Discography
The first recording of the work was made in 1949 by the Los Angeles Chamber Symphony under Harold Byrns, which until 1952 was still being described as the best version.
Other recordings include:
- Herbert von Karajan and the Philharmonia Orchestra (1949 - the second recording of the work)
- Ferenc Fricsay and the Symphony orchestra of the RIAS of Berlin (1954)
- Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1958)
- Leopold Stokowski and the Leopold Stokowski Orchestra (1959)
- Antal Doráti and the London Symphony Orchestra
- Yevgeny Mravinsky and the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (1965)
- Pierre Boulez and the BBC Symphony Orchestra (1967)
- Neville Marriner and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields (1970)
- Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (1973)
- Mariss Jansons and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
- Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (1987)
- Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra (1987)
- James Levine and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1989)
- Pierre Boulez and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1994)
- Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic (1996)
- Jukka-Pekka Saraste and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (1997)
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