- Bernard Haitink & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Birgit Nilsson, Erich Leinsdorf, Jussi Björling & Rome Opera Orchestra
- Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker, Angela Gheorghiu & Roberto Alagna
- Christian Thielemann, Münchner Philharmoniker & Diana Damrau
- Anja Silja, Grace Bumbry, Wolfgang Windgassen, Eberhard Wächter, Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Bayreuther Festspielorchester & Wolfgang Sawallisch
- Hans Hotter
- José Carreras, Frederica von Stade, Gian-Franco Pastine, Samuel Ramey, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra & Jesús López-Cobos