- Hans Knappertsbusch, Vienna Philharmonic, Kirsten Flagstad & Birgit Nilsson
- Pierre Monteux, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- George Szell & The Cleveland Orchestra
- Leonard Bernstein, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Columbia Symphony Orchestra & Philharmonia Orchestra
- André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra
- Kurt Masur & Gewandhausorchester