- 1987
- Kathleen Battle, James Levine & Karl Leister
- Leontyne Price, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli & RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
- Patrick Summers, Renée Fleming & The Orchestra Of St. Luke's
- Anne Sofie von Otter & Bengt Forsberg
- Elisabeth Schwarzkopf & Gerald Moore
- Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir Georg Solti & Wiener Philharmoniker
- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau