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Gürzenich Orchester Kölner Philharmoniker, James Conlon

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Sir John Gielgud & Sir Derek Jacobi BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis

Wayne Marshall (piano/conductor) Aalborg Symfoniorkester

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Grimes), Felicity Lott (Ellen Orford), Thomas Allen (Balstrode), Patricia Payne (Auntie), Sarah Walker (Mrs Sedley), Simon Keenlyside (Ned Keene), Stafford Dean (Swallow), David Wilson-Johnson (Hobson), Maria Bovino (First Niece), Gillian Webster (Second Niece) Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink

Robert Johnston (harp), Maxim Vengerov (violin), Michel Béroff (piano), Robert Lloyd (bass), Michael Collins (clarinet) Northern Sinfonia Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst

Rudolf Schock, Gerhard Unger (vocals), Gottlob Frick (bass), Lisa Otto (soprano vocals), Erna Berger (soprano vocals), Rudolf Schock/Wilhelm Schüchter, Gottlob Frick/Wilhelm Schüchter, Erna Berger/Wilhelm Schüchter, Lisa Otto /Wilhelm Schüchter, Gerhard Unger/Gottlob Frick/Wilhelm Schüchter, Rudolf Schock/Erna Berger/Gerhard Unger/Lisa Otto /Wilhelm Schüchter, Gerhard Unger/Wilhelm Schüchter, Rudolf Schock/Erna Berger/Wilhelm Schüchter, Rudolf Schock/Erna Berger/Gerhard Unger/Gottlob Frick/Lisa Otto /Wilhelm Schüchter Wilhelm Schüchter, Wilhelm Schuechter

Richard leech (tenor vocals), Sumi Jo (soprano vocals), Chorus of the National Academy of Saint Cecilia (chorus), Thomas Hampson (baritone vocals), Karita Mattila (soprano vocals), Barbara Frittoli (soprano vocals), Plácido Domingo (tenor vocals), Ruggero Raimondi (baritone vocals), Cristina Gallardo-Domâs (soprano vocals), Neil Shicoff (tenor vocals), Edita Gruberová (soprano vocals), Ambrosian Singers (chorus), José Cura (tenor vocals), Fundación Barenboim-Saïd/EuroArts, Jaakko Ryhänen and Johann Tilli, Matti Salminen (bass vocals), Jaakko Ryhänen (bass vocals), Johann Tilli (bass vocals), Jerry Hadley (tenor vocals) Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the National Academy of Saint Cecilia, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, London Philharmoni, Carlo Rizzi, Paolo Olmi, Miguel Gomez- Martinez, Yutaka Sado, Colin Davis, Nello Santi, Emil Tchakarov, Maurizio Barbacini, Daniel Barenboim, Leif Segerstam

Martha Argerich (piano), Maria-João Pires (piano), Boris Berezovsky (piano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone vocals), Hartmut Höll (piano), Borodin Quartet (string quartet), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Peter Schreier (tenor vocals), Christoph Eschenbach (piano), Michel Dalberto (piano) Chamber Orchestra of Europe, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Kurt Masur

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass-baritone), Berliner Philharmoniker/Wilhelm Schüchter, Horst Wilhelm (tenor vocals), Chor Der Städtischen Oper Berlin (chorus), Hermann Lüeddecke (chorus), Erika Köth (soprano vocals), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (soprano vocals), Gottlob Frick (bass), Erika Köth/Berliner Philharmoniker/Wilhelm Schüchter, Gottlob Frick/Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin/Hermann Lüddecke/Berliner Philharmoniker/Wilhelm Schüchter, Hermann Lüddecke (chorus), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Gottlob Frick/Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin/Hermann Lüddecke/Berliner Philharmoniker/Wilhelm Schüchter, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Gottlob Frick/Berliner Philharmoniker/Wilhelm Schüchter, Horst Wilhelm/Berliner Philharmoniker/Wilhelm Schüchter, Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin/Hermann Lüddecke/Berliner Philharmoniker/Wilhelm Schüchter, Kurt Graunke/Giuseppe Patané/Kurt Moll, Kurt Moll (acoustic bass) Berliner Philharmoniker, Gürzenich-Orchester Kölner Philharmoniker, Bayerisches Symphonieorchester, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wilhelm Schüchter, Wilhelm Schuechter, Otto Ackermann, Giuseppe Patanè, Kurt Graunke

Rudolf Schock (vocals), Gottlob Frick (bass), Josef Metternich (baritone vocals), Erika Köth/Berliner Symphoniker/Werner Schmidt-Boelcke, Josef Traxel (tenor vocals), Marcel Cordes (vocals), Wilhelm Strienz (bass), Helmut Winkenstein (vocals), Helmut Winkelstein (vocals), Erika Köth (soprano vocals), Marcel Cordes /Erika Köth/Berliner Symphoniker/Werner Schmidt-Boelcke, Josef Traxel/Berliner Symphoniker/Werner Schmidt-Boelcke, Wilhelm Strienz /Marcel Cordes /Helmut Winkenstein /Erika Köth/Josef Traxel/Berliner Symphoniker/Werner Schmidt-Boelcke, Wilhelm Strienz /Marcel Cordes /Erika Köth/Josef Traxel/Berliner Symphoniker/Werner Schmidt-Boelcke, Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin/Berliner Symphoniker/Werner Schmidt-Boelcke, Josef Traxel/Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin/Berliner Symphoniker/Werner Schmidt-Boelcke, Erika Köth/Josef Traxel/Berliner Symphoniker/Werner Schmidt-Boelcke Berliner Symphoniker, Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin, Werner Schmidt-Boelcke

Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff/London Symphony Orchestra, Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff (narrator), Andre Previn (announcer), London Symphony Orchestra/André Previn London Symphony Orchestra (LSO)

Barbara Hendricks (soprano) Michel Dalberto

Myleene Klass Kindred Spirits

Anneliese Rothenberger, Wolfgang Anheisser, Gottlob Frick Symphonie-Orchester Graunke, Robert Stolz

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Timothy Brown

Barbara Hendricks (Antigone), Brigitte Fassbaender (Jocasta), Nicolai Gedda (Shepherd), José Van Dam (Oedipus), Gabriel Bacquier (Tiresias), Laurence Albert (Phorbas), Marcel Vanaud (Creon), Gino Quilico (Theseus), Jean-Philippe Courtis (Watchman), Marjana Lipovsek (The Sphinx), Jocelynne Taillon (Merope), John Aler (Laius), Cornelius Hauptmann (High Priest) Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, Lawrence Foster

Christian Zacharias

Bruno Lazzaretti, Kathleen Kuhlmann, Alfredo Kraus, Edita Gruberova, Renato Bruson, Robert Lloyd Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Nicola Rescigno

Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Cécile Ousset (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Libor Pešek, Günther Herbig

Philharmonia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz, André Previn

Sabine Meyer (clarinet) Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Dresden Staatskapelle, Hans Vonk, Herbert Blomstedt

Marie Soeur Keyrouz Ensemble De La Paix, Arie Van Beek

Camilli String Quartet, Michael Nyman Band, Michael Nyman

Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Gerald Moore (piano), Isobel Baillie (soprano) Orchestra & Chorus of the Netherlands Opera, Wiener Philharmoniker, Charles Bruck, Bruno Walter

John Ogdon (piano), Philippe Jaroussky & Jerome Ducros, Michael Thompson & Philip Fowke Orchestre National de l'ORTF, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Jean Martinon, Pierre Dervaux, Michel Plasson

Kirsten Schultz & Peter Rasmussen Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt Simon Rattle

Renata Scotto (Tosca), Placido Domingo (Cavaradossi), Renato Bruson (Scarpia), John Cheek (Angelotti), Andrea Velis (Spoletta), Paul Hudson (Sciarrone), Dominick Martinez (Un pastore), Itzhak Perlman (Un carceriere) Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, James Levine

Jess Thomas (Lohengrin), Elisabeth Grümmer (Elsa of Brabant), Christa Ludwig (Ortrud), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Friedrich of Telramund), Gottlob Frick (King Heinrich the Fowler) & Otto Wiener (Herald) Chor der Wiener Staatsoper & Wiener Philharmoniker, Rudolf Kempe

Gabor Farkas (piano) Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Zoltan Kocsis

André Previn (piano) with Itzhak Perlman (violin), Shelly Manne (drums), Jim Hall (guitar) & Red Mitchell (double bass)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, José Serebrier

Radovan Vlatković (horn) English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass-baritone), Gerald Moore (piano)

Itzhak Perlman/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Dov Seltzer, Itzhak Perlman (violin), Israel Zohar (2, 3, 5, 8) (clarinet), Itzhak Perlman/Israel Zohar/Dov Seltzer/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Zohar (clarinet), Itzhak Perlman/Dov Seltzer/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Dov Seltzer/John Fraser Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Dov Seltzer

John Connell (bass), Elzbieta Szmytka (soprano), Florence Quivar (mezzo-soprano), Maria Ewing (soprano), Wesley Warren (trumpet), Jonathan Holland (trumpet), Willard White (bass), Cynthia Clarey (soprano), Marietta Simpson (mezzo-soprano) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, CBSO Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Glyndebourne Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle

Sabine Meyer Bläserensemble, Niklaus Frisch (horn), Bruno Schneider (horn), Georg Klütsch (woodwinds), Sergio Azzolini (woodwinds), Sabine Meyer (clarinet), Reiner Wehle (clarinet), Diethelm Jonas (oboe), Albrecht Mayer (oboe), Klaus Lohrer (contra-bassoon), Dag Jensen (woodwinds), Reiner Wehle (bass clarinet) Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer

Han-Na Chang/Leonard Slatkin/Philharmonia Orchestra, Han-Na Chang (cello), Han-Na Chang (violoncello), Aline Brewer (harp), Han-Na Chang/Leonard Slatkin/Philharmonia Orchestra/Daniel Pailthorpe, Daniel Pailthorpe (flute) Philharmonia Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin

Jeffrey Tate/Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra/Jeffrey Tate, Ladies Of The Philharmonisch Koor Toonskunt, Rotterdam (chorus), Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano vocals), Lynne Dawson (soprano vocals), Suzanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano vocals), Robert Tear/English Chamber Orchestra/Jeffrey Tate Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate

Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks/Pierre Monteux, Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra/Pierre Monteux, Boston Symphony Orchestra/Pierre Monteux, Women of the Berkshire Festival Chorus (chorus), Women of the Berkshire Festival Chorus/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Pierre Monteux, London Symphony Orchestra/Pierre Monteux Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), Pierre Monteux

Bayreuth Festival Chorus (chorus), Poul Elming (tenor vocals), Nadine Secunde (soprano vocals), Matthias Hölle (bass vocals), John Tomlinson (bass vocals), Anne Evans (soprano vocals), Linda Finnie (mezzo-soprano vocals), Ruth Floeren (soprano vocals), Hitomi Katagiri (mezzo-soprano vocals), Shirley Close (mezzo-soprano vocals), Eva-Maria Bundschuh (soprano vocals), Birgitta Svendén (mezzo-soprano vocals), Eva Johansson (soprano vocals), Hebe Dijkstra (mezzo-soprano vocals) Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

Richard Hickox/Jean-Bernard Pommier/Dame Gillian Weir/Maggie Cole/City of London Sinfonia, Maggie Cole (harpsichord), Jean-Bernard Pommier (piano), Jean-Bernard Pommier/City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox, Maggie Cole/Richard Hickox/City of London Sinfonia, Dame Gillian Weir/City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox, Gillian Weir (organ), Dame Gillian Weir (organ) City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

The King's Singers/Sabine Meyer/Manuel Barrueco/Georg Hörtnagel, Sabine Meyer (clarinet), Manuel Barrueco (guitar), Georg Hoertnagel (double bass), The King's Singers/Sabine Meyer/Manuel Barrueco, The King's Singers (vocal ensemble), The King's Singers/Georg Hörtnagel/Manuel Barrueco, Georg Hörtnagel (double bass) The Kings Singers

Prodiges, Elisa Jouve (harp), Fanny Bonodot Martin (flute), Fanny Martin (flute), Hakob Ghasabian, Guillaume Vincent (piano), Elisabeth Vidal (soprano vocals), Oscar Colliar Arie van Beck

Jacqueline du Pré

Ulf Hoelscher (violin), Malcolm Frager (piano), Peter Rösel (piano) Rudolf Kempe

Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli, Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Stéphane Grapelli (violin), Stéphane Grappelli (violin), Max Harris (director), Max Harris (piano), Lennie Bush (double bass), Alan Clare (piano), Denny Wright (guitar), Ike Isaacs (guitar), Ronnie Verrell (drums), Laurie Holloway (piano), Pierre Michelot (double bass), Laurie Holloway (keyboards), Nelson Riddle (director), Ray Swinfield (flute), Martin Taylor (guitar), Eddie Tripp (double bass), Alan Ganley (drums), David Snell (harp), Derek Price (percussion), Tony Crombie (drums), Lenny Bush (double bass), Ken Baldock (double bass), Chris Karan (drums)

Philippe Lefebvre (organ) Seiji Ozawa

Barbara Hendricks (soprano vocals) London Voices, Jonathan Tunick

Marcel Callègue (trombone) André Cluytens

Emanuel Brabec (cello), Willi Boskovsky (violin) Wilhelm Furtwängler

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Olivier Messiaen (organ)

Óscar Cáceres (guitar), Leo Brouwer (guitar), Serge Collot (viola), Christian Lardé (flute)

Philharmonia Orchestra, Guido Cantelli

Artur Schnabel (piano)

Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Hephzibah Menuhin (piano)

Helen Donath (narrator, soprano), Martin Finke (narrator, tenor), Maria Stadler (narrator), Gabriele Fuchs (mezzo-soprano, narrator, soprano), Adolf Dallapozza (tenor, narrator), Gustl Datz (narrator), Jürgen von Pawels (narrator, baritone), Helene Grabenhorst (narrator, soprano), Gudrun Greindl-Rosner (soprano, narrator), Christian Wolff (narrator), Erika Rüggeberg (narrator, soprano), Hienz Wallberg, Harry Kalenberg (narrator), Munich Radio Orchestra, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Heinz Wallberg

Hakob Ghasabian (vocals, soprano), Guillaume Vincent (piano), Elisa Jouve (harp), Elisabeth Vidal (soprano), Oscar Colliar (soprano), Orchestre de Normandie, Arie van Beck, Arie Van Beek

Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer