This is a list of commonly used abbreviations on CDs/DVDs of Classical Music

Instrument Abbreviations

2p		for 2 pianos
ch/chs		for chorus(es)
cl		for clarinet
fl		for flute
hrd		for farpsichord
in		for instruments
k		for keyboard
o		for orchestra
org		for organ
p		for piano
p4		for piano four hands
perc		for percussion
prep		for prepared (piano), various materials inserted into the strings
sax		for saxophone
so		for string orchestra
sq		for string quartet
synth		for synthesizer
vc		for violoncello (cello)
v		for voice(s)
va		for viola
vl		for violin


General Abbreviations

AAM		Academy of Ancient Music
ASMF		Academy of St Martin-in-the -Fields
Bar.		Baroque
Bav.		Bavarian
BIS		BIS (label)
BPO		Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
CAP		Capriccio (label)
CBSO		City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CFP		Classics for Pleasure (label)
Ch.		Choir
Chan.		Chandos (label)
CO		Chamber Orchestra
COE		Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Coll.		College/Collegium
Coll. Mus. 90	Collegium Musicum 90
Concg.		Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam
Cons		Consort
CFP		Classics for Pleasure (label)
DG		Deutsche Gramophone (label)
DVD		Filmed on DVD-Video
E.		England/English
ENBASOL	        English Baroque Soloists
Ens		Ensemble
ECO		English Chamber Orchestra
EMI		EMI (label)
Fr.		French
HM		Harmonia Mundi (label)
HYP		Hyperion (label)
incl.		including
instr.		instrumentalist(s)
L.		London
LAPO		Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
LCP		London Classical Players
LP (LABEL)	Recommended piece on Long Play Disk by the specified label. A CD transfer may or will appear in the future.
LSO		London Symphony Orchestra
Met.		Metropolitan
N.		North/Northern
Nat.		National/Nationale
NYPO		New York Philharmonic Orchestra
O		Orchestra
OAE		Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment
Op. O		Opera Orchestra
op.	        Opus number, generally a chronological publication number that may have been assigned by either the publisher or composer
ORR		Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique
Phd.		Philadelphia
Philh.		Philharmonia
Ph./PH		Philips (label)
PI		Period Instruments
PO		Philharmonic Orchestra
Qt		Quartet
R.		Radio
RCA		RCA (label)
RO		Radio Orchestra
ROHCG	        Royal Opera House, Coven Garden
RPO		Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
RSNO		Royal Scottish National Orchestra
RSO		Radio Symphony Orchestra
RLPO		Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
S		Sinfonia/Symphony
SACD	        A Super Audio CD disk that can be played on a home cinema system unless it is plain CD compatible
SCO	        Scottish Chamber Orchestra
SFSO		San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Sinf.		Sinfonietta
SNO		Scottish National Orchestra
SO		Symphony Orchestra
Sol.		Soloists
Sol. Ven.	I Solisti Veneti
V.		Vienna
Voc.		Vocale
VPO		Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
VSO		Vienna Symphony Orchestra