- Emil Gilels, Berlin Philharmonic & Eugen Jochum
- Wilhelm Backhaus, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt & Vienna Philharmonic
- Kurt Sanderling, Mstislav Rostropovich & The Cleveland Orchestra
- Vladimir Horowitz, New York Philharmonic & Sir John Barbirolli
- Emil Gilels, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Claudio Arrau, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik
- Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Sviatoslav Richter