Week 1 Nos. 96-100
96. The Creation (Die Schöpfung), Hob. XXI:2
Joseph Haydn Choral orchestral 1798 Play
No contest here. The Harnoncourt all the way!
Harnoncourt/Concentus Musicus Wien “Haydn: Die Schöpfung” 2003 16/44.1
97. The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Ballet 1889 Play
No Rozdestvensky on Qobuz unfortunately so I’ll go with Pletnev.
Pletnev/Russian National Orchestra “Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty” 1999 16/44.1
98. Symphony No. 7 in E Major (Lyric), WAB 107
Anton Bruckner Symphony 1883 Play
Despite having his recordings of the 5th and the 9th, Harnoncourt’s 7th is not available on Qobuz 
, however Barenboim’s with the BPO on Warner Classics is so I’ll go with that.
Barenboim/Berliner Philharmoniker “Bruckner: Symphony No.7” 1993 16/44.1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphonic Poem 1869 Play
A tough one but I’ll go with the Gatti/RPO.
Gatti/RPO “Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5, Romeo & Juliet” 2005 16/44.1
100. Concerto for Orchestra, 116, BB 123
Béla Bartók Unsorted Orchestral 1943 Play
Here I will go safe with the Dorati on Mercury.
Dorati/Philharmonia Hungarica “Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra, Dance Suite, 2 Portraits” 1964 16/44.1
With a special shout out for the 1952 Van Beinum recording with the Concertgebouw (mono).
Van Beinum/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra “Bartók: Concerto pour Orchestre (Mono)” 1952 24/96
Phew! That was a lot more work than I expected. Wrestling with Qobuz search and then the circumnavigating the frustrating holes in their catalog. But ho hum!