- 1989
- Christine Schäfer, Berliner Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado
- Bruno Walter, Lauritz Melchior, Lotte Lehmann & Filarmónica de Viena
- Kurt Masur & Gewandhausorchester
- Thomas Hampson, José Van Dam, Michel Plasson, Nadine Denize, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Cheryl Studer & Ben Heppner
- Claudio Abbado
- James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
- Marilyn Horne, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta