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| 1946 | Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variation M: Percussion | | Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent | 1:34 |
| 1953-09 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variation M. Percussion - Moderato | | Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Eduard van Beinum | 1:41 |
| 1954-11-20 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation M: Percussion - Moderato (without spoken text) | | Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti | 1:52 |
| 1956-08-15 – 1956-08-31 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: M. Percussion | | Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra | 2:00 |
| 1961-03-20 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell): Variation M: Moderato (Percussion) | | Henry Chapin, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein | 1:36 |
| 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: I. Maestoso / J. L'istesso tempo / K. Vivace / L. Allegro pomposo / M. Moderato | | New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein | 5:03 |
| 1962-01 – 1962-02 | The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: "The comment of the percussion is right to the point". Variation M | | Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Lorin Maazel | 1:37 |
| 1962-02 | The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Var. M. Moderato | | Orchestre National, Paris, Lorin Maazel | 1:48 |
| 1963-07-23 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: XIV. Variation M (Moderato) | live | BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski | 1:46 |
| 1965-03 | The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra: V. The Percussion Family | | Sean Connery, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Antal Doráti | 1:45 |
| 1967-05-03 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: XIV. Variation M. Moderato (percussion) | | Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | 2:02 |
| 1967-07-18 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Var. M (Percussion) | | Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | 1:49 |
| 1967-07-18 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: XIV. var M: Percussion | | Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | 1:49 |
| 1971-08-27 – 1971-08-28 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Timpani and the rest of the percussion - (Moderato) | | Richard Baker, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Raymond Leppard | 1:51 |
| 1973-02-13 – 1973-02-14 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variation M (Schlagzeug) | | London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | 1:44 |
| 1977 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: M. Percussion - Moderato | | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves | 1:50 |
| 1989-01 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: V. The Percussion Var. M (Moderato) | | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pešek | 1:58 |
| 1989-11-08 – 1989-11-09 | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations (Percussion) | | Mark Levengood, Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd | 1:59 |
| 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 M - The Percussion | | London Symphony Orchestra, Steuart Bedford | 1:55 |
| 1993-03-18 – 1993-03-19 | The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variation M. Moderato | | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 1:48 |
| 1995-01-28 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: XIV. Variation 13 (Percussion): Moderato | | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 1:57 |
| 1997-01-29 – 1997-02-01 | The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: Percussion Variations | | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Conducted by John Lanchbery. Composed by Benjamin Britten. Narrated by Dame Edna Everage | 2:08 |
| 1999-09-21 – 1999-09-22 | The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: Percussion | | BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier | 2:09 |
| 2006-01-22 – 2006-01-23 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Timpani and Percussion, Variation M | | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi | 1:54 |
| 2021-05-18 | The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variation M, Percussion. Moderato | live | London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 2:03 |
| Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 "Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell": XIX. Timpani and the Rest | | Benjamin Britten | 1:51 |
| Guida del giovane all'orchestra, op. 34: Variazione M: "Il commento della batteria" | | Lorin Maazel, Orchestre national de France | 1:37 |
| Guide de l'orchestre pour les jeunes: Variation M, percussions | | New York Philharmonic | 2:00 |
| The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: M. Percussion (Moderato) | | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sian Edwards | 1:59 |
| The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 (without spoken text): Variation M: Percussion - Moderato | | London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten | 1:47 |
| The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: Theme: Percussion | partial | The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | 0:15 |
| The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra: Variation XIII: Percussion (Moderato) | | The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | 1:55 |
| The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (castanets and gong) | partial | Benjamin Britten | 0:10 |
| The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (entire percussion section) | partial | Benjamin Britten | 0:31 |
| The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (tambourine, triangle, snare drum and Chinese block) | partial | Benjamin Britten | 0:21 |
| The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (timpani, bass drum, cymbals) | partial | Benjamin Britten | 0:25 |
| The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (whip) | partial | Benjamin Britten | 0:04 |
| The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (xylophone) | partial | Benjamin Britten | 0:10 |
