Classical Companion

Beethoven with Argerich
Decca 483 2566
Ozawa with the Mito CO in 2017: Beethoven's First Piano Concerto and Symphony No 1. But BR Klassik has a 1983 Concerto performance with Argerich and Ozawa [403571900701].

Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2; Totentanz
DG 423 5712
Krystian Zimerman's 1987 Boston recordings are second only to the Richter/LSO/Philips.

Ravel: L'enfant et les Sortilèges
Decca 478 6760
Magical performance of the opera from the 2013 Saito Kinen Festival. With Susan Graham in Shéhérazade; Alborada del gracioso too.

Tchaikovsky and Sibelius Violin Concertos
Philips 4647412
Viktoria Mullova's enduring 1985 Philips debut, with Ozawa and the Boston SO.

Neujahrskonzert 2002
ArtHaus Musik 109315 (DVD)
Ozawa and the VPO in an almost completely popular Strauss-family programme: over one-million copies were sold worldwide.

Seiji Ozawa Anniversary
Decca 478 2358 (eight CDs)
Outstanding Bartók MSPC and Concerto for Orchestra, the VPO Scheherazade and Strauss Alpensinfonie, the San Franciso West Side Story Dances, and Poulenc are highlights here.