Ron S

Beethoven, Piano Concertos Nos. 4 and 5 Claudio Arrau (piano), Colin Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden (Philips)

Dvorak, Piano Trios Nos. 3 and 4 Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Lars Vogt (piano) (Ondine)

Dvorak, Violin Concerto / Romance for Violin and Orchestra Suk, Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra Christian Tetzlaff (violin), John Storgards, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (Ondine)

Dvorak, Piano Concerto Janacek, Concertino / Capriccio Rudolf Firkusny (piano), Vaclav Neumann, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (RCA)

Dvorak, Cello Concerto Tchaikovsky, Rococo Variations Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra (Erato)

Dvorak, Slavonic Dances Karel Sejna, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Supraphon)

Depends on how well those projects turned out:

Dvorak, Serenade in E / Serenade in D minor Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Philips)

I've always found "Nica" from that album to be especially mesmerizing. I can listen to it repeatedly.

Mozart, The Wind Concertos, Serenades, and Divertimenti Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)

Brahms, Piano Trios Nos. 1-3 / Piano Quartet No. 1 Trio Wanderer, Christophe Gaugue (viola, Quartet) (Harmonia Mundi)

Wagner, Overtures (The Flying Dutchman, Tannhauser, and Rienzi) and Preludes (Lohengrin Acts 1 and 3) Hiroshi Wakasugi, Staatskapelle Dresden (Berlin Classics)

Revueltas, "Redes" (complete film score) / Copland, "The City" (complete film score) Angel Gil-Ordonez, PostClassical Ensemble (Naxos)

Smetana, Ma vlast Charles Mackerras, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Supraphon)

Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic (Sony)

Schubert, Four Impromptus, D899 and D935 Radu Lupu (piano) (Decca)

Mozart, Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5 / Rondo K373 / Rondo K269 / Adagio K261 Christian Tetzlaff (violin, conducting), Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (Erato)

Agreed! The original chamber version of the entire "Appalachian Spring" ballet and the track of Copland in rehearsal of it were real revelations. And that's after having listened to and loved the full orchestral version for 50-plus years. Continuing on the Copland journey today: Copland, Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes) / The Red Pony (Suite) /Prairie Journal / Letter from Home JoAnn Falletta, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (Naxos)

"A Copland Celebration--Vol. 1" (Sony) 2 discs of Aaron Copland conducting: (1) a bunch of his music played by the London Symphony Orchestra and New Philharmonia Orchestra; (2) and perhaps most significantly, the original chamber version of the entire "Appalachian Spring" ballet played by the Columbia Chamber Ensemble, and "Nonet for Strings" played by the Columbia String Ensemble.

Mozart, Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5 / Violin Sonatas K454 and K526 Arthur Grumiaux (violin); Clara Haskil (piano--sonatas); Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra (concertos) (Philips)

Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring / Fireworks / Petrouchka Seiji Ozawa, Michael Tilson Thomas (piano--Petrouchka), Boston Symphony Orchestra (Petrouchka), Chicago Symphony Orchestra (The Rite of Spring, Fireworks) (RCA)

Mozart, Clarinet Quintet / Brahms, Clarinet Quintet Anthony McGill (clarinet), Pacifica Quartet (Cedille)

Bach, Brandenburg Concertos Florilegium (Channel Classics)

Mozart, Symphonies Nos. 40 and 41 / Overture to "La Clemenza di Tito" Sandor Vegh, Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg (Decca)

Schubert, "Trout" Quintet / Variations on "Trockne Blumen" for Flute and Piano / Piano Trio (Notturno) Martin Helmchen (piano), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Alois Posch (double bass), Aldo Baerten (wooden flute) (PentaTone)