Warner Classics

Hallé Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Sir John Barbirolli

Herbert Downes (viola), Ronald Kinloch Anderson (harpsichord), Osian Ellis (harp), John Williams (guitar), Gerald Moore (piano), Roy Jesson (organ), Jacqueline du Pré (cello)

Renata Scotto (Mimì), Alfredo Kraus (Rodolfo), Sherrill Milnes (Marcello) & Carol Neblett (Musetta) James Levine

Orchestra of St. Luke's, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi, Leonard Slatkin, Simon Rattle & Dennis Russell Davies

Maria Callas (Violetta), Francesco Albanese (Alfredo), Ugo Savarese (Germont) RAI Chorus and Orchestra Turin, Gabriele Santini

Gidon Kremer (violin) Christoph Eschenbach

BBC Symphony Chorus (chorus), Thomas Hampson (baritone vocals), Amanda Roocroft (soprano vocals) Andrew Davis

Herbert von Karajan

Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Oleg Kagan (violin) Yuri Nikolayevsky

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Gerhard Bosse (violin), Jürnjacob Timm (cello), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur

Peter Haage (tenor, baritone), Siegfried Jerusalem (tenor), James Morris (bass-baritone), Theo Adam (bass, baritone), Kurt Rydl (bass), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Jadwiga Rappé (contralto), Éva Marton (soprano), Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink

Éva Marton, Siegfried Jerusalem, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Bernnard Haitink

Richard Adeney, Alan Civil, Janet Hilton, Gordon Hunt, John Wallace & Ronald Thomas Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar

Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

Ida Haendel (violin) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Johanna Martzy (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Itzhak Perlman (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

Geraint Evans (baritone), Annelies Burmeister (mezzo-soprano), Gabriel Bacquier (baritone), Reri Grist (soprano), Henry Smith (harpsichord), Michael Langdon (bass), Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano), Werner Hollweg (tenor), Clifford Grant (bass), Elisabeth Söderström (soprano), Dame Margaret Price (soprano), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Willi Brokmeier (tenor), Teresa Cahill (soprano), New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Otto Klemperer

Krisztina Laki (soprano), Marga Schiml (alto), Josef Protschka (teor), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass), Elisabeht Speiser (soprano), Helen Watts (alto), Kurt Equiluz (tenor), Siegmund Nimsgern (bass) Instrumentalensemble Werner Keltsch, Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben, Bamberger Symphoniker und -chor, Gerhard Wilhelm, Horst Stein

Elsie Ross & Robyn Archer City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons & Simon Rattle

Alfredo Kraus (Werther), Tatiana Troyanos (Charlotte), Christine Barbaux (Sophie), Matteo Manuguerra (Albert), Jules Bastin (Le Bailli), Jean-Philippe Lafont (Johann), Philip Langridge (Schmidt), Lynda Richardson (Kätchen), Michael Lewis (Brühlmann) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Michel Plasson

Alice Harnoncourt (violin), Walter Pfeiffer (violin), Herbert Tachezi (harpsichord), Jürg Schaeftlein (oboe, oboe d'amore), Concentus musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

Jessye Norman (Penelope), Alain Vanzo (Ulysse), Philippe Huttenlocher (Eurymach), Jose van Dam (Eumee) Ensemble Jean Laforge & Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Charles Dutoit

Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Peter Donohoe (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov

Denise Duval (Blanche de la Force), Regine Crespin (Madame Lidoine), Denise Scharley (Madame de Croissy), Rita Gorr (Mere Marie), Liliane Berton (Soeur Constance), Xavier Depraz (Le Marquis de la Force), Paul Finel (Le Chevalier de la Force), Louis Rialland (Monsieur Javelinot) Orchestre et Choeurs du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris, Pierre Dervaux

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Ginette Neveu

Sesto Bruscantini (Pasquale), Mirella Freni (Norina), Gosta Winbergh (Ernesto), Leo Nucci (Malatesta) Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Riccardo Muti

The Three Tenors, Los Angeles Music Center Opera Chorus (chorus), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor vocals), José Carreras (tenor vocals), Placido Domingo (tenor vocals) Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta

Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Orchestre Lamoureux, Jean-Pierre Jacquillat

Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow, Mstislav Rostropovich

Christopher Robinson (organ) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Louis Frémaux

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Beatrice Rana (piano), Yannick Nézet-Séguin (piano)

Chanticleer Sinfonia & Chanticleer, Joseph Jennings

Jacqueline du Pré/English Chamber Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim, Jacqueline Du Pre (cello), Jacqueline du Pré/Stephen Kovacevich, Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Jacqueline Du Pré (violoncello), Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich (piano), Jacqueline du Pré/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim English Chamber Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

Nathan Twining (piano) & Martin Berkofsky (piano), Martin Berkofsky (piano), Martin Berkofsky (piano Gürzenich-Orchester Kölner Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, James Conlon, Antal Dorati

Martha Argerich (piano), Alexandre Rabinovitch (piano)

Siegfried Mauser (piano) Bamberger Symphoniker, Ingo Metzmacher

Arno Bornkamp & Bamberger Symphoniker, Ingo Metzmacher

Maria Callas (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin

Maria Callas (soprano) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno

David Oistrakh (violin), Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Margaret Ritchie (soprano), Lawrance Collingwood (organ), Hallé Orchestra, Hallé Choir, Wiener Philharmoniker, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Murray Dickie Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Kletzki

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Claudio Arrau (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

Rockwell Blake (Georges Brown), Laurent Naouri (Gaveston), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (Dickson), Annick Massis (Anna), Mireille Delunsch (Jenny), Sylvie Brunet (Margeurite) Ensemble Orchestral de Paris & Chœur de Radio France, Marc Minkowski

David Oistrakh (violin), Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, André Cluytens

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache

Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Wiener Philharmoniker, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Agnes Giebel (soprano), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Franz Crass (baritone), Hermann Prey (baritone), BBC Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer