- Maurizio Pollini, Berlin Philharmonic & Claudio Abbado
- Wilhelm Backhaus, Vienna Philharmonic & Hans Knappertsbusch
- Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Höngen, Hans Hopf, Otto Edelmann, Bayreuth Festival Choir, Bayreuther Festspiele & Wilhelm Furtwängler
- NDR Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Klaus Tennstedt
- Géza Anda, Wilhelm Backhaus, Paul Badura-Skoda & Andor Foldes
- Wiener Singakademie, Wilhelm Furtwängler & Rosette Anday