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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Country
United States
Active
Founded 1891
Recordings
3,479
Recorded
1953–2025

Biography

symphony orchestra in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Discography (3,479 recordings)

WorkYear
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II. Chorus "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder"-
Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke (Mephisto Waltz) S 110/"-
Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "The Inextinguishable": III. Poco adagio quasi andante-
Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "The Inextinguishable": II. Poco allegretto-
Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "The Inextinguishable": I. Allegro-
Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra in D major, AV 144: III. Vivace-
Andante for Horn and Piano in C major, AV 86A-
Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100: IV. Allegro giocoso-
Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100: III. Adagio-
Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100: II. Allegro marcato-
Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100: I. Andante-
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical": IV. Finale. Molto vivace-
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical": I. Allegro-
Scheherazade: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess (Andantino quasi allegretto)-
Tsar Saltan: II. The Tsarina in a Barrel at Sea (Allegro - Maestoso)-
Finale from Concerto for Orchestra-
Also sprach Zarathustra-
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Part 1-
Messiah: Let us break their bonds asunder-
Messiah: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs-
II. Intermezzo-
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical": III. Gavotta. Non troppo allegro-
Messiah, HWV 56: Part 2: "Hallelujah"-
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: IV. Finale. Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace-
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish": III. Adagio-

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Tableaux d’une expositionModest Petrovich Mussorgsky84Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30Richard Strauss47Symphony no. 9 in D majorGustav Mahler43Eine AlpensinfonieRichard Strauss42The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34Benjamin Britten41Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114Béla Bartók40Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123Béla Bartók37Messa da requiemGiuseppe Verdi37Symphonie fantastique, op. 14Hector Berlioz36Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky35Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45Johannes Brahms34Symphony no. 7 in E minor “Lied der Nacht”Gustav Mahler34Le Sacre du printempsIgor Stravinsky33Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”Ludwig van Beethoven31h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232Johann Sebastian Bach31Symphony no. 2 in C minorGustav Mahler30Tableaux d’une exposition: PromenadeModest Petrovich Mussorgsky29Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“Antonín Dvořák28Symphony no. 5Gustav Mahler28Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67Ludwig van Beethoven28Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky27Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54Robert Schumann24Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98Johannes Brahms24Symphony no. 1 in D major “Titan”Gustav Mahler23Ein HeldenlebenRichard Strauss22Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25 “Classical”Sergei Prokofiev22Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”Ludwig van Beethoven22Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, op. 60Richard Strauss21Symphony no. 3 in D minorGustav Mahler21Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”Ludwig van Beethoven21