- Astrid Varnay, Bernd Aldenhoff, Rita Streich, Hans Hotter, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Joseph Keilberth
- Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Heather Harper, Philip Langridge, Martyn Hill, John Shirley-Quirk, Roderick Elms & London Symphony Chorus
- Birgit Nilsson, Fritz Uhl, Regina Resnik, Arnold van Mill, Tom Krause, Vienna Philharmonic & Sir Georg Solti
- André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra
- Ian Bostridge, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Daniel Harding, Ingo Metzmacher & Marie-Luise Neunecker
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Charles Groves