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Beethoven, Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-10 Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano) (Harmonia Mundi)

Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 4 / Piano Sonata No. 27 / 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor Ivan Moravec (piano), Martin Turnovsky, Orchestra of the Vienna Musikverein (VAI Audio)

Mozart, String Quintets Nos. 1-6 Auryn Quartet, Nobuko Imai (viola) (Tacet)

Now making my way through this box: Beethoven, The Complete String Quartets Alban Berg Quartett (Warner/EMI)

Schumann, Piano Quintet / Piano Quartet / Piano Trios Nos. 1-3 Beaux Arts Trio, Samuel Rhodes (viola, Quintet and Quartet), Dolf Bettelheim (violin, Quintet) (Philips)

Beethoven, Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 Haochen Zhang (piano), Nathalie Stutzmann, Philadelphia Orchestra (BIS)

Nielsen, Symphonies Nos. 3 and 5 Leonard Bernstein, Royal Danish Orchestra (No. 3), New York Philharmonic (No. 5) (Sony)

Sibelius, Symphonies Nos. 3, 6, and 7 Alexander Gibson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Brahms, Violin Concerto Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante David Oistrakh (violin--Brahms; viola, conductor--Mozart), Igor Oistrakh (violin--Mozart) Otto Klemperer, French National Radio Orchestra (Brahms) / Berlin Philharmonic (Mozart) (EMI)

Nielsen, An Imaginary Journey to the Faroe-Islands / Symphony No. 4 / Pan and Syrinx Sibelius, The Dryad / En Saga Alexander Gibson, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Indeed! And the palpable energy of live performances.

Shostakovich, Symphonies Nos. 1 and 7 Leonard Bernstein, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)

Sibelius, Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 Alexander Gibson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Martinu, String Quartet No. 7 / Quartet for clarinet, french horn, cello, and side drum / Quartet for oboe, violin, cello, and piano / Mazurka-Notturno for oboe, two violins, and cello / Nonetto Prazak Quartet (string quartet), Czech Nonet and associated soloists (Praga)

Mendelssohn, Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 Leonard Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)

Debussy, String Quartet Ravel, String Quartet Vlach Quartet (Supraphon)

Martinu, Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano, and Timpani / The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca Charles Mackerras, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra (Supraphon/Denon)

This was the first complete Nielsen symphony cycle, if I recall correctly (at least outside of Denmark), and is still very highly regarded from what I've heard and read. I currently have 4 complete Nielsen symphony cycles in my collection, including this one. At its current low price in this Alto release, I figured it was worth picking up.

Currently making my way through this classic cycle: Nielsen, Symphonies Nos. 1-6 Ole Schmidt, London Symphony Orchestra (alto/Unicorn)

Sibelius, The Complete Tone Poems Alexander Gibson, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Still, Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 / Poem for Orchestra John Jeter, Fort Smith Symphony (Naxos)

Sibelius, Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4 Alexander Gibson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Still, Wood Notes / Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 John Jeter, Fort Smith Symphony (Naxos)

Mahler, Symphony No. 1 Rafael Kubelik, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (live recording, November 2, 1979) (audite)

Still, In Memoriam / Africa (Symphonic Poem) / Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" John Jeter, Fort Smith Symphony (Naxos)