Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (highlights)

Anatole Fistoulari, Concertgebouw Orchestra

Best pressing: Clean original Decca pressing

Key track: Scene (Act II)

Highly Recommended

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet / Strauss: Don Juan

Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Best pressing: Original "Shaded Dog" pressing

Key track: R. Strauss: Don Juan

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture

Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Best pressing: Craft Recordings 180g reissue

Key track: 1812 Overture

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (complete)

Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Best pressing: Clean original Decca pressing

Key track: Scene (Act II)

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete)

Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Best pressing: Clean original Decca pressing

Key track: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

★ Reference

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Mendelssohn / Liszt / Brahms

Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Best pressing: Analogue Productions 200g LP (Ryan K. Smith, from the original 3-track tapes)

Key track: Mendelssohn: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)

★ Reference

Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite

Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Best pressing: Original "Shaded Dog" pressing

Key track: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Highly RecommendedHidden Gem

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (highlights)

Jean Morel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Best pressing: RCA Victrola LP

Key track: Scene (Act II)

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Capriccio Italien / Marche Slave

Kenneth Alwyn, London Symphony Orchestra

Best pressing: Clean original Decca pressing

Key track: Capriccio Italien, Op. 45

Highly Recommended

Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien / Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol

Kiril Kondrashin, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

Best pressing: Original "Shaded Dog" pressing

Key track: Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Op. 45

★ Reference

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Pierre Monteux, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Best pressing: Original "Shaded Dog" pressing

Key track: IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco