- Christian Thielemann, Münchner Philharmoniker & Diana Damrau
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim
- Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Claire Watson
- Brigitte Fassbaender, Edda Moser, Heinz Wallberg, Henryk Czyż, Klaus Tennstedt & Nicolai Gedda
- Michael Tilson Thomas, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra