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| 1946 | Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variation B: Oboes | | Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent | 1:00 |
| 1953-09 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variation B. Oboes - Lento | | Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Eduard van Beinum | 0:43 |
| 1954-11-20 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variation B: Oboes - Lento | | Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti | 0:53 |
| 1956-08-15 – 1956-08-31 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: B. Oboes | | Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra | 0:52 |
| 1961-03-20 | The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell): Variation B. Lento (Oboes) | | Henry Chapin, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein | 1:06 |
| 1961-03-20 | Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell, op. 34 “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” (without spoken text): Variations: A. Presto / B. Lento / C. Moderato / D. Allegro alla marcia | | New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein | 3:12 |
| 1962-01 – 1962-02 | The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: "When two oboes discuss the theme, their observation may seem more penetrating". Variation B | | Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Lorin Maazel | 0:44 |
| 1962-02 | The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Var. B. Lento | | Orchestre National, Paris, Lorin Maazel | 0:40 |
| 1963-05 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 (without spoken text): Variation B: Oboes - Lento | | London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten | 1:04 |
| 1963-07-23 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: III. Variation B (Lento) | live | BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski | 0:58 |
| 1967-05-03 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: III. Variation B. Lento (oboe) | | Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | 1:02 |
| 1967-07-18 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Var. B (Oboes) | | Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | 0:56 |
| 1967-07-18 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: III. var B: Oboes | | Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | 0:57 |
| 1971-08-27 – 1971-08-28 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Oboes - (Lento) | | Richard Baker, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Raymond Leppard | 1:12 |
| 1973-02-13 – 1973-02-14 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variation B (Oboe) | | London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | 1:03 |
| 1977 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: B. Oboes - Lento | | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves | 0:57 |
| 1989-01 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Op.34: Var. B: Oboes (Lento) | | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pešek | 1:07 |
| 1989-01 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: II. The Woodwind Var. A, B, C, D (Presto, Lento, Moderato, Allegrao alla marcia) | | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pešek | 3:20 |
| 1989-11-08 – 1989-11-09 | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations (Woodwind) | | Mark Levengood, Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd | 2:52 |
| 1991-04-23 – 1991-04-25 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34 “Variations and Fugue on a theme of Henry Purcell”: Variation B - The Oboes | | London Symphony Orchestra, Steuart Bedford | 0:59 |
| 1993-03-18 – 1993-03-19 | The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variation B. Lento | | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 1:07 |
| 1995-01-28 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: III. Variation 2 (Oboes): Lento | | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 0:58 |
| 1997-01-29 – 1997-02-01 | The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: Woodwind Variations | | Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Lanchbery | 3:18 |
| 1999-09-21 – 1999-09-22 | The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: Oboes | | BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier | 0:56 |
| 2006-01-22 – 2006-01-23 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Oboes, Variation B | | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi | 1:07 |
| 2021-05-18 | The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variations A–D, Woodwinds. Presto – Lento – Moderato – Allegro alla marcia | live | London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 3:10 |
| Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 "Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell": VIII. Oboes | | André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra | 1:05 |
| Guida del giovane all'orchestra, op. 34: Variazione B: "Quando due oboi trattano l'argomento" | | Lorin Maazel, Orchestre national de France | 0:45 |
| Guide de l'orchestre pour les jeunes: Variation B, hautbois | | New York Philharmonic | 1:02 |
| The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: B. Oboes (Lento) | | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sian Edwards | 1:00 |
| The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Oboe | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn | 1:03 |
| The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: Variation II: Oboes (Lento) | | The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | 1:00 |
| The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (oboes) | | Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic | 1:03 |
