January 1, 1989 52 songs, 2 hours 50 minutes A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 1989 Warner Music UK Limited
- Alison Hagley, Ann Murray, Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, Hillevi Martinpelto, Kurt Streit, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Simon Woods & Sir Simon Rattle
- Peter Schneider, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Paul Frey, Cheryl Studer, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Gabriele Schnaut, Manfred Schenk, Eike Wilm Schulte, Clemens Bieber & Bayreuth Festival Chorus
- Heinz Blankenburg, Mirella Freni, Gabriel Bacquier, Edith Mathis, Silvio Varviso, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Chorus
- London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, Angela Denoke, Matthias Goerne, Dame Felicity Palmer, Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet & Lia Shevtsova
- Hillevi Martinpelto, Magdalena Kožená, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Rainer Trost & Sir Charles Mackerras