February 1, 1998 24 songs, 1 hour 5 minutes ℗ 1997 BMG Entertainment
- Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, Siegfried Jerusalem & Sir John Tomlinson
- Silvio Varviso, Karl Ridderbusch, Jean Cox, Hannelore Bode, Hans Sotin, Anna Reynolds, Klaus Hirte, Bayreuth Festival Choir & Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
- Birgit Nilsson, Karl Böhm, Leonie Rysanek, Jean Madeira, Thomas Stewart, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
- Johan Botha, Wolfgang Koch, Elza van den Heever, Charles Reid, Janusz Monarcha, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Bertrand De Billy, Heidi Brunner & Elisabeta Marin
- Markus Eiche, Juliane Banse, Annette Markert, Ulf Schirmer, Munich Radio Orchestra, Alfred Reiter, Anna Korondi, Ferdinand von Bothmer, Michael Dries, Maximilian Schmitt, Christoph Stephinger & Bavarian Radio Chorus
- Dame Gwyneth Jones, Jeannine Altmeyer, Hanna Schwarz, Peter Hofmann, Donald McIntyre, Matti Salminen, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Pierre Boulez
- Carlos Kleiber, Catarina Ligendza, Helge Brilioth, Kurt Moll & Yvonne Minton