- Christine Schäfer, Berliner Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado
- Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Irmgard Seefried, Philharmonia Orchestra & Vienna Philharmonic
- Anne Sofie von Otter, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado & Thomas Quasthoff
- Barbara Bonney, Gösta Winbergh, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Matthias Goerne, Riccardo Chailly & Sara Fulgoni
- Christa Ludwig, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Daniel Barenboim
- George Szell, London Symphony Orchestra & Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
- Christian Thielemann, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Thomas Quasthoff