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Mahler: Symphony No. 4 William Preucil, violin Juliane Banse, soprano | Pierre Boulez | 1998 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Messiaen: Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum Messiaen: Chronochromie / La ville d'en haut / Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum | Pierre Boulez | 1993 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi, 7 Haïkaï Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi / Réveil des Oiseaux / Haïkaï (7) | Pierre Boulez | 1994–1996 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Schoenberg: Piano Concerto Schoenberg: Concerto for Piano, Op. 42+ / Pieces for Piano, Op. 11 / Little Pieces for Piano, Op. 19 Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1 Variations for Piano, Op. 27 Mitsuko Uchida, piano The orchestra only performs in the Concerto+ | Pierre Boulez | 1998 & 2000 | Philips |
| Ravel, Debussy Ravel: Shéhérazade* / Le tombeau de Couperin / Pavane pour une infante défunte / Menuet antique Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane+ / Poèmes (5) de Baudelaire: no 3, Le jet d'eau^ / Ballades (3) de François Villon^ Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano* Lisa Wellbaum, harp+ Alison Hagley, soprano^ | Pierre Boulez | 1999 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Stravinsky: Pétrouchka, Le Sacre Du Printemps | Pierre Boulez | 1991 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Bartók, Lutoslawski: Concertos For Orchestra Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116 Lutoskawski: Concerto for Orchestra | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1988–1989 | Decca |
| Beethoven: Complete Symphonies (5-CD set) Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 / Leonore Overture, No. 3 Op. 72a Carol Vaness, soprano Janice Taylor, mezzo-soprano Siegfried Jerusalem, tenor Robert Lloyd, bass Cleveland Orchestra Chorus | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1983–1988 | Telarc |
| Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Weber: Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1989 | Decca |
| Brahms: Symphonies, Overtures & Violin Concerto (4-CD set) Brahms: Symphonies 1 – 4 / Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77 / Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 / Tragic Overture, Op. 81 Thomas Zehetmair, violin | Christoph von Dohnányi | | Warner Classics |
| Bruckner: Symphonies 3 & 8 Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103 / Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108 | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1989 | Decca |
| Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic" | Christoph von Dohnányi | | Decca |
| Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, WAB 105 | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1991 | Decca |
| Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106 J. S. Bach: Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: No. 8, Ricercar a 6 | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1991 & 1993 | Decca |
| Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107 | Christoph von Dohnányi | | Decca |
| Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109 | Christoph von Dohnányi | | Decca |
| Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished" / Symphony No. 9 in C major, D 944 "Great" | Christoph von Dohnányi | | Telarc |
| Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish" / Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op. 60 | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1988 | Telarc |
| Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique" / Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Polonaise | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1986 | Telarc |
| Dvořák: Slavonic Dances Dvořák: Eight Slavonic Dances, Op. 46/B 83 / Eight Slavonic Dances, Op. 72/B 147 | Christoph von Dohnányi | | Decca |
| Dvořák: Symphonies 7, 8 & 9 Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141 / Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163 / Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World" / Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131 | Christoph von Dohnányi | | Decca |
| Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 / Janáček: Taras Bulba Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60/B 112 Janáček: Taras Bulba | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1989 | Decca |
| Ives: Symphony No. 4 Ives: Symphony No. 4* / The Unanswered Question No. 2 Varèse: Amériques The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus* | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1991–1994 | Decca |
| Ives / Ruggles Ives: First Orchestral Set "Three Places in New England" / Set No. 2 for Small Orchestra* Ruggles: Men and Mountains / Sun-treader Seeger: Andante for Strings The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus* | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1993–1994 | Decca |
| Mahler: Symphony No. 1 Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major "Titan" | Christoph von Dohnányi | | Decca |
| Mahler: Symphony No. 4 Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major Daniel Majeske, violin Dawn Upshaw, soprano | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1992 | Decca |
| Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor | Christoph von Dohnányi | | Decca |
| Mahler: Symphony No. 6 / Schoenberg / Webern Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor "Tragic" Webern: Im Sommerwind Schoenberg: Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 16 | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1991 | Decca |
| Mahler: Symphony No. 9 Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D major Hartmann: Symphony No. 2 "Adagio" | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1994 & 1997 | Decca |
| Mozart: Concertos Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622 Franklin Cohen, clarinet Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 John Mack, oboe Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 David McGill, Bassoon | Christoph von Dohnányi | | Decca |
| Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Serenade in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K 299 Lisa Bellbaum, harp Joshua Smith, flute Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 Daniel Majeske, Violin Robert Vernon, viola | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1991 & 1993 | Decca |
| Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35-41 / Webern: Orchestra works (3-CD set) Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner" / Symphony No. 36 in C major, K 425 "Linz" / Symphony No. 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague" / Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K 543 / Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K 550 / Symphony No. 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter" Webern: Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1 / Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 / Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10 / Symphony, Op. 21 | Christoph von Dohnányi | | Decca |
| Norton Memorial Organ Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 ("Organ") | Sir Andrew Davis, Jahja Ling | 2001 | Cleveland Orchestra |
| Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) / Night on the Bare Mountain | Christoph von Dohnányi | | Teldec |
| Ravel Boléro / La valse / Miroirs: Alborada del gracioso / Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2 | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1989 & 1991 | Teldec |
| Schumann: The Symphonies (2-CD set) | Christoph von Dohnányi | | Decca |
| Smetana Má vlast: Moldau, T 111 / Libuse, T 107: Overture / The two widows, T 109: Overture / The kiss, T 115: Overture / Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93: Overture; Polka; Furiant; Dance of the Comedians | Christoph von Dohnányi | | Decca |
| R. Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 / Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 | Christoph von Dohnányi | | Decca |
| The Joshua Bell Edition Vol. 3 ( 2-CD set) Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35* Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22* Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77 Schumann: Concerto for Violin in D minor Joshua Bell, violin | Christoph von Dohnányi, Vladimir Ashkenazy* | 1988 & 1994 | Decca |
| Wagner: Das Rheingold (2-CD set) Iidiko Komlósi, mezzo-soprano Gabriele Fontana, soprano Walter Fink, bass Jan-Hendrik Rootering, bass Elena Zaremba, mezzo-soprano Eike Wilm Schulte, baritone Thomas Sunnegardh, tenor Franz Josef Kapellmann,bass Peter Schreier, tenor Kim Begley, tenor Nancy Gustafson, soprano Hanna Schwarz, mezzo-soprano Robert Hale (bass-baritone) Margaretha Hintermeier, alto | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1993 | Decca |
| Wagner: Die Walküre Poul Elming Alessandra Marc Alfred Muff Robert Hale Gabriele Schnaut Anja Silja | Christoph von Dohnányi | 1992 | Decca |
| Stravinsky: The Fairy's Kiss Faun and shepherdess, Op. 2 / The Fairy's Kiss / Ode | Oliver Knussen | | Deutsche Grammophon |
| The Original Jacket Collection – Mozart (10-CD set) Symphonies: Symphony No. 28 in C major, K 200 / Symphony No. 33 in B flat major, K 319 / Symphony No. 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner" / Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K 543 (two recordings) / Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K 550 (two recordings) / Symphony No. 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter" (two recordings) Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Overture / Der Schauspieldirektor, K 486: Overture Divertimento for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, 4 Horns and Strings in D major, K 131 Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 (320d) Rafael Druian, violin Abraham Skernick, viola Exsultate jubilate, K 165 Judith Raskin, soprano Serenade in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" Serenade in D major, K 320 "Posthorn" Bernard Adelstein, posthorn Divertimento for 2 Horns and Strings in D major, K 334+ Requiem in D minor, K 626: Lacrymosa^ Minuet in C major, K 409~ Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622 Robert Marcellus, clarinet Concerto for Piano in C major, K 503 Leon Fleisher, piano Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, K 376 / Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, K 301 / Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 / Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major, K 296 George Szell, piano Rafael Druian, violin Quartet for Piano and Strings in G minor, K 478 / Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, K 493 George Szell, piano Budapest String Quartet | George Szell, Louis Lane+, Robert Shaw,^ Erich Leinsdorf~ | | Sony Classical |
| Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet - Excerpts | Yoel Levi | 1983 | Telarc |
| Sibelius Finlandia, Op. 26 / Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 | Yoel Levi | 1984 | Telarc |
| Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" Lucia Popp, soprano Elena Obraztsova, mezzo-soprano Jon Vickers, tenor Martti Talvela, bass The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Egmont, Op. 84: Overture | Lorin Maazel | 1978 | Sony Classical |
| Berlioz / Tchaikovsky Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a | Lorin Maazel | 1981–1982 | Telarc |
| Gershwin: Porgy & Bess (3-CD set) François Clemmons, tenor Arthur Thompson, baritone Barbara Conrad, alto Barbara Hendricks, soprano Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano McHenry Boatwright, baritone Leona Mitchell, soprano Willard White, baritone Cleveland Orchestra Chorus | Lorin Maazel | | Decca |
| Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) / Night on Bare Mountain | Lorin Maazel | 1978 | Telarc |
| Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (2-CD set) Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (complete ballet) | Lorin Maazel | 1973 | Decca |
| Respighi / Rimsky-Korsakov Respighi: Pines of Rome / Roman Festivals Rimsky-Korsakov: Golden Cockerel: Suite | Lorin Maazel | | Decca |
| Shostakovich / Tchaikovsky Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture | Lorin Maazel | 1981 | Telarc |
| Stravinsky / Tchaikovsky Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 | Lorin Maazel | 1980 | Telarc |
| Saint-Saëns / Schumann: Cello Concertos Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 33 Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129 Lynn Harrell, cello | Sir Neville Marriner | | Decca |
| Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141 | Kurt Sanderling | 1991 | Erato |
| The Original Jacket Collection – The Complete Beethoven Symphonies (10-CD set) Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 / Egmont Overture / Coriolanus Overture, Op. 62 / King Stephen Overture / Leonore Overtures 1-3 / Fidelio Overture / The Creatures of Prometheus, complete ballet, Op. 43* Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter" | George Szell, Louis Lane* | | Sony Classical |
| Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos (3-CD set) Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1–5 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503 Leon Fleisher, piano | George Szell | | Columbia Masterworks |
| Brahms: Piano Concertos (2-CD set) Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 / Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 / Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel, Op. 24 / Waltzes, Op. 39 Leon Fleisher, piano | George Szell | 1956–1962 | Sony Classical Masterworks Heritage |
| Brahms: Violin Concerto Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 / Sonata for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 108* David Oistrakh, violin Vladimir Yampolsky*, piano | George Szell | | EMI Classics |
| Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 / Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 | George Szell | 1964–1967 | Sony ClassicalEssential Classics |
| Brahms: Symphony No. 4 Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 / Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 / Tragic Overture, Op. 81 | George Szell | | Sony ClassicalEssential Classics |
| Dvořák: Slavonic Dances (complete) Dvořák: Slavonic Dances for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83 / Slavonic Dances for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 147 | George Szell | 1962–1965 | Sony ClassicalEssential Classics |
| Dvořák: Three Great Symphonies (2-CD set) Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 / Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 / Symphony no. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World" / Carnival Overture, Op. 92 Smetana: Overture to the Bartered Bride / String Quartet in E minor "From My Life" (orch. Szell) | George Szell | 1962–1965 | Sony Classical Masterworks Heritage |
| Franck / Rachmaninoff Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46 Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43 Miroirs: Alborada del gracioso Leon Fleisher, piano | George Szell | | Columbia Masterworks Great Performances |
| Mussorgsky / Rimsky-Korsakov Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Khovanshchina: Act 1 Prelude "Dawn on the Moscow River" Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 Liadov: The enchanted lake, Op. 62 Borodin: Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances | George Szell | | Sony Classical |
| Grieg / Schumann: Piano Concertos Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Leon Fleisher, piano | George Szell | | Columbia Masterworks Great Performances |
| Haydn: Early London Symphonies (2-CD set) Symphony Nn. 93 in D major / Symphony No 94 in G major, "Surprise" / Symphony No. 95 in C minor / Symphony No. 96 in D major "Miracle" / Symphony No. 97 in C major / Symphony No. 98 in B flat major | George Szell | | Sony Classical |
