▁London , ▁London ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra , ▁Amsterdam ▁Phil harm onic , ▁Budapest ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra , ▁and ▁Vienna ▁Ton k unst ler ▁Orchestra . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 - 8 1 , ▁Jo ó ▁recorded ▁the ▁complete ▁orch est ral ▁works ▁of ▁Bé la ▁Bart ók ▁with ▁the ▁Budapest ▁Sym phony ▁and ▁Phil harm onic ▁Or ch est ras . ▁V irt ually ▁all ▁the ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁mag az ines ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Europe ▁such ▁as ▁News week , ▁Time ▁Magazine , ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times , ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Chron icle , ▁Saturday ▁Review , ▁Chicago ▁Trib une , ▁The ▁Times , ▁( even ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated ▁and ▁National ▁Geographic ) ▁ha iled ▁these ▁record ings ▁as ▁a ▁mil estone ▁both ▁in ▁digital ▁( then ▁new ) ▁technology ▁and ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁performances . ▁ ▁S tere o ▁Review ▁( 1 9 8 1 ) ▁awarded ▁the ▁Record ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁to ▁ma estro ▁J oo ▁for ▁his ▁five - dis c ▁Bart ók ▁set . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁he ▁recorded ▁the ▁complete ▁orch est ral ▁works ▁of ▁K od ály . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁he ▁conducted ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁orch est ras ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁tou red ▁in ▁Germany , ▁England , ▁Italy , ▁Austria , ▁Hung ary , ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Jo ó ▁took ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Music