Warner Classics

Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)

Claudia Barainsky (soprano), Maraile Lichdi (soprano), Carsten Wittmoser (baritone, bass), Markus Marquardt (bass), Roderick Keating (tenor), Helmut Holzapfel (tenor), Lani Poulson (contralto), Melinda Liebermann (soprano), Mark Munkittrick (bass), Stella Kleindienst (soprano), Peter Kajlinger (baritone), Staatsopernchor Stuttgart, Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Lothar Zagrosek

Olivier Messiaen (organ)

Jacques Lecointre (cornet) Jean Martinon

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Joseph Cornwell (tenor), David Thomas (bass), James Bowman (countertenor), Margaret Cable (contralto), Emily van Evera (soprano), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Taverner Players, Taverner Choir, Andrew Parrott

Lucienne Renaudin Vary (trumpet), Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Michael Sanderling

Hermann Prey (Peter the Great), Gottlob Frick (Van Bett), Erika Koth (Marie), Annelles Burmeister (Widow Browe), Nicolai Gedda (Marquis von Chateauneuf), Fred Teschler (Admiral Lefort) Dresden State Opera Orchestra, Leipzig Radio Choir, Robert Heger

Itzhak Perlman/André Previn/London Symphony Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman (violin) London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), André Previn

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Dora Schwarzberg, Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky, Nobuko Imai, Lucy Hall

Berliner Philharmoniker, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

Wiener Johann Strauss-Orchester, Willi Boskovsky

Erna Berger (soprano), Gertrude Pitzinger (contralto), Rudolf Watzke (bass), Walther Ludwig (tenor), Berliner Philharmoniker, Philharmonic Choir, Wilhelm Furtwängler

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle

Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle

Jussi Bjrling (tenor)

Quartetto Italiano (string quartet)

Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer

Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano) Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Heitor Villa-Lobos

Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Daniel Barenboim (piano) Academy of St Martin-In-The-Fields, English Chamber Orchestra, New Philharmonia, Sir Adrian Boult, Hallé Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Choir of King's College Cambridge, Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Sir Neville Marriner, Sir Charles Mackerras, Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, André Previn, Sir Philip Ledger

Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Eric Le Sage (piano), Dominique A (vocals), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Les Violons du Roy, Les Violins du Roy, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov, Bernard Labadie, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Peter Oundjian

Alban Berg Quartett (string quartet)

Edith Mathis, Grace Bumbry, George Shirley & Marius Rintzler New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Otto Klemperer

André Previn

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf & Gerald Moore

Lars Vogt (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

Chick Corea (piano), Friedrich Gulda (piano), Royal Concergebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Gabriel Fauré, Aurelien Sabouret (cello), Estelle Villotte (viola), Hugues Borsarello (violin), Alain Planès (piano), Alain Billard (clarinet), Clément Saunier (trumpet), Hughes Borsarello (violin), Jeff Boudreayux (drums), Stéphane Labeyrie (tuba), Orchestra, Alexandre Desplat, Alexander Desplat

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Elisabeth Höngen (contralto), Hans Hopf (tenor), Otto Edelmann (bass), Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Wilhelm Pitz (chorus master), Wilhelm Furtwängler

Kathleen Ferrier Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter

RIOPY (piano)

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano)

Alban Berg Quartett

Stephen Kovacevich (piano)

Mstislav Rostropovich, Simon Carrington, Neil Percy, John Alley, Emmanuel Pahud (flute) London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Ryusuke Numajiri

Peter Donohoe (piano), Michael Collins (clarinet) Simon Rattle

Ian Bostridge (tenor)

Wiener Philharmoniker, Großer Musikvereinssaal, Wien, Herbert Von Karajan

Solomon (piano)

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus & Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Riccardo Muti & Sir Richard Armstrong

Beverly Sills

Kirsten Flagstad

Yehudi & Jeremy Menuhin

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell

R.P. Lucien Deiss, C.S.SP (lead vocals), Schola des Pères du Saint-Esprit du Grand Scolasticat de Chevilly, R. P. Lucien Deiss C. S. SP., Lucien Deiss C.S.SP.

Air Studios Orchestra (lead vocals), Donna Hazelton (lead vocals), Matthew Goodgame (lead vocals), Warren Sollars (lead vocals), Rebecca Dent (lead vocals), Caroline Graham (lead vocals), Craig Berry (lead vocals), Debralee Burns (lead vocals), Alex Hogg (lead vocals), Kerry Newton (lead vocals), Mike Noble (lead vocals), Gareth Valentine

Boris Christoff (bass) Philharmonia Orchestra, Issay Dobrowen

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Irmgard Seefried & Gerald Moore

Helen Jane Long (cello, double bass, piano, guitar), Jonathan Hill (viola, violin), Nick Holland (cello)

Montserrat Caballe, Jose Carreras, Mirella Freni, Vicente Sardinero Orchestra Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Maitrise de la Cathdedrale, Choeurs de l'Opera du Rhin, Alain Lombard

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle

Roberto Alagna (Werther), Angela Gheorghiu (Charlotte), Thomas Hampson (Albert), Patricia Petibon (Sophie), Jean-Philippe Courtis (Le Bailli) London Symphony Orchestra & Tiffin Children’s Choir, Antonio Pappano

Mady Mesplé (soprano), Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Charles Burles (tenor), Roger Soyer (bass) & Jean-Christophe Benoit (baritone) Paris Opéra-Comique Chorus & Orchestra, Alain Lombard

Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Ernest Blanc (baritone, Boris Christoff (bass), Liliane Berton (soprano), Rita Gorr (mezzo-soprano) & Victor Autran (baritone) Paris Opéra Chorus & Orchestra, André Cluytens

Matteo Manuguerra (Nabucco), Renata Scotto (Abigaille), Veriano Luchetti (Ismaele), Robert Lloyd (Gran Sacerdote), Elena Obraztsova (Fenena), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Zaccaria), Kenneth Edwards (Abdallo), Anne Collins (Anna) Ambrosian Opera Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

Ann Murray (Dido), Anton Scharinger (Aeneas), Trudeliese Schmidt (Sorceress) Rachel Yakar (Belinda) Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Roger Soyer (bass), Antigone Sgourda (soprano), Luigi Alva (tenor), Peter Lagger (bass), Heather Harper (soprano) & Sir Geraint Evans (baritone) Scottish Opera Chorus & English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

Kurt Moll (Sarastro), Peter Schreier (Tamino), Edda Moser (Königin der Nacht), Anneliese Rothenberger (Pamina), Walter Berry (Papageno), Olivera Miljakovic (Papagena), Theo Adam (Sprecher), Willi Brokmeier (Monostatos) Chorus & Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Wolfgang Sawallisch