- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Lucia Popp & Peter Schreier
- Concentus Musicus Wien, Diana Damrau, Michael Schade, Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Tobias Moretti
- Anne Sofie von Otter, Mirella Freni, Sir Thomas Allen, Paata Burchuladze, Neil Shicoff, Staatskapelle Dresden, James Levine & Rundfunkchor Leipzig
- Aldo Ceccato, Beverly Sills & London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Lorenzo Anselmi, Mirella Freni, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Renata Scotto
- Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Ingvar Wixell, Sona Ghazarian, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis
- Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Barbara Bonney, Concentus Musicus Wien, Håkan Hagegård, Jadwiga Rappé, Josef Protschka & Nikolaus Harnoncourt