CDs are listed as near as possible to a chronological order of performance year. Indicated are Label & Code, Performers, Year of Performance (P-Y) and Year of Release (R-Y).
| Label and Code | Performers | P-Y | R-Y |
| Praga PR 250 009 | B. Sulcova (soprano), Z. Zichova (piano) | 1976 | 1992 |
| Revelation Records RV 10087 | G. Vishnevskaya (soprano), M. Rostropovich (piano) | 1976 | 1997 |
| Melodiya 74321-53237-2 | G. Vishnevskaya (soprano), M. Rostropovich (piano) | 1976 | 1998 |
| Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 972/3 | E. Vassilieva (soprano), J. Schab (piano) | 1989 | 1989 |
| DG B0002124-02 (USA) | Magdalena Kožená (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano) | 2003 | 2004 |
| Hyperion CDA 67355 | Joan Rodgers (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano) | 2004 | 2005 |
| Label and Code | Performers | P-Y | R-Y |
| EMI Angel 7243 5 62830 2 | London PO, M. Rostropovich, G. Vishnevskaya (soprano) | 1976 | 2001 |
| Olympia OCD 143 | (Nos. 2, 3 & 4) USSR Ministry of Culture SO, G. Rozhdestvensky, I. Bogacheva (mezzo-soprano) | 1984 | 1987 |
| Melodiya MA 3018 | (Nos. 2, 3 & 4) USSR Ministry of Culture SO, G. Rozhdestvensky, I. Bogacheva (mezzo-soprano) | 1984 | 1988 |
| Melodiya MCD 008 | (Nos. 1 & 5) USSR Ministry of Culture SO, G. Rozhdestvensky, I. Bogacheva (mezzo-soprano) | 1984 | 1989 |
| Melodiya MEL 46003-2 | (Nos. 2, 3 & 4) USSR Ministry of Culture SO, G. Rozhdestvensky, I. Bogacheva (mezzo-soprano) | 1984 | 1994 |
| DG 477 6111 | Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Sanderling, Sergei Leiferkus (bass) | 2005 | 2006 |
This list is reproduced from a database containing over 1000 CDs with performances of works by Dmitri Shostakovich and over 500 reviews of these CDs.