| 1967 | Klarinettenquintett H-Moll | Brahms; Amadeus-Quartett, Karl Leister | 1 |
| 1972 | Klarinettenquintett A-dur, op. 146 | Max Reger; Karl Leister, Drolc-Quartett | 1 |
| 1984 | Die Klarinettenkonzerte 1 & 4 | Louis Spohr; Karl Leister, RSO Stuttgart, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | 1 |
| 1984 | Die Klarinettenkonzerte 2 & 3 | Louis Spohr; Karl Leister, RSO Stuttgart, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | 1 |
| 1985 | Quintet K. 406 (Serenade) / Fantasy K. 608 / Andante K. 616 / Adagio and Allegro K. 594 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Ensemble Wien-Berlin: Wolfgang Schulz, Hansjörg Schellenberger, Karl Leister, Milan Turković, Günter Högner | 1 |
| 1986 | The Three Clarinet Concertos | Bernhard Crusell; Karl Leister, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä | 1 |
| 1987 | Woodwind Concertos for Clarinet, Oboe & Bassoon | Mozart; Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Leister, Koch, Piesk | 1 |
| 1989 | Clarinet Concerto / Bassoon Concerto | Mozart; Karl Leister, Klaus Thunemann, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 2 |
| 1994 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Klarinettenkonzert / Fagottkonzert / Carl Maria von Weber: Klarinettenkonzert | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carl Maria von Weber; Karl Leister, Maurice Allard | 1 |
| 1995 | Trio Pathétique | Karl Leister, Milan Turković, Ferenc Bognár | 1 |
| 1996 | Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115 / String Quartet in A minor, op. 51 no. 2 | Johannes Brahms; Leipziger Streichquartett, Karl Leister | 1 |
| 1996 | Oboe Quartet / Horn Quintet / Clarinet Quintet | Mozart; Lothar Koch, Gerd Seifert, Karl Leister, Brandis Quartett | 1 |
| 1997 | String Quintet, op. 88 / Clarinet Quintet, op. 115 | Brahms; Brandis Quartett, Karl Leister, Brett Dean | 1 |
| 1999 | Trio for Piano, Clarinet & Cello, op. 114 / Clarinet Sonatas, op. 120 | Brahms; Karl Leister, Ferenc Bognár, Wolfgang Boettcher | 1 |
| 2000 | String Quartet Op. 109 / Clarinet Quintet Op. 146 | Max Reger; Karl Leister, Vogler Quartett Berlin | 1 |
| 2003 | Moderne Klassiker | Karl Leister | 1 |
| — | Quintet for Clarinet and Strings | Johannes Brahms; Karl Leister, Vermeer Quartet | 1 |
