- Berlin Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Cyprien Katsaris
- Netherlands Opera Chorus, Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Anne Sofie von Otter, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado & Thomas Quasthoff
- Adolph Herseth, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado
- Edita Gruberová, Kathleen Battle, Gösta Winbergh, Heinz Zednik, Martti Talvela, Vienna Philharmonic & Sir Georg Solti
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle & Truls Mørk
- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lucia Popp & Peter Schreier