| recordings |
|---|
| 1954-11-28 | Appalachian Spring: Introduction of Characters. Very Slowly | | The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | 2:46 |
| 1959-04-13 | Appalachian Spring - Suite (Ballet for Martha) (arco 55-A): Very slowly ~ Introduction of characters | | Boston Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland | 3:02 |
| 1961-06-15 – 1961-06-16 | Appalachian Spring: I. Very Slowly | | London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti | 2:44 |
| 1961-10-09 | Appalachian Spring: I. Very slowly | | New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein | 2:42 |
| 1970-11-09 – 1970-11-10 | Appalachian Spring - Suite (Ballet for Martha) (arco 55-A): Very Slowly - | | London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland | 2:48 |
| 1970 | Appalachian Spring: Very slow | | London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland | 2:46 |
| 1976-04 | Appalachian Spring (1945 Suite): 1. Very slowly | | Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta | 2:57 |
| 1983-05-16 – 1983-05-17 | Appalachian Spring, suite from the ballet: 1. Very slowly | | Aaron Copland | 2:49 |
| 1984-10-30 – 1984-11-01 | Appalachian Spring Suite: I. Very Slowly | | Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti | 2:33 |
| 1999-05-19 – 1999-05-23 | Appalachian Spring Suite: I. Very slowly | | San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas | 3:12 |
| 2008-10-19 | Appalachian Spring: 1. Very Slowly | | The Knights, Eric Jacobsen | 2:43 |
| 2010-06-25 – 2010-06-26 | Appalachian spring: Very Slowly | | Grant Park Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar | 3:50 |
| 2014-09 | Appalachian Spring Suite (original version): I. Very slowly | partial | Royal Northern Sinfonia, Richard Stamp | 3:12 |
| 2015-06-30 – 2015-07-01 | Suite from "Appalachian Spring": Very slowly - Faster - Moving forward - As at first | | BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson | 2:49 |
| Appalachian Spring (Ballet for Martha): Introduction of characters | | Boston Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland | 3:02 |
| Appalachian Spring (Opening) | | Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta | 2:47 |
| Appalachian Spring, concert suite for full orchestra (1. Very Slowly) | | Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin | 6:26 |
| Appalachian Spring: I. Very Slowly | | Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin | 3:32 |
| Appalachian Spring: I. Very Slowly | | Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon | 3:26 |
| Appalachian Spring: I. Very Slowly | | Dennis Burnside | ?:?? |
| Appalachian Spring: I. Very Slowly | | Concert Arts Orchestra, Robert Irving | 2:19 |
| Appalachian Spring: Prelude | | English Chamber Orchestra, William Boughton | 3:01 |
| Suite from Appalachian Spring: I. Very Slowly (1945 version) | | Minnesota Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner | 2:49 |
