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 |
| Consonance 81-3005 | Beethoven Quartet | 1961 | 1994 |
| Doremi DHR-7911-5 (5 CD-set) | Beethoven Quartet | 1961 | 2007 |
| Vanguard 92531 | Komitas Quartet | 1954 | 1990 |
| Leningrad Masters LM 1325 | Taneyev Quartet | 1966 | 1995 |
| Chandos Historical CHAN 10064 (4 CD-set) | Borodin String Quartet: Rostislav Dubinsky & Yaroslav Alexandrov (violin), Dmitry Shebalin (viola), Valentin Berlinsky (cello) | 1967 | 2003 |
| Praga PR 254 042 | Talich Quartet | 1976 | 1994 |
| Decca 433 078 2 | Fitzwilliam String Quartet | 1977 | 1992 |
| Decca 455 798 2 | Fitzwilliam String Quartet | 1977 | 1997 |
| Melodiya SUCD 11 00308 | Taneyev Quartet | 1977 | 1992 |
| Aulos AMC2 0551/6 (6 CD-set) | Taneyev Quartet | 1977 | 2005 |
| EMI CDC 7 49266 2 | Borodin String Quartet | 1979 | 1987 |
| EMI CMS 5 65032 2 | Borodin String Quartet | 1979 | 1994 |
| Melodiya 74321-40711-2 (6 CD-set) | Borodin String Quartet | 1979 | 1997 |
| Melodiya MEL CD 10 01077 (6 CD-set) | Borodin String Quartet | 1979 | 2006 |
| Olympia OCD 531 | Shostakovich Quartet | 1981 | 1994 |
| Regis RRC 2028 (2 CD-set) | Shostakovich Quartet | 1981 | 2005 |
| Regis RRC 5001 (5 CD-set) | Shostakovich Quartet | 1981 | 2005 |
| Teldec 2292-46009-2 | Brodsky String Quartet | 1989 | 1990 |
| Teldec 9031-71702-2 | Brodsky String Quartet | 1989 | 1990 |
| Teldec 2564-60867-2 | Brodsky String Quartet | 1989 | 2003 |
| Windham Hill WD 1091 | Modern Mandolin Quartet | 1990 | 1990 |
| Erasmus WVH 018 | Manhattan String Quartet | 1990 | 1991 |
| ESS.A.Y CD 1007 | Manhattan String Quartet | 1990 | 1991 |
| Koch Schwann Musica Mundi 310 128 | Manhattan String Quartet | 1990 | 1991 |
| Naxos 8.550973 | Eder Quartet | 1994 | 1994 |
| Sony SK 64584 | St. Petersburg Quartet | 1994 | 1995 |
| Teldec Classics 4509-98417-2 | Borodin Quartet | 1995 | 1996 |
| Globe GLO 5157 | Rubio String Quartet | 1996 | 1996 |
| DG 463 284-2 (5 CD-set) | Emerson String Quartet | 1999 | 2000 |
| Brilliant Classics 6429 (5 CD-set) | Rubio Quartet | 2002 | 2003 |
| Brilliant Classics 8128 (27 CD-set) | Rubio Quartet | 2002 | 2006 |
| Chandos CHAN 10329 | Sorrel Quartet | 2003 | 2005 |
| Chandos CHAN 10398 (6 CD-set) | Sorrel Quartet | 2003 | 2006 |
| Hyperion CDA 67158 | St. Petersburg Quartet | 2003 | 2004 |
| Hyperion CDS 44091-6 (6 CD-set) | St. Petersburg String Quartet | 2003 | 2006 |
| Capriccio 67082 | Petersen String Quartet | 2004 | 2005 |
| Harmonia Mundi 901865 | Jerusalem Quartet | 2004 | 2005 |
| Fuga Libera FUG 512 (5 CD-set) | Danel Quartet | 2004 | 2005 |
| Oehms Classics OC 562 (5 CD-set) | Rasumowsky Quartet | 2005 | 2006 |
| CD Nimbus NI 5827 | Kopelman Quartet | 2007 | 2008 |
Opus 83A: Transcription of String Quartet no. 1 C major for orchestra
arranged by Rudolf Barshai
| Label and Code | Performers | P-Y | R-Y |
| Brilliant Classics 8128 (27 CD-set) | Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Rudolf Barshai | 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.