Schubert: "Trout" Quintet

Clifford Curzon, members of the Vienna Octet

Best pressing: Speakers Corner 180g LP (from the original analog tapes)

Key track: IV. Andantino – Allegretto (Theme and Variations)

Highly RecommendedHidden Gem

Shostakovich: Cello Sonata / Schubert: "Arpeggione" Sonata

Daniil Shafran, Lydia Pecherskaya

Best pressing: Original "Shaded Dog" pressing

Key track: Shostakovich: Cello Sonata: II. Allegro

Schubert: Symphony No. 9 "The Great"

Josef Krips, London Symphony Orchestra

Best pressing: Clean original Decca pressing

Key track: I. Andante – Allegro ma non troppo

★ Reference

Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 "Death and the Maiden"

Juilliard String Quartet

Best pressing: Original "Shaded Dog" pressing

Key track: II. Andante con moto

Highly Recommended

Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 "Death and the Maiden" / String Quintet in C

Pavel Haas Quartet, Danjulo Ishizaka (cello)

Key track: String Quartet No. 14: II. Andante con moto

Highly Recommended

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream / Schubert: Rosamunde

Pierre Monteux, London Symphony Orchestra

Best pressing: RCA Victrola LP

Key track: Scherzo

Highly RecommendedHidden Gem

Schubert: "Trout" Quintet

Victor Babin, Festival Quartet

Best pressing: Original "Shaded Dog" pressing

Key track: IV. Andantino – Allegretto (Theme and Variations)