- Wilhelm Furtwängler, Vienna Philharmonic & Berlin Philharmonic
- Hans Knappertsbusch, Vienna Philharmonic, Kirsten Flagstad & Birgit Nilsson
- René Kollo, Hildegard Behrens, Helen Donath, Peter Meven, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik
- Die Regensburger Domspatzen, Athestis Chorus, Roland Büchner, Christian Thielemann & Munich Philharmonic
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Bernard Haitink
- Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic
- Gürzenich-Orchester Köln & Günter Wand