- Berlin Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan
- Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus & Rafael Kubelik
- Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim
- Mirella Freni, Agnes Baltsa, José Carreras, Piero Cappuccilli, Ruggero Raimondi, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Herbert von Karajan
- Leonard Bernstein
- Shirley Verrett, Plácido Domingo, Piero Cappuccilli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano & Claudio Abbado
- Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Giuseppe Sinopoli & Philharmonia Orchestra