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| 1951-11-02 | Carnival of the Animals (Zoological Fantasy): Tortoises | | Emil Gilels, Daniil Shafran, Yakov Zak, State Symphony Orchestra, Karl Eliasberg | 1:36 |
| 1954-01-08 | Le Carnaval des Animaux: 4. Tortues | | Géza Anda, Béla Síki, Philharmonia Orchestra, Igor Markevitch | 1:57 |
| 1959 | The Carnival of the Animals: Tortoises | | Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz, Hephzibah Menuhin, Abbey Simon | 1:48 |
| 1960-02 | Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: Tortues | | Beatrice Lillie, Julius Katchen | 1:33 |
| 1960 | The Carnival of the Animals: Tortoises (Tortues) | | London Symphony Orchestra, Skitch Henderson | 2:07 |
| 1962-04-09 | Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises | | Naomi Segal, Ruth Segal, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein | 1:30 |
| 1962-04-09 | The Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortues | | Leonard Bernstein, Naomi Segal, Ruth Segal, New York Philharmonic | 2:12 |
| 1965-05-04 – 1965-05-06 | Le Carnaval des animaux: IV. Tortues | | Aldo Ciccolini, Alexis Weissenberg, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre | 1:46 |
| 1966-06-13 – 1966-06-15 | Le Carnaval des animaux : IV. Tortues / V. L'Éléphant / VI. Kangourous | | Marcel Cazauran, Aldo Ciccolini, Alexis Weissenberg, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre | 4:13 |
| 1968-05-06 | Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises | | Claude Frank, Lilian Kallir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | 1:58 |
| 1971-06-17 – 1971-06-18 | The Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises | | Brenda Lucas, John Ogdon, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Louis Frémaux | 2:08 |
| 1974-09 | Tortoises | | Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson | 2:01 |
| 1974-10 | Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises | | Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm | 1:33 |
| 1974-10 – 1975-01 | Le Carnaval des animaux – Der Karneval der Tiere: Schildkröten – Andante maestoso | | Karlheinz Böhm, Alfons Kontarsky, Aloys Kontarsky, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm | 1:44 |
| 1974-10 – 1975-05 | The Carnival of the Animals: 4. Tortoises: “Come crown my brow with leaves of myrtle” | | Hermione Gingold, Alfons Kontarsky, Aloys Kontarsky, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm | 2:03 |
| 1976-06-17 – 1977-03-02 | Le Carnaval des Animaux, grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125: IV. Tortues (Tortoises) | | Michel Béroff, Jacques Cazauran, Guy-Joël Ciprinani, Jean‐Philippe Collard, Serge Collot, Michel Debost, Claude Desurmont, Gérard Jarry, Alain Moglia, Gérard Pérotin, Michel Tournus, Le Trio à cordes français | 2:12 |
| 1980-03 | Le Carnaval des animaux: IV. Tortues | | Cristina Ortiz, Pascal Rogé, London Sinfonietta, Charles Dutoit | 2:17 |
| 1980-09 | Le Carnaval des animaux: IV. Tortues | | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | 1:26 |
| 1983-06-30 – 1983-07-01 | Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises: Andante maestoso | | Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque, Itzhak Perlman, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta | 2:34 |
| 1985-04 | Le Carnaval des animaux : IV. Tortues | | Eduard Brunner, Irena Grafenauer, Georg Hörtnagel, Isabelle van Keulen, Gidon Kremer, Mischa Maisky, Edith Salmen-Weber, Markus Steckeler, Tabea Zimmermann, Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire | 2:56 |
| 1988-03 | Carnival of the Animals: Tortoises | | The Nash Ensemble | 1:54 |
| 1990-01-12 | Carnival of the Animals: Tortoises | | Marián Lapšanský, Peter Toperczer, Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd | 2:14 |
| 1990-09 | Carnival of the Animals: Tortoises | | Güher Pekinel, Süher Pekinel, Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, Marek Janowski | 1:41 |
| 1992-01-15 – 1992-01-21 | Le Carnaval des Animaux: Tortues | | Tzimon Barto, Mikhaïl Rudy, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson | 2:26 |
| 1992-02-14 – 1992-02-15 | Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises | | Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | 1:50 |
| 1993-04 | Le Carnaval des animaux: IV. Tortues | | Ensemble Musique Oblique | 2:50 |
| 1994-09 | Carnival of the Animals Grand Zoological Fantasy: IV. Tortoises | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrea Licata | 2:06 |
| 1994 | Der Karneval der Tiere: Schildkröten | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrea Licata | 2:06 |
| 2003-03-19 – 2003-03-20 | Le carnaval des animaux : Tortues | | Frank Braley, Gautier Capuçon, Renaud Capuçon, Michel Dalberto, Esther Hoppe, Florent Jodelet, Paul Meyer, Béatrice Muthelet, Emmanuel Pahud, Janne Saksala | 2:00 |
| 2004-05-22 – 2004-05-23 | Le carnaval des animaux: Tortues | | QuinTonic | 1:23 |
| 2013-06-25 | Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises: Andante maestoso | live | Martha Argerich, Andrey Baranov, Lyda Chen, Alexandre Debrus, Gregorio Di Trapani, Enrico Fagone, Corrado Giufferdi, Michael Guttman, Alfred Rutz, Lilya Zilberstein | 3:25 |
| 2014-07-14 – 2014-07-21 | Le carnival des animaux: Tortues | | BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins | 1:47 |
| 2015-06-15 – 2015-06-18 | Le Carnaval des animaux : 4. Tortues. Andante maestoso – | | Bergen filharmoniske orkester, Neeme Järvi, Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier | 1:43 |
| 2017-12-08 – 2017-12-09 | Le carnaval des animaux: Tortues | live | Jason Hardink, Kimi Kawashima, Utah Symphony, Thierry Fischer | 2:33 |
| 2020-09 | Le Carnaval des animaux, R.125: Tortues | | Duo Jatekok, Orchestre national de Lille, Lucie Leguay | 2:00 |
| “The Carnival of the Animals”: Tortoises | | Europa Symphony | 1:51 |
| Carnaval des Animaux: Tortoises | | Vienna Pro Musica Orchestra, Ferdinand Bold | 2:06 |
| Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: IV. Tortoises | | Alexander Armstrong | 2:43 |
| Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoise | | John Browning, Garrick Ohlsson, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | 2:04 |
| Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises | | Philippe Entremont, Gabin Lauridon, Yo‐Yo Ma | 1:58 |
| Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises | | Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion française, Süddeutsche Philharmonie, Pierre Carbidier, Hanspeter Gmür | 2:09 |
| Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises | | Marylene Dosse, Annie Petit, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn | 2:00 |
| Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises | | Philharmonia Orchestra | 2:00 |
| Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises | | Marián Lapšanský, Peter Toperczer, Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu, Ondrej Lenárd | 2:14 |
| Carnival of the Animals: IV. Turtles | | Camille Saint‐Saëns | 1:57 |
| Carnival of the Animals: Tortoises | | Jeanne Behrend, Sylvan Levin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski | 1:21 |
| Carnival of the Animals: Tortoises | | St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko | 2:00 |
| Carnival of the Animals: Tortoises | | Ian Brown, Anthony Goldstone, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes | 2:07 |
| Carnival of the Animals: Tortoises | | Hugh Downs, Boston Pops, Arthur Fiedler | 1:42 |
| Carnival of the Animals: Tortoises | | Justine Clarke, Jay Laga'aia, Georgie Parker, Anna Goldsworthy, Mark Kruger, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope | 1:57 |
| Carnival of the Animals: Tortoises | | Anton Nel, Keith Snell, Academy of London, Richard Stamp | 2:09 |
| Carnival of the Animals: Tortues | | Camille Saint‐Saëns | 2:06 |
| Carnival of the Animals: V. The Tortoise | | Johnny Morris, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd | 2:11 |
| Der Karneval der Tiere: 4. Riesenschildkröten | | Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, Peter Stern | 1:51 |
| Der Karneval der Tiere: 4. Schildkröten (Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn) | | Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn | 2:00 |
| Der Karneval der Tiere: IV. Schildkröten | | Karlheinz Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm | 1:44 |
| Der Karneval der Tiere: Schildkröten | | Karlheinz Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm | 1:33 |
| Dyrenes karneval: Skildpadder | | Camille Saint‐Saëns | 2:10 |
| Het Carnaval der dieren: Schildpadden | | Willem Duys, Wolfgang Herzer, Alfons Kontarsky, Aloys Kontarsky, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm | 1:49 |
| Karneval der Tiere - Einzug der Schildkröten | | Elmar Gunsch, Nürnberger Symphoniker, Urs Schneider | 3:03 |
| Karneval der Tiere: Die Schildkröte | | Camille Saint‐Saëns | 1:53 |
| La Carnaval des animaux : Tortues | | Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta | 2:07 |
| Le carnaval des animaux - Tortues | | Michel Drucker feat. Dany Saval & Orchestre philarmonique de Mexico | 3:11 |
| Le Carnaval des animaux : 4. Riesenschildkröten / Tortoises | | Slovenská filharmónia, Bystrík Režucha | 2:04 |
| Le Carnaval des animaux : IV. Tortues | | Jean‐François Heisser, Viktoria Postnikova, Guennadi Rojdestvenski | 2:23 |
| Le Carnaval des Animaux : Les tortues | | [unknown] | 1:43 |
| Le Carnaval des animaux, R. 125: IV. Tortues | | Lucas & Arthur Jussen, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Stéphane Denève | 2:28 |
| Le Carnaval des animaux: 04 | | Orchestre Lamoureux, Jésus Etcheverry | 2:06 |
| Le Carnaval des animaux: IV. Tortues | | Münchener Kammerorchester, Karl Anton Rickenbacher | 3:09 |
| Le Carnaval Des Animaux: IV. Tortues | | Camille Saint‐Saëns | 1:48 |
| Le Carnaval des animaux: Tortoises | | Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta | ?:?? |
| Le carnaval des Animaux: Tortues | | Kammermusikvereinigung des Leipziger Gewandhauses, Max Pommer, Günter Philipp, Gerhard Erber | 1:50 |
| Le Carnaval des Animaux: Tortues | | Camille Saint‐Saëns | 2:08 |
| Le Carnaval Des Animaux: Tortues | | Ian Hobson, The Sinfonia da Camera | 1:37 |
| The Carnival of the Animals Zoological fantasy for 2 Pianos & Ensemble: IV. Tortues | | Martha Argerich, Sir Antonio Pappano, Soloists of Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia | 2:33 |
| The Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises | | Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Heinze | 1:47 |
| The Carnival of the Animals: Tortoises | | London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 2:07 |
| The Carnival of the Animals: Tortoises | | Aquarius, Nettle & Markham Piano Duet, Nicholas Cleobury | 2:05 |
| The Carnival of the Animals: Turtles | | London Festival Orchestra | 2:08 |
| Tortoises | | The Kanneh-Masons | 2:18 |
| Tortoises, The Elephant & Kangaroos | | Güher & Süher Pekinel, Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France | 3:44 |
