★ Reference

Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé / Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale

Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Best pressing: Original "Shaded Dog" pressing

Key track: Lieutenant Kijé: Troika

Highly RecommendedHidden Gem

Prokofiev: Cinderella (suites)

Hugo Rignold, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Best pressing: RCA Victrola LP

Key track: Midnight

★ Reference

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5

Jean Martinon, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra

Best pressing: Original "Shaded Dog" pressing

Key track: II. Allegro marcato

Highly Recommended

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / "Classical" Symphony

Lorne Greene, Sir Malcolm Sargent, London Symphony Orchestra

Best pressing: Original RCA pressing

Key track: "Classical" Symphony: IV. Finale

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals

Skitch Henderson, London Symphony Orchestra

Best pressing: Clean original Decca pressing

Highly Recommended

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 / MacDowell: Piano Concerto No. 2

Van Cliburn, Walter Hendl, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Best pressing: Original "Shaded Dog" pressing

Key track: Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3: I. Andante – Allegro