- José Carreras, Frederica von Stade, Gian-Franco Pastine, Samuel Ramey, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra & Jesús López-Cobos
- Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker, Angela Gheorghiu & Roberto Alagna
- Netherlands Radio Chorus, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Eugen Jochum
- Christian Thielemann, Münchner Philharmoniker & Diana Damrau
- London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis
- Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Chorus of La Scala & Carlos Kleiber
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado & Prague Philharmonic Chorus