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 |
| Intaglio INCD 7251 | London SO, G. Rozhdestvensky, M. Rostropovich (cello) | 1967 | 1992 |
| Russian Disc RD CD 11 109 | USSR SO, Y. Svetlanov, M. Rostropovich (cello) | 1967 | 1993 |
| EMI CZS 5 72016 2 (13 CD-set) | USSR SO, Y. Svetlanov, M. Rostropovich (cello) | 1967 | 1997 |
| EMI CZS 5 72295 2 (2 CD-set) | USSR SO, Y. Svetlanov, M. Rostropovich (cello) | 1967 | 1998 |
| Revelation Records RV 10087 | Moscow PO, D. Oistrakh, M. Rostropovich (cello) | 1967 | 1997 |
| Stradivarius STR 10049 | Milan RAI SO, F. Bellugi, M. Rostropovich (cello) | 1968 | 1993 |
| DG 431 475 2 | Boston SO, S. Ozawa, M. Rostropovich (cello) | 1975 | 1991 |
| DG 439 481 2 | Boston SO, S. Ozawa, M. Rostropovich (cello) | 1975 | 1994 |
| Philips 412 526 2 | Bavarian Radio SO, M. Shostakovich, H. Schiff (cello) | 1984 | 1985 |
| Classic Talent DOM 2910 11 | Sofia Soloists SO, E. Tabov, V. Spanoghe (cello) | 1984 | 1990 |
| Talent DOM3810 12-13 | Sofia Soloists Symphony Orchestra, E. Tabakov, V. Spanoghe (cello) | 1984 | 2010 |
| Live Classics LCL 202 | Moscow State PO, D. Kitaenko, N. Gutman (cello) | 1986 | 2001 |
| RCA Victor Red Seal RD 87918 | Royal PO, Y. Temirkanov, N. Gutman (cello) | 1988 | 1990 |
| BIS CD 626 | Malmö SO, J. DePreist, T. Thédéen (cello) | 1992 | 1993 |
| Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 1099 | Prague Radio SO, V. Valek, I. Monighetti (cello) | 1992 | 1993 |
| DG 445 821 2 | London SO, M. Tilson Thomas, M. Maisky (cello) | 1993 | 1995 |
| Naxos 8.550813 | Polish National Radio SO, A. Wit, M. Kliegel (cello) | 1995 | 1996 |
| Virgin Classics VC 5 45145 2 | London PO, M. Yansons, T. Mork (cello) | 1995 | 1995 |
| Virgin Classics VC 4 82019 2 (5 CD-set) | London PO, M. Yansons, T. Mork (cello) | 1995 | 2005 |
| EMI Classics 5 09428 2 (3 CD-Set) | London PO, M. Yansons, T. Mork (cello) | 1995 | 2008 |
| Arte Nova Classics 74321-49688-2 | Russian PO, Krimets, Rodin (cello) | 1996 | 1997 |
| Chandos CHAN 9585 | Russian State SO, V. Polyansky (cond), F. Helmerson (cello) | 1996 | 1998 |
| Chandos CHAN 10040X | Russian State SO, V. Polyansky, F. Helmerson (cello) | 1996 | 2003 |
| Finlandia 3984-21441-2 | Norwegian Radio Orchestra, A. Rasilainen (cond), A. Noras (cello) | 1997 | 1998 |
| Warner Apex 0927 40604-2 | Norwegian Radio Orchestra, A. Rasilainen (cond), A. Noras (cello) | 1997 | 2002 |
| Ode Manu CDMANU 1542 | Moscow SO, V. Polyansky (cond), A. Ivashkin (cello) | 1997 | 1998 |
| Brilliant classics 8128 (27 CD-set) | Moscow SO, V. Polyansky (cond), A. Ivashkin (cello) | 1997 | 2006 |
| Finlandia 8573-81969-2 (2 CD-set) | Norwegian Radio Orchestra, A. Rasilainen, A. Noras (cello) | 1999 | 2000 |
| Dux 0549 | Polish Radio Orchestra, Wojciech Rajska (cond), Rafael Kwiatkowski (cello) | 2000 | 2006 |
| Dunelm Records DRD 0233 | London Shostakovich Orchestra, Chr. Cox (cond), J. Ayling (cello) | 2004 | 2005 |
| Dunelm Records DRD 0234 | London Shostakovich Orchestra, Chr. Cox (cond), J. Ayling (cello) | 2004 | 2005 |
| Avie AV 2090 | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz (cond), Lynn Harrell (cello) | 2005 | 2006 |
| Phoenix Edition 128 | NDR Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach (cond), Dimitri Maslennikov (cello) | 2006 | 2008 |
| CCS SA 25308 | Sinfonietta Cracovia, Jurjen Hempel (cond), Pieter Wispelwey (cello) | 2007 | 2008 |
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.