Achim Breiling wrote:

>I just wondered recently which classical work has been recorded most
>often so far.  I guess its something by Mozart but...somebody knows
>if anybody cared to count this?

Nothing by Mozart comes close to being the most recorded work.  After
exhaustive research (not quite), the results are:

Beethoven's 5th and 9th symphonies are at the top.

Close behind are:

Beethoven's Emperor Concerto and Eroica Symphony.
Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto no.1 and Romeo & Juliet.
Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

My main man, Bach, is led by the Goldberg Variations.

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Don Satz
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