- Leonard Bernstein, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Vienna Philharmonic
- Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, Angela Gheorghiu & Roberto Alagna
- Lisa Della Casa, Christa Ludwig, Anton Dermota, Paul Schöffler, Vienna Philharmonic & Karl Böhm
- Anja Silja, Grace Bumbry, Wolfgang Windgassen, Eberhard Wächter, Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Wolfgang Sawallisch
- Cheryl Studer, Jennifer Larmore, Frank Lopardo, Samuel Ramey, London Symphony Orchestra, Ion Marin & Ambrosian Opera Chorus
- Vienna Philharmonic, Ann Murray, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, James Levine, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Marie McLaughlin & Thomas Hampson
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Pierre Boulez