| Kodály / Prokofiev Kodály: Háry János, Op. 15: Suite Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60 | George Szell | | Columbia Masterworks Great Performances |
| Prokofiev / Bartók Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100 Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116 | George Szell | 1959 & 1965 | Sony Classical Masterworks Heritage |
| Schumann: The Four Symphonies (2-CD set) Schumann: Symphonies 1-4 / Manfred Overture, Op. 115 | George Szell | 1958–1960 | Sony Classical Masterworks Heritage |
| Mahler / Mozart (2-CD set) Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a) Judith Raskin, soprano | George Szell | | CBS Masterworks |
| Mahler: Symphony No. 6 Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor "Tragic" | George Szell | | Sony Classical Great Performances |
| Mendelssohn: "Italian" Symphony Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian" / Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 / Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave" SACD disc only playable on Super Audio CD Players | George Szell | 1962–1967 | Sony Classical |
| Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 26 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K 467 / Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation"* / Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", K 265+ For contractual reasons, the Cleveland Orchestra was billed as the Columbia Symphony Orchestra on this recording.* Robert Casadesus, piano André Previn+, piano | George Szell | | Sony Classical Essential Classics |
| Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 24 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K 467 / Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 Robert Casadesus, piano | George Szell | | CBS Masterworks Great Performances |
| Prokofiev: Piano Concertos 1 & 3 Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat major, Op. 10 / Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 / Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14 / Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 Gary Graffman, piano The Sonatas are works for solo piano and do not include the orchestra | George Szell | 1962–1966 | Sony Classical Great Performances |
| Schubert: Symphonies 8 & 9 Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 / Symphony No. 9 in C major, D 944 "Great" | George Szell | | Sony Classical Essential Classics |
| R. Strauss Tone Poems R. Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20 / Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28 / Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24 | George Szell | | CBS Masterworks Great Performances |
| Strauss Waltzes Johann Strauss, Jr: On the Beautiful, Blue Danube, Op. 314 / Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410 / Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 / Die Fledermaus: Overture / Pizzicato Polka Josef Strauss: Delirien, Op. 212 / Dorfschwalben aus Österreich, Op. 164 SACD disc only playable on Super Audio CD Players | George Szell | 1958 & 1962 | Sony Classical |
| Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5 / Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12 / Prelude in A minor, Op. 32, No. 8 Gary Graffman, piano The Rachmaninoff works are for solo piano and do not include the orchestra. | George Szell | 1969 | CBS Masterworks Great Performances |
| Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 / Capriccio italien, Op. 45 | George Szell | 1958 & 1959 | Sony Classical Great Performances |
| Orff: Carmina Burana Kenneth Riegel, tenor Judith Blegen, soprano Peter Binder, baritone | Michael Tilson Thomas | 1974 | Sony Classical Great Performances |
| Live in Tokyo (2-CD set) Weber: Overture to Oberon Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 Berlioz: Rákóczy March Interview with Pierre Boulez | George Szell | 1970 | Cleveland Orchestra |
| Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 – 5 / Choral Fantasy, Op. 80 Vladimir Ashkenazy | Vladimir Ashkenazy | | Decca |
| Severance Hall reopening concert Smith: The Star Spangled Banner Birtwistle: Sonance Severance 2000 (World Premiere) Ligeti: Atmospheres Prokofiev: Classical Symphony Ravel: Daphnes & Chloe Suite No. 2 Wagner: Overture to Die Miestersinger | Christoph von Dohnányi | 2000 | Cleveland Orchestra |
| The Cleveland Sound Bruckner: Symphonies 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 Mahler: Symphonies 1, 4, 5, 6 | Christoph von Dohnányi | 2000 | Decca |
| A New Century Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132 (arr. Franz Welser-Möst) Varèse: Amériques Staud: Stromab R. Strauss: Aus Italien, Op. 16 Deutsch: Okeanos (Paul Jacobs, organ) Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44 | Franz Welser-Möst | 2020 | Cleveland Orchestra |
| Schubert and Křenek Schubert: Symphony in C Major ("The Great") Křenek: Static and Ecstatic, Op. 214 | Franz Welser-Möst | 2020 | Cleveland Orchestra |
| Schnittke and Prokofiev Schnittke: Concerto for Piano and Strings Prokofiev: Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 | Franz Welser-Möst | 2021 | Cleveland Orchestra` |
| Strauss: Three Tone Poems Macbeth Don Juan Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks | Franz Welser-Möst | 2021 | Cleveland Orchestra |
| George Walker Antifonys (for string orchestra) Sinfonia No. 4, “Threads” Lilacs (for voice and orchestra) Sinfonia No. 5, “Visions” | Franz Welser-Möst | 2022 | |