- Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan
- Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Andrew Davis
- Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Boston Symphony Orchestra & James Levine
- Carlo Maria Giulini, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Ruth Ziesak, Roberta Alexander, Jard van Nes, Keith Lewis & David Wilson-Johnson
- Leon Fleisher, The Cleveland Orchestra & George Szell
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Claudio Abbado