Orfeo

Stephen Gould (Der Kaiser), Camilla Nylund (Die Kaiserin), Wolfgang Koch (Barak, der Farber), Nina Stemme (Die Farberin), Evelyn Herlitzius (Die Amme), Sebastian Holecek (Geisterbote) Wiener Staatsoper, Christian Thielemann

Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Irina Zahharenkova (piano), Anderson Fiorelli

Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), DSO Berlin, Alexandre Bloch

Francesco Piemontesi (piano)

Brigitte Fassbaender (Octavian), Claire Watson (Marschallin), Karl Ridderbusch (Ochs), Lucia Popp (Sophie), Benno Kusche (Faninal), Annelie Waas (Marianne), David Thaw (Valzacchi), Margarethe Bence (Annina) & Gerhard Unger (Italian singer) Bavarian State Opera, Carlos Kleiber

Julia Fischer (violin) & Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)

Anett Fritsch (soprano) Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Alessandro de Marchi

Bavarian State Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber

Tomasz Konieczny (bass-baritone), Marek Gasztecki, Joo-Hoon Shin, Michael Schade (tenor), Mi-Young Kim, Yuval Oren, Tomasz Koneiczny, Yoval Oren, Rachel Frenkel, Makar Pihura, Ron Silberstein, Beethoven Academy Orchestra, Teatr Wielki Choir in Poznán, Martin Fischer-Dieskau

Sarah Leonard, Orf Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen

Brigitte Poschner-Klebel (soprano), Marjana Lipovsek (mezzo-soprano), David Rendall (tenor), Manfred Hemm (baritone), Wiener Singakademie, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen

Raffaela Lintl, Anna Skryleva, Magdeburgische Philharmonie, Jadwiga Postrożna, Zoltan Nyari, Opernchor des Theaters Magdeburg, Johannes Wollrab, Benjamin Lee, Na’ama Shulman, Karina Repova, Paul Sketris, Jan Arik Redmer, Johannes Stermann, Kristi Anna Isene, Marko Pantelić, Frank Heinrich

Kristine Opolais (Angelica), Lioba Braun (Princess), Nadezhda Serdyuk (Sister Monitor) & Mojca Erdmann (Sister Genovieffa) WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Andris Nelsons

Baiba Skride (violin) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer

Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)

Baiba Skride (violin), ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop

Elena Kuschnerova (piano)

Piotr Beczala (Gustaf III), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Renato Ankarstrom), Krassimira Stoyanova (Amelia), Nadia Krasteva (Ulrica), Hila Fahima (Oscar), Wiener Staatsoper, Jesús López Cobos

Martti Talvela (King Henry), Jess Thomas (Lohengrin), Claire Watson (Elsa), Walter Berry (Telramund), Christa Ludwig (Ortrud), Eberhard Waechter (Herald), Kurt Equiluz, Fritz Sperlbauer, Herbert Lackner & Ljubomir Pantscheff Chorus & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Karl Böhm

Jessye Norman (Jocaste), Thomas Moser (Oedipus), Alexandru Ionita (Shepherd), Michel Piccoli (narrator) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Colin Davis

Selina Ott (trumpet), Maria Radutu (piano), ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Dirk Kaftan

Alison Hargan (soprano), Marjana Lipovšek (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Moser (tenor), Matthias Hölle (bass), Wiener Singverein, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen

Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Horst Stein

Sharon Kam (clarinet), Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Cohen, Enrico Pace (piano)

George Gagnidze (baritone), Staatskapelle Weimar, Stefan Solyom

Baiba Skride (violin), Harriet Krijgh (cello), Elsbeth Moser (bayan), NDR Radiophilharmonie, Andrew Manze

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Macbeth), Peter Lagger (Banco), Grace Bumbry (Lady Macbeth), Bozena Ruk-Focic (Dama), Ermanno Lorenzi (Macduff), Francisco Lazaro (Malcolm) & Alois Pernerstorfer (Medico) Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Kammerchor der Salzburger Festspiele & Wiener Philharmoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Wiener Sängerknaben, Male Voices of the Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Chorus Sine Nomine, Orf Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen

Marjana Lipovsek (contralto) Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lothar Zagrosek

Kathleen Battle (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo) Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, James Levine

Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Erik Werba (piano)

Regina Resnik (Klytämnestra), Birgit Nilsson (Elektra), Leonie Rysanek (Chrysothemis), Wolfgang Windgassen (Aegisth), Eberhard Waechter (Orest), Fredrick Guthrie (Der Pfleger der Orest), Margareta Sjöstedt (Vertraute), Margarita Lilova (Schleppträgerin), Gerhard Unger (Junger Diener), Herbert Lackner (Alter Diener), Danica Mastilovic (Aufseherin) &Margarita Lilova, Margarete Ast, Gundula Janowitz, Gerda Scheyrer (Fünf Mägde) Chorus & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Karl Böhm

Baiba Skride (violin), Lauma Skride (piano) Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

Ildiko Raimondi (soprano), Iveta Apkalna (organ), Gábor Boldoczki (trumpet) Wiener Philharmoniker, Franz Welser-Möst

Irmgard Seefried (soprano) with Leopold Ludwig, Viktor Graef & Erik Werba (piano)

Johan Botha (Bacchus), Soile Isokoski (Ariadne), Daniela Fally (Zerbinetta), Sophie Koch (Komponist) Wiener Staatsoper, Christian Thielemann

Inge Borkh, Margarete Klose, László Szemere, Kurt Böhme, Walter Berry, Gottlob Frick Wiener Philharmoniker, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, George Szell

Peter Schreier (tenor), András Schiff (piano)

Piotr Beczala (tenor), Ewa Podles (contralto), Mariusz Kwiecien (baritone) Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukas Borowicz

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons

Ludwig Weber (Daland), Astrid Varnay (Senta), Wolfgang Windgassen (Erik), Elisabeth Schärtel (Mary), Josef Traxel (Der Steuermann) & Hermann Uhde (Der Holländer) Chorus & Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival, Hans Knappertsbusch

Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Grace Bumbry (mezzo), Jess Thomas (tenor), George London (bass) Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Karl Bohm

Margaret Price (soprano) & Thomas Allen (baritone) Chor und Orchestra des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Daniel Müller-Schott (cello) & Angela Hewitt (piano)

Eduard Erdmann (piano) WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Hans Rosbaud

Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Carlos Kleiber

Robert Gambill, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Robert Lloyd & Edith Mathis ORF Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Peter Schreier

Friedrich Gulda (piano)

Van Cliburn (piano)

Simona Šaturová (soprano) NDR Radiophilharmonie, Alessandro De Marchi

Daniel Müller-Schott (cello) Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Yakov Kreizberg

Baiba Skride (violin) Danish National Symphony Orchestra, John Storgårds

Baiba Skride (violin), Lauma Skride (piano)

Amir Katz (piano)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons

Helen Donath (soprano), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano), Horst Rüdiger Laubenthal (tenor), Hans Sotin (bass), Peter Schreier (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone) Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelík

Dalibor Jenis (King Matyáš), Peter Mikuláš (Matěj), Michelle Breedt (Anna), Lívia Aghová (Liduška), Michal Lehotsky (Jenik), Markus Schäfer (Jindřich) Prague Chamber Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln & WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Gerd Albrecht

Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Erik Werba (piano)

Julia Varady (soprano) Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau