- Horst Stein, Vienna Philharmonic & Chorus of the Vienna State Opera
- English Chamber Orchestra, Kathleen Battle, John Aler, John Nelson, Sylvia McNair, Marilyn Horne, Michael Chance & Samuel Ramey
- Concerto Vocale, Helga Müller Molinari & René Jacobs
- Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Berlin Philharmonic & Claudio Abbado
- Hillevi Martinpelto, Magdalena Kožená, Rainer Trost, Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Sir Charles Mackerras
- Antonio Pappano & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia