 Alexander Frey's recordings and DVD have received the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (formerly known as the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis, one of Germany's highest recording honors), ECHO Klassik Prize, Choice of the French Media Critics, Best Recording of the Year ("Fi Magazine"), Best Original Cast Recording of the Year-2005 ("Borders Music"), Favorite Record of the Year-2005 ("ArkivMusic"), the Bronze World Medal of the New York Festival, BBC Critics Choice, Record of the Month ("MusicWeb", UK), Best Instrumental CD of the Month ("Galaxie Magazine", Canada) and Best CD of the Month ("Best New Classics").His recording of Korngold's "Between Two Worlds" for piano and orchestra (on the Decca label) was listed by "Gramophone Magazine" as one of the "250 Greatest Recordings of All Time".June 2005 marked the release of a new CD of Frey conducting the world premiere recording of Leonard Bernstein's "Peter Pan", which Frey restored from the composer's manuscripts, including almost an hour of music previously unheard.