Järvi's discography includes over 400 recordings for labels such as BIS, Chandos and Deutsche Grammophon. He is best known for his interpretations of Romantic and 20th century classical music, and he has championed the work of his fellow Estonians Eduard Tubin and Arvo Pärt (whose "Credo" he premiered in 1968). His interpretations of Jean Sibelius with the Gothenburg Symphony are also well known. He has also recorded several works that have rarely been recorded in their complete form – among them all of Edvard Grieg's orchestral music, including the complete incidental music for "Peer Gynt", as well as Tchaikovsky's complete incidental music for Alexander Ostrovsky's play "Snegurochka" ("The Snow Maiden"), and all three of Rimsky-Korsakov's symphonies and orchestral suites.