January 1, 1980 43 songs, 2 hours 31 minutes A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1980, 1986 Parlophone Records Limited
- Manfred Jung, Donald McIntyre, Dame Gwyneth Jones, Heinz Zednik, Hermann Becht, Fritz Hübner, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Pierre Boulez
- Richard Bonynge, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sherrill Milnes & Dame Joan Sutherland
- Carlo Bergonzi, Robert Merrill, Renata Tebaldi, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Lamberto Gardelli
- Carlo Felice Cillario, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Montserrat Caballé, Shirley Verrett & Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra
- Helmuth Rilling, Bach Collegium Stuttgart, Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Adalbert Kraus, Wolfgang Schone, Julia Hamari, Arleen Auger & Siegmund Nimsgern
- Dame Joan Sutherland, London Symphony Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Richard Bonynge