Orfeo

Edith Mathis (soprano), Gabriele Sima (mezzo), Heiner Hopfner (tenor) & Robert Holl (bass) ORF Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Lothar Zagrosek

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Höngen, Hans Hopf & Otto Edelmann Festspielorchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Wilhelm Furtwängler

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

Henryk Szeryng (violin), Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelik

Brigitte Fassbaender, Kurt Moll, Edita Gruberova, Lamberto Gardelli, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Maria Dragoni, Carlo Bergonzi, Grace Bumbry, Marjana Lipovsek, Bernd Weikl, Franco Bonisolli

Cesare Siepi (bass) & Leo Taubmann (piano)

Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Herbert Schuch (piano) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis

Liedertafel - Christian Elsner (tenor), James Taylor (tenor), Franz-Josef Selig (bass), Michael Volle (bass), Gerold Huber (piano)

Gundula Janowitz (Ariadne), Agnes Baltsa (Komponist), James King (Bacchus), Edita Gruberova (Zerbinetta), Erich Kunz (Haushofmeister), Walter Berry (Musiklehrer), Barry McDaniel (Harlekin), Kurt Equiluz (Scaramuccio), Manfred Jungwirth (Truffaldin), Gerhard Unger (Brighella), Hilda de Groote (Najade), Axelle Gall (Dryade) & Sona Ghazarian (Echo) Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Karl Böhm

Doris Soffel (mezzo soprano), Michael Rische (piano) Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Gerd Albrecht

Franco Corelli (Chénier), Renata Tebaldi (Maddalena di Coigny), Ettore Bastianini (Carlo Gérard), Elisabeth Höngen (Contessa di Coigny), Hilde Konetzni (Madelon) & Margareta Sjöstedt (Bersi) Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Lovro von Matacic

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) & Gerald Moore (piano)

Constanze Backes (soprano), Bells of St Andrew's Church Passion des Cuivres

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ernest Asermet

Eleanor Steber (Vanessa), Rosalind Elias (Erika), Ira Malaniuk (Baroness), Nicolai Gedda (Anatol), Giorgio Tozzi (old Doctor) & Alois Pernerstorfer (Nicholas) Vienna State Opera & VPO, Dimitri Mitropoulos

Julia Varady, Grace Bumbry, Krassimira Stoyanova, Marjana Lipovsek, Agnes Baltsa, Ghena Dimitrova, Maria Dragoni, Ileana Cotrubas

Borodin Quartet

Consortium Classicum, Dieter Klöcker

Classicum Consortium, Dieter Klocker

Stefan Johannes Bleicher, Mario Hospach-Martini

Dieter Klöcker (clarinet) Prague Chamber Orchestra, Gernot Schmalfuß

Münchner Rundfunkorchester

Sena Jurinac (Butterfly), Ermanno Lorenzi (Pinkerton), Kostas Paskalis (Sharpless), Hilde Rössel-Majdan (Suzuki) & Gundula Janowitz (Kate Pinkerton) Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Berislav Klobucar

Lilian Sukis (Luisa), Giuseppe Taddei (Miller), Bonaldo Giaiotti (Graf von Walter), Franco Bonisolli (Rodolfo), Christa Ludwig (Federica), Malcolm Smith (Wurm), Milkana Nikolova (Laura) & Horst Nitsche (Bauer) Chorus & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Alberto Erede

Tschechische Philharmonie, Václav Neumann

Daniel Muller-Schott (cello), Arabella Steinbacher (violin) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo

Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Horst Stein

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) & Maria Graf (harp)

Konstantin Lifschitz (piano) RSO Vienna, Cornelius Meister

Natalia Melnik (soprano) & Marta Benackova (contralto) Praguer Kammerchor & Kammmerorchester, Václav Neumann

Alexander Lonquich (piano, direction) Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg

Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Munich Radio Orchestra, Pinchas Steinberg

Lisa Casa, Ira Malaniuk, Anton Dermota, Cesare Siepi Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Bruno Walter

Gabriela Benackova-Cap (Rusalka), Peter Dvorsky (Prince), Eva Randova (Foreign Princess/Jezibaba), Jewgenij Nesterenko (Water Goblin), Alexander Maly (Hunter), Noriko Saski (First Naiad), Gabriele Sima (Second Naiad), Margareta Hintermeier (Third Naiad) Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Václav Neumann

Christine Schäfer (soprano), Yaron Windmüller (baritone), Liat Himmelheber (mezzo-soprano), Axel Bauni (piano)

Munich Brass

Prague Chamber Choir, Eric Ericson

Selina Ott (trumpet), En-Chia Lin (piano)

George London, Teresa Stich-Randall, Maria von Ilosvay, Valérie Bak, Astrid Varnay, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Richard Kraus, Rudolf Moralt, Hermann Weigert

Annelies Kupper, Karl Schmitt-Walter (Frau & Herr Fluth), Max Proebstl (Falstaff), Lilian Benningsen, Kieth Engen (Frau & Herr Reich), Liselotte Fölser (Anna Reich), Richard Holm (Fenton), Paul Kuën (Junker Spärlich) & Rudolf Wünzer (Dr. Cajus) Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera & Bavaria State Orchestra, Hans Knappertsbusch

Pavol Breslik (tenor) & José van Dam (baritone) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Patrick Lange

Anthony Spiri (piano)

Shura Cherkassky (piano)

Artis Quartet

Elena Kuschnerova (piano)

Koeckert Quartet

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Christine Schafer (soprano) & Hintz Gundula (soprano) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Winds

Christina & Michelle Naughton (pianos)

Bruno Meier (flute) Prague Chamber Orchestra

Liana Issakadze (violin) Georgiesches Kammerochester

Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips

Bavarian State Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Marjana Lipovšek Munich Radio Orchestra, Giuseppe Patanè

Werner Thomas-Mifune (cello), Carmen Piazzini (piano)

Julia Varady (soprano), Jörg Fadle (clarinet) Berlin RIAS Chamber Choir & Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gerd Albrecht

Dieter Klocker (clarinet), with Vaclav Kunt (flute), Giuseppe Porgo (2nd clarinet), Jan Schroeder (horn) Prager Kammerorchester

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) & Hartmut Höll (piano)

Julius Berger (cello) & Stefan Johannes Bleicher (organ)

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi