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On this page, I share some of my favourite performances of classical music, ballet, opera, and figure skating. All included performances are listed in an essentially random order, and the list will grow with time.

For a complete catalogue of performance recordings, visit unitel.de.

P.S. Here is a list of great musician's jokes.

P.S.2 Here is some Extremely Serious Ballet Content.

Live Performances

Here is a selected list of significant live performances I have been to.

Classical Music (Back to top)

Here I organize by composer-composition in a non-specific order. The majority of the repertoire contains specific versions I enjoy.
Video recordings by Herbert von Karajan, Karl Böhm, Leonard Bernstein and others of their time, were filmed with great visual aesthetic, are more "music movies" than recordings. They will be marked, and are strongly recommended. So are recorded rehearsals with these conductors.

Some fantastic educational resourses for classical music include Young People's Concerts, Omnibus TV programs, The Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard presented by Leonard Bernstein. These are arguably the best broad introduction to classical music, especially orchestral music out there. And Bernstein is one of the greatest music educators of his time. TV script are avaiable from Bernstein's website. Also worth visiting is Herbert von Karajan's website.

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Johann Sebastian Bach
- Brandenburg Concertos No.1-6, BWV 1046-1051.
  - Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Orchester. (music movie)
  - Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, 1960.
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1967. (music movie)
- Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1967. (music movie)
- Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043.
  - Yehudi Menuhin, David Oistrakh, 1958.
- Violin Partitas and Sonatas, BWV 1001-1006.
  - Hilary Hahn, 1997, 2018.
  - Nathan Milstein, 1954-56.
- Cello Suites No.1-6, BWV 1007-1012.
  - Pierre Fournier, 1960.
- Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), BWV 248.
  - Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien, 1982. (music movie)
Ludwig van Beethoven
- Discovering Beethoven. (documentaries) (HIGHLY recommended)
  - Christian Thielemann, Wiener Philharmoniker, with conversations with Joachim Kaiser, 2011.
- Complete Symphonies.
  - Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1977.
  - Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, 1955-59.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1977.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, late 1960s early 70s. (music movies)
- Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125.
  - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, 1954.
  - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1942.03.22.
  - Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, 1957.11.15.
  - Leonard Bernstein, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Staatskapelle Dresden, Kirov Theatre Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rundfunkchores Berlin, Kinderchores der Philarmonie Dresden, 1989.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1977.12.31.
- Symphony No.3 in E-flat Major, Op.55.
  - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1944.
  - Otto Klemperer, New Philharmonia Orchestra, 1970.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1982.04.30.
  - Sergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker, 1996.
- Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op.67.
  - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1947.05.27.
  - Carlos Kleiber, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1974.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1966. (music movie with rehearsal and conversation)
- Symphony No.6 in F Major, Op.68.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1967. (music movie) (HIGHLY recommended)
    This one deserve it's own place due to its truly unique, innovative, and expressionistic videography by director Hugo Niebeling.
  - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1952.
  - Bruno Walter, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 1946.01.10.
- Symphony No.7 in A Major, Op.92.
  - Karl Böhm, Wiener Symphoniker, 1966. (music movie with complete rehearsal)
  - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1943.03.10.
  - Carlos Kleiber, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1976.
- Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.61.
  - Erich Röhn, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1944.
  - David Oistrakh, André Cluytens, Orchestre National de France, 1958.
  - Yehudi Menuhin, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Philharmonia Orchestra, 1953.
  - Anne-Sophie Mutter, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1984.
- Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat Major, Op.73.
  - Maurizio Pollini, Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1978. (music movie)
  - Daniel Barenboim, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, 1968.
  - Krystian Zimerman, Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1989.
  - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Sergiu Celibidache, Orchestre National de France, 1974.
- Triple Concerto in C Major, Op.56.
  - David Oistrakh, Mstislav Rostropovitch, Sviatoslav Richter, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1969.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Complete Symphonies.
  - Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, late 1960s early 1970s. (music movies)
  - Karl Böhm, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1958-68.
- Symphony No.41 in C Major, Op.551.
  - Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, 1962.
- Serenade No.13 and 6, K 525 and 239.
  - Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1975. (music movies)
- Minuet in C Major, K 409/383f.
  - Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1975. (music movie)
- Flute Concerto No.1 in G Major, K 313.
  - Werner Tripp, Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1974.
  - Andreas Blau, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1971.
- Concerto for Flute and Harp, K 299.
  - Wolfgang Schulz, Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1975.
  - James Galway, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1971.
- Oboe Concerto in C Major, K 314.
  - Gerhard Turetschek, Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1974.
- Violin Concertos No.1-5.
  - Gidon Kremer, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1984. (music movies)
- Violin Concerto No.5 in A Major, K 219.
  - Yehudi Menuhin, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Symphoniker, 1966. (music movie with rehearsal and conversation)
- Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, K 364.
  - Gidon Kremer, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1984. (music movie)
  - Thomas Brandis, Giusto Cappone, Karl Böhm, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1964.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Complete Symphonies.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1976-77.
  - Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra, 2010.
  - Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, late 1960s early 1970s.
  - Igor Markevitch, London Symphony Orchestra, 1960s.
- Symphonies No.4-6.
  - Yevgeny Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, 1960.
- Symphony No.5 in E Minor, Op.64.
  - Yevgeny Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, 1978. (Großer Musikvereinssaal Wien live)
  - Sergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker, 1993.
- Symphony No.6 in B Minor, Op.74.
  - Yevgeny Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, 1982.10.17.
  - Sergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker, 1992.
- Symphony No.1 in G Minor, Op.13.
  - Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, 1972.
- Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.35.
  - David Oistrakh, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 1959.
  - David Oistrakh, Franz Konwitschny, Staatskapelle Dresden, 1954.
  - Viktoria Mullova, Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1986.
  - Anne-Sophie Mutter, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1988.
- Piano Concerto No.1 in B Minor, Op.23.
  - Alexis Weissenberg, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1967. (music movie) (HIGHLY recommended)
  - Evgeny Kissin, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1988.
- Piano Concerto No.2 in G Major, Op.44.
  - Igor Zhukov, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, 1969.
- Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op.48.
  - Yevgeny Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, 1947.03.17.
- Tchaikovsky Gala in Leningrad, 150th Anniversary Concert.
  - Yuri Temirkanov, Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Jessye Norman, Boris Berezovsky, Leningrad Military Orchestra, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, 1990.
Johannes Brahms
- Complete Symphonies.
  - Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1975-77.
  - Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, 1956-57.
- Symphony No.1 in C Minor, Op.68.
  - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, 1951.10.27.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1973.
- Symphony No.4 in E Minor, Op.98.
  - Carlos Kleiber, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1980.
  - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1948.10.24.
- Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.77.
  - David Oistrakh, Otto Klemperer, Orchestre National de France, 1960.
  - Yehudi Menuhin, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, 1949.
  - Gidon Kremer, Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1982.
  - Hilary Hahn, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, 2001.
- Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op.102.
  - David Oistrakh, Mstislav Rostropovitch, George Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra, 1970.
Gustav Mahler
- Complete Symphonies.
  - Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, 1989-2004.
  - Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, 1960s.
  - Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker, New York Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, 1980s.
  - Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, 1970s. (music movies)
  - Lorin Maazel, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1980s.
- Symphony No.3.
  - James Levine, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1975.
- Symphony No.5.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1978.05.15. (Salzburg Festival live)
  - Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1987.09.10. (Royal Albert Hall live)
  - Klaus Tennstedt, Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, 1980.05.19.
- Symphony No.2.
  - Klaus Tennstedt, Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, 1980.
  - Otto Klemperer, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, 1965.
  - Bruno Walter, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1948.09.16.
  - Otto Klemperer, New Philharmonia Orchestra, 1971.05.16.
- Symphony No.1.
  - Klaus Tennstedt, Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, 1977.
  - Klaus Tennstedt, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1990.
  - Bruno Walter, New York Philharmonic, 1954.01.25.
- Symphony No.7.
  - James Levine, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1980.
  - Otto Klemperer, New Philharmonia Orchestra, 1968.
Josef Anton Bruckner
- Complete Symphonies.
  - Eugen Jochum, Berliner Philharmoniker, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, 1960s.
- Symphonies No.4-9, WAB 104-109.
  - Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, 1963-70.
  - Sergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker, Sony+EMI.
- Symphony No.4, WAB 104.
  - Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1973.
  - Sergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker, 1988.
- Symphony No.7, WAB 107.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1989.
  - Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1976.
- Symphony No.8, WAB 108.
  - Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1976.
  - Lorin Maazel, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1989.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1979.
  - Sergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker, 1994.04.23. (Lisbon live)
- Symphony No.5, WAB 105.
  - Christian Thielemann, Wiener Philharmoniker, 2021. (music movie)
  - Karl Böhm, Staatskapelle Dresden, 1936.
- Symphony No.9, WAB 109.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1978.
Richard Strauss
- Eine Alpensinfonie, Op.64.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1982.10.19. (Carnegie Hall live)
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1982.08.28. (Salzburg Festival live)
  - Seiji Ozawa, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1994.
- Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op.30.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Michel Schwalbé, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1973.
- Don Quixote, Op.35.
  - Mstislav Rostropovitch, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1975. (music movie)
  - Franz Bartolomey, Andre Previn, Reiner Küchl, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1990.12.02.
- Ein Heldenleben, Op.40.
  - Karl Böhm, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, 1973.09.29.
- Don Juan, Op.20.
  - Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1970. (with complete rehearsal)
Dmitri Shostakovich
- Symphony No.5 in D Minor, Op.47.
  - Yevgeny Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, 1984.
- Symphony No.7 in C Major, Op.60.
  - Yevgeny Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, 1953.
  - Leonard Bernstein, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1988.
  - Konstantin Ivanov, USSR Academic State Symphony Orchestra, 1962.
- Festive Overture, Op.96.
  - Yuri Temirkanov, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, 1996.
Jean Sibelius
- Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op.47.
  - David Oistrakh, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 1959.
  - David Oistrakh, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, 1966.
  - Viktoria Mullova, Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1986.
  - Hilary Hahn, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, 2008.
- Symphony No.7 in C Major, Op.105.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1967.
  - Leif Segerstam, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, 2002.
- Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.43.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1980.
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
- Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op.64.
  - Yehudi Menuhin, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1952.
  - Jascha Heifetz, Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, 1944.04.09.
  - Joshua Bell, Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, 1988.
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61.
  - Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, 1960.
Antonín Leopold Dvořák
- Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op.104.
  - Jacqueline du Pré, Daniel Barenbiom, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1970.
  - Mstislav Rostropovitch, Adrian Boult, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 1959.
- Symphony No.9 in E Minor, Op.95.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1977.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1966. (music movie with conversation)
  - Sergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker, 1991.
- Symphony No.8 in G Major, Op.88.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1979.
Franz Schubert
- Symphony No.9 in C Major, D 944.
  - Karl Böhm, Staatskapelle Dresden, 1979.
- Piano Quintet in A Major, "Trout Quintet", D 667.
  - Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Jacqueline du Pré, Zubin Mehta, 1973. (with rehearsal)
  - David Oistrakh, Lev Oborin, Jacob Kaplun, Sviatolslav Knushevitsky, Joseph Gertovich, 1947.
Bedřich Smetana
- Má vlast.
  - Rafael Kubelík, Czech Philharmonic, 1990.05.12. (1990 Prague Spring Festival opening concert)
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
- Pictures at an Exhibition.
  - Sergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker, 1986.10.14.
  - Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 1973.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1966.
Ottorino Respighi
- Pini di Roma, P 141.
  - Sergiu Celibidache, SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, 1976.
  - Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1959.
- Fontane di Roma, P 106.
  - Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1959.
Georg Friederich Händel
- Feuerwerksmusik, HWV 351.
  - Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Orchester, 1970. (music movie)
- Messiah, HWV 56.
  - Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, 1965.
Franz Joseph Haydn
- String Quartets Op.76 No.1-4.
  - Amadeus Quartet, Norbert Brainin, Siegmund Nissel, Peter Schidlof, Martin Lovett, 2009.
The Strauss family
- Wien Nach Noten. (movies) (HIGHLY recommended)
  - Willi Boskovsky, Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Sängerknaben, 1973.
- Walzer und Polkas.
  - Willi Boskovsky, Wiener Philharmoniker.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker.
  - Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker.
- NeujahrsKonzert.
  - Willi Boskovsky, Wiener Philharmoniker, selections from 1963-1979.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1987.
  - Carlos Kleiber, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1989.
  - Carlos Kleiber, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1992.

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Here I organize by ballet repertoire in a non-specific order. The majority are complete performances, with a few gala recordings and music selections.
Some recordings were made in the style of "ballet movie". They will be marked, and are strongly recommended.

Some resourses include the 1967 documentary Fundamentals of Classical Dance by the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. The George Balanchine Foundation, The Rudolf Nureyev Foundation, and The Marius Petipa Society provide in-depth analysis and discussion of the artistic styles of these great choreographers. The book Apollos Angels: A History of Ballet by Jennifer Homans gives a comprehensive history and culture of classical dance, and Ballet's Magic Kingdom: Selected Writings on Dance in Russia, 1911-1925 by Akim Volynsky is also great reading.

For introductory and fun content, Ballet Reign's Youtube channel offers both lighthearted intrudction and in depth analysis of individual ballets, variations, and ballet styles, and Extremely Serious Ballet Content.

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Giselle
- The Royal Ballet, Alina Cojocaru, Marianela Nuñez, 2006.
- Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, Svetlana Lunkina, 2011.
- American Ballet Theatre, Caria Fracci, 1969. (movie)
- Ballet Suite - Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1962.
Swan Lake
- Mariinsky Theatre Ballet, Ulyana Lopatkina, Olesya Novikova, Evgenia Obraztsova, 2006.
- The Kirov Ballet, Yulia Makhalina, 1990. (movie)
- The Kirov Ballet, Yelena Yevteyeva, 1968. (movie)
- Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, Svetlana Zakharova, 2015.
- Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, Alla Mikhalchenko, 1990.
- American Ballet Theatre, Gillian Murphy, Angel Corella, 2005.
- Wiener Staatsballett, Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev, 1966. (movie)
- Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris, Marie Claude Pietragalla, 1992.
- Ballet Suite - Mstislav Rostropovitch, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1996.
The Nutcracker
- Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, Nina Kaptsova, 2010.
- Mariinsky Theatre Ballet, Alina Somova, 2012.
- New York City Ballet, Darci Kistler, 1993. (movie)
- American Ballet Theatre, Gelsey Kirkland, Mikhail Baryshnikov, 1977. (movie)
- Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, Yekaterina Maximova, Vladimir Vasiliev, 1978.
- Ballet Suite - Mstislav Rostropovitch, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1996.
- Selections (Scenes 6-9,14-15) - Yevgeny Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, 1981.12.31. (music)
The Sleeping Beauty
- Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, Svetlana Zakharova, Nina Kaptsova, 2011.
- Mariinsky Theatre Ballet, Alina Somova, 2015.
- The Royal Ballet, Alina Cojocaru, Marianela Nuñez, 2006.
- The Kirov Ballet, Larissa Lezhnina, Yulia Makhalina, 1989.
- The Kirov Ballet, Alla Sizova, Irina Bazhenova, Ludmila Kovaleva, Natalia Makarova, 1964. (movie)
- Ballet Suite - Mstislav Rostropovitch, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1996.
Don Quixote
- Mariinsky Theatre Ballet, Olesya Novikova, Alina Somova, Evgenia Obraztsova, 2006.
- Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, Nina Ananiashvili, Nina Speranskaya, Nina Kaptsova, 2001.
- The Royal Ballet, Marianela Nuñez, 2013.
- American Ballet Theatre, Cynthia Harvey, Mikhail Baryshnikov, 1984.
Jewels
- Mariinsky Theatre Ballet, Irina Golub, Ulyana Lopatkina, 2011.
Coppélia
- Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, Nina Kaptsova, 2011.
- Ballet Suite - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1961.
Les Flammes de Paris
- Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, Natalia Osipova, Denis Savin, Nina Kaptsova, 2010.
Le Corsaire
- Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, Svetlana Lunkina, Nina Kaptsova, 2012.
- American Ballet Theatre, Julie Kent, Angel Corella, Gillian Murphy, 1999.
The Pharaoh's Daughter
- Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, Svetlana Zakharova, Nina Kaptsova, 2012.
The Dream (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
- American Ballet Theatre, Alessandra Ferri, 2004.
Anna Karenina
- Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, Maya Plisetskaya, 1974. (movie)
- Mariinsky Theatre Ballet, Ulyana Lopatkina, 2014.
La Sylphide
- Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris, Aurélie Dupont, 2004.
- Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, Ekaterina Krysanova, 2012.
- London Festival Ballet, Eva Evdokimova, 1979.
Concerto Barocco
- New York City Ballet, Patricia McBride, Carol Sumner, 1973. (movie)
- New York City Ballet, Suzanne Farrell, Marnee Morris, 1966. (movie)
Serenade (Tchaikovsky)
- New York City Ballet, Darci Kistler, Kyra Nichols, Maria Calegari, 1990. (movie)
- New York City Ballet, Karin von Aroldingen, Susan Hendl, Sara Leland, Kay Mazzo, 1973. (movie)
Ballet Imperial (Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.2)
- Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris, Hannah O'Neill, 2023.
- New York City Ballet, Miranda Weese, Teresa Reichlen, year unknown.
- Mariinsky Theatre Ballet, Ulyana Lopatkina, year unknown.
- Mariinsky Theatre Ballet, Viktoria Tereshkina, Olesya Novikova, ~2010.
Les Sylphides (Chopiniana)
- American Ballet Theatre, Cynthia Harvey, Mikhail Baryshnikov, 1984.
- The Kirov Ballet, Yelena Pankova, Anna Polikarpova, 1991.
- Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, Natalia Bessmertnova, Galina Kozlova, Irina Kholina, 1980. (movie)
- The Royal Ballet, Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev, 1963. (movie)
- Ballet Suite - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1961.
Paquita
- The Kirov Ballet, Yulia Makhalina, Yelena Pankova, Irina Zhelonkina, Lyubov Kunakova, Larissa Lezhnina, 1991. (movie)
Symphony in C Major
- Mariinsky Theatre Ballet, Yulia Makhalina, 1996.
- Mariinsky Theatre Ballet, Ulyana Lopatkina, Diana Vishneva, 1996.
- New York City Ballet, Karin von Aroldingen, Allegra Kent, Sara Leland, 1973. (movie)
Theme and Variations
- American Ballet Theatre, Gelsey Kirkland, Mikhail Baryshnikov, 1978.
Études
- Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris, Dorothée Gilbert, 2014.
Vienna Waltzes
- New York City Ballet, Kyra Nichols, Heather Watts, Karin von Aroldingen, Suzanne Farrell, 1983.
Mozartiana
- New York City Ballet, Suzanne Farrell, 1983.
ABT at the MET 1984 (gala).
- Mikhail Baryshnikov, Cynthia Harvey, Martine van Hamel, Cynthia Gregory.
NeujahrsKonzert Ballet, Wiener Staatsballett, Wiener Philharmoniker. (movies)
- 1987 - Johann Strauss II - Kaiserwalzer, Op.437 - Herbert von Karajan.
- 1991 - Josef Strauss - Aquarellen, Op.258 - Claudio Abbado.
- 2002 - Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314 - Seiji Ozawa.
- 2006 - Johann Strauss II - Du und Du Walzer, Op. 367 - Mariss Jansons.
- 2007 - Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314 - Zubin Mehta.
- 2008 - Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314 - Georges Prêtre.
- 2010 - Johann Strauss II - Morgenblätter, Op.279 - Georges Prêtre.
- 2011 - Josef Strauss - Mein Lebenslauf ist Lieb' und Lust, Op.263 - Franz Welser-Möst.
- 2012 - Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314 - Mariss Jansons.
- 2013 - Johann Strauss II - Wo die Zitronen blühen, Op.364 - Franz Welser-Möst.
- 2014 - Joseph Lanner - Die Romantiker Walzer, Op.167 - Daniel Barenboim.
- 2015 - Johann Strauss II - Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op.333 - Zubin Mehta.
- 2016 - Johann Strauss II - Kaiserwalzer, Op.437 - Mariss Jansons.
- 2017 - Carl Michael Ziehrer - Hereinspaziert! Walzer, Op.518 - Gustavo Dudamel.
- 2019 - Johann Strauss II - Künstlerleben, Op.316 - Christian Thielemann.
- 2020 - Johann Strauss II - Seid umschlungen, Millionen!, Op.443 - Andris Nelsons.
- 2021 - Johann Strauss II - Frühlingsstimmen, Op.410 - Riccardo Muti.
- 2026 - Johann Strauss II - Diplomaten-Polka, Op.448 - Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Opera (Back to top)

Here I organize by composer-composition in a non-specific order. The majority of the repertoire contains specific versions I enjoy.
Like in Classic Music section, recordings made during the time of Karajan and Böhm were filmed such that they are more "movies" than performance recordings. They will be marked, and are strongly recommended.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Die Zauberflöte, K 620.
  - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1949.
  - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Edita Gruberova, Lucia Popp, Bayerische Staatsoper, 1983.
  - Horst Stein, Christina Deutekom, Hamburgischen Staatsoper, 1971. (movie)
- Le Nozze di Figaro, K 492.
  - Karl Böhm, Walter Berry, Erika Koth, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Grümmer, Deutsche Oper Berlin, 1963.10.23.
  - Karl Böhm, Hermann Prey, Mirella Ferni, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1976. (movie)
  - Erich Kleiber, Cesare Siepi, Hilde Gueden, Alfred Poell, Lisa della Casa, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1955.
- Don Giovanni, K 527.
  - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Cesare Siepi, Elisabeth Grümmer, Lisa della Casa, Walter Berry, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1954. (movie)
  - Herbert von Karajan, Samuel Ramey, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Gösta Winbergh, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1987.
  - Lorin Maazel, Ruggero Raimondi, Edda Moser, Kiri Te Kanawa, Kenneth Riegel, L'Opéra de Paris, 1979. (movie)
  - Karl Böhm, Sherrill Milnes, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Peter Schreier, Walter Berry, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1978.
- Così fan tutte, K 588.
  - Karl Böhm, Christa Ludwig, Gundula Janowitz, Hermann Prey, Walter Berry, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1969. (movie)
- Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K 384.
  - Karl Böhm, Edita Gruberova, Thomas Holtzmann, Reri Grist, Bayerische Staatsoper, 1980.
Richard Wagner
- Der Ring des Nibelungen, WWV 86.
  - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Ferdinand Frantz, Günther Treptow, Hilde Konetzni, Kirsten Flagstad, Set Svanholm, Max Lorenz, Ludwig Weber, Teatro alla Scala di Milano, 1950.
  - Karl Böhm, Birgit Nilsson, Anja Silja, Erika Koth, Wolfgang Windgassen, Thomas Stewart, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, 1966.
  - Hans Knappertsbusch, Elisabeth Grümmer, Hans Hotter, Wolfgang Windgassen, Astrid Varnay, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, 1958.
  - Pierre Boulez, Gwyneth Jones, Manfred Jung, Jeannine Altmeyer, Peter Hofmann, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, 1980. (movie)
  - Georg Solti, Kirsten Flagstad, Birgit Nilsson, Christa Ludwig, Wolfgang Windgassen, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Lucia Popp, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1958-1965.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jon Vickers, Gundula Janowitz, Régine Crespin, Jess Thomas, Helga Dernesch, Zoltán Kelemen, Helge Brilioth, Christa Ludwig, Berliner Philharmoniker, Deutsche Oper Berlin, 1966-1970.
- Das Rheingold, WWV 86A.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Thomas Stewart, Brigitte Fassbaender, Jeannine Altmeyer, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1978. (movie)
- Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90.
  - Karl Böhm, Birgit Nilsson, Jon Vickers, Ruth Hesse, Walter Berry, Orchestre National de RTF, 1973.07.07.
- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96.
  - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Jaro Prohaska, Max Lorenz, Maria Müller, Erich Zimmermann, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, 1943.
- Der "Ring" ohne Worte (The "Ring" without Words). Lorin Maazel, Berliner Philharmoniker, 1988. (2000)
Georges Bizet
- Carmen.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Justino Diaz, Mariemma and the Ballet de España, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1967. (movie)
  - Carlos Kleiber, Elena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo, Yuri Mazurok, Isobel Buchanan, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1978.
Richard Strauss
- Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59.
  - Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Staatsballett, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1962. (movie)
Giuseppe Verdi
- La Traviata.
  - James Levine, Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Ekaterina Maximova, Vladimir Vasiliev, The Metropolitan Opera, 1982. (movie)
- Rigoletto.
  - Riccardo Chailly, Luciano Pavarotti, Edita Gruberova, Ingvar Wixell, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1982. (movie)
- Aida.
  - Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, 1949.03.26. (concert)
Johann Strauss II
- Die Fledermaus.
  - Karl Böhm, Renate Holm, Erich Kunz, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, 1972. (movie)
- Wiener Blut.
  - Anton Paulik, Rene Kollo, Ingeborg Hallstein, Graunke Symphony Orchestra, 1971. (movie)
Jacques Offenbach
- Les Contes d'Hoffmann.
  - Karl-Fritz Voigtmann, Hanns Nocker, Melitta Muszely, Rudolf Asmus, Sylvia Kuziemski, Komische Oper Berlin, 1970. (movie)
Ludwig van Beethoven
- Fidelio, Op.72.
  - Karl Böhm, Gwyneth Jones, James King, Deutsche Oper Berlin, 1970. (movie)

Figure Skating (Back to top)

Here I organize by skating program in a non-specific order. The majority have links to high quality videos.

Carmen on Ice. (Movie) Katarina Witt, Brian Boitano, Brian Orser, 1990. link
Ice Symphony. (clips) John Curry, Royal Albert Hall, 1984. Nutcracker Adagio, Tchaikovsky Pas de deux
Piano Concerto No.2 by Rachmaninoff. Chen Lu, 1996 World Figure Skating Championships FS. link
Piano Concerto No.2 by Rachmaninoff. Mao Asada, 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics FS. link
Nessun Dorma. Yuna Kim, All That Skate 2014. link
Masquerade Waltz. Mao Asada, 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics SP. link
Meditation of Thaïs. Yuna Kim, 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Gaga Exhibition. link
Ballade No.1 by Chopin. Mao Asada, Carnival on Ice 2010. link
Giselle. Yuna Kim, All That Skate 2011. link
Butterfly Lovers. Chen Lu, 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics FS. link
Unstoppable. Alexandra Trusova, Skate Canada 2019 Gala Exhibition. link
Carmen. Alena Kostornaia, World Junior Championships 2018 Gala Exhibition. link
Experience. Alena Kostornaia, Russian National Championship 2018 FS. link
Dreams of a Winter Journey. Alena Kanysheva, ISU JGP Linz 2018 FS. link
Trio Élégiaque No.2 by Rachmaninov. Kseniia Sinistyna, Russian Junior Championships 2019 FS. link
Lullaby by Tchaikovsky. Kseniia Sinitsyna, Russian National Championship 2022 SP. link
Seventeen Moments of Spring. Anna Shcherbakova, Russian Challenge 2023.03.18. link
The Swan. Sofia Muravieva, Russian Seasons 2023.03.30. link
Nocturne in F Minor by Chopin. Kseniia Sinitsyna, Russian National Championship 2024 SP. link
Bolero. Mao Asada, Everlasting33 2024. (no online source found)
Dancing Conductor. Mark Kondratiuk, Russian Challenge 2025.03.22. link

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