- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Berlin Philharmonic & Daniel Barenboim
- Sir Charles Mackerras & Vienna Philharmonic
- Herbert von Karajan & Philharmonia Orchestra
- Leonard Bernstein, Walter Berry & Christa Ludwig
- Barbara Bonney, Christoph Eschenbach, Renée Fleming & Vienna Philharmonic
- Anne Sofie von Otter & Bengt Forsberg
- Sir Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Jon Vickers, Heather Harper, Jonathan Summers & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden