January 1, 1977 23 songs, 51 minutes ℗ 1977 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. Digital remastering 1999 by EMI Records Ltd.
- Margaret Marshall, Dame Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Samuel Ramey, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
- Sir Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus, Barbara Hendricks, June Anderson, Ulrike Steinsky, Jerry Hadley, Robert Lloyd, Sir Thomas Allen & Gottfried Hornik
- Hermann Max, Sir Neville Marriner, Das Kleine Konzert & Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lucia Popp & Peter Schreier
- Luciano Pavarotti, Coro Polifonico de Teatro alla Scala, Mirella Freni, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra & Pilar Lorengar
- New Philharmonia Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Philharmonia Orchestra