Warner Classics

Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

Gregor Piatigorsky (cello), Yehudi Menuhin (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York, Sir John Barbirolli

Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, John Barbirolli

Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Wilhelm Krumbach (organ), Ligeti Project, Georges Prêtre, Monique Haas (piano), Rudolf Buchbinder (piano), Brodsky Quartet (string quartet), Pierre Amoyal (violin), Susan Moses (cello), Edoardo Farina (harpsichord), Terry Edwards (chorus), Margriet van Reisen (mezzo-soprano vocals), Caroline Stein (soprano vocals), Wilhem Krumbach (organ), Keller Quartet (string quartet), Joel Cohen, Ensemble Vocal Sagittarius (vocal ensemble), Electronic tape (programmer), Marie-Claire Alain (organ), Viktoria Postnikova (piano), Jean-Bernard Pommier (piano), Louis Devos (tenor vocals), Olivier Baumont (harpsichord), Debbie Wiseman (solo piano), Boris Berezovsky (piano) Royal Philarmonic Orchestra, Philarmonia Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, New York Philarmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Voices, New York Philharmonic Orchest, Zubin Mehta, Andrew Davis, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Eliahu Inbal, Ettore Stratta, Jonathan Nott, Michel Laplenie, Jean-François Paillard, Hugh Wolff, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Ailish Tynan, Alice Coote, Allan Clayton & Matthew Rose Choir of King's College Cambridge & Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury

Nicolai Gedda (tenor vocals), Nicola Zaccaria (bass vocals), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano vocals), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano vocals), Wiener Singverein (chorus) Herbert von Karajan

Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Philadelphia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Bath Festival Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin

Nemanja Radulović (violin), Double Sens

Beverly Sills (Rosina), Nicolai Gedda (Conte Almaviva) & Sherrill Milnes (Figaro) London Symphony Orchestra & John Alldis Choir, James Levine

Jon Vickers (tenor), Anton Diakov (bass), Ernest Blanc (baritone), Jacques Potier (tenor), Jean-Pierre Hurteau (bass), Rémy Corazza (tenor), Rita Gorr (contralto), Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris, Chœurs René Duclos, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Georges Prêtre

Mirella Freni (Mireille), Alain Vanzo (Vincent), José Van Dam (Ourrias), Gabriel Bacquier (Maître Ramon), Jane Rhodes (Taven), Christine Barbaux (Vincenette), Marc Vento (Ambroise) Orchestre et Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson

Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Oleg Kagan (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

Gordon Hunt (oboe), Andrew Marriner (clarinet) Chilingirian Quartet, London Mozart Players, Jane Glover

Maria Callas (soprano), Franco Corelli (tenor), Christa Ludwig (soprano), Edda Vincenzi (soprano), Nicola Zaccaria (bass), Piero de Palma (tenor), Teatro alla Scala, Noberto Mola, Tullio Serafin

Witco Desperadoes Steel Orchestra, Trevor 'Inch High' Valentine

Sinfonia of London & New Philharmonia Orchestra, with the Allegri String Quartet Sir John Barbirolli

Nicolai Gedda (tenor, narrator), Renate Holm (narrator, soprano), Willi Brokmeier (narrator, tenor), Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper (narrator), Hans Günther Grimm (narrator, bass), Kurt Böhme (narrator, bass), Wolfgang Anheisser (narrator, baritone), Lucia Popp (narrator, soprano), Gisela Litz (narrator, contralto), Hans Günther (narrator), Symphonie-Orchester Graunke, Willy Mattes

Aurélien Pontier (piano)

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Franco Corelli (Manrico), Gabriella Tucci (Leonora), Luciana Moneta (Inez), Giulietta Simionato (Azucena), Robert Merrill (Count di Luna), Ferruccio Mazzoli (Ferrando), Angelo Mercuriali (Ruiz) & Mario Rinaudo (An Old Gypsy) Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Thomas Schippers

Ton Koopman (organ), Amsterdam Baroque Choir

Alexandre Tharaud (piano) & Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)

Martha Argerich (piano) & Mirabela Dina (piano), Martha Argerich (piano) & Gabriela Montero (piano), Lilya Zilberstein (piano) & Martha Argerich (piano), Martha Argerich (piano) & Lilya Zilbertstein (piano), Martha Argerich (piano) & Polina Leschenko (piano), Martha Argerich (piano) & Yefim Bronfman (piano), Martha Argerich (piano) & Giorgia Tomassi (piano)

Birgit Nilsson (Turandot), Franco Corelli (Calaf), Renata Scotto (Liù), Renata Scotto (Liù) (Timur), Guido Mazzini (Ping), Franco Ricciardi (Pang), Piero De Palma (Pong), Angelo Mercuriali (L'imperatore Altoum), Giuseppe Morresi (Un mandarino) Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Francesco Molinari Pradelli

Han-Na Chang (cello) Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano

Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

Samson François (piano) Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, André Cluytens

Anneliese Rothenberger, Adolf Dallapozza, Edda Moser, Hermann Prey, Walter Berry Willi Boskovsky

Franz Peter Zimmermann (violin), Arleen Augér (soprano), Peter Donohoe (piano), Sine Bundgaard (soprano) Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, Alban Berg Quartet, Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Sir Simon Rattle, Ingo Metzmacher, Matthias Pintscher

Renata Scotto (Violetta), Alfredo Kraus (Alfredo), Renato Bruson (Giorgio Germont), Sarah Walker (Flora), Cynthia Buchan (Annina), Richard Van Allan (Marchese d'Obigny), Henry Newman (Barone Douphol) Philharmonia Orchestra & Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Riccardo Muti

James Galway (flute), Fritz Helmis (harp), Andreas Blau (flute), Karl Steins (oboe), Herbert Stähr (clarinet), Manfred Braun (bassoon), Norbert Hauptmann (french horn), Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Angela Gheorghiu/Roberto Alagna/Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Sir Richard Armstrong

Daniel Barenboim (piano) New Philharmonia Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir John Barbirolli

Becky Taylor, Becky Jane Taylor/Simon Hale, Simon Hale (director), Becky Jane Taylor/Simon Hale/Collegium Regale/Stephen Cleobury, Stephen Cleobury (director)

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin, Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Alexander Dedyukhin (piano)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Paavo Berglund Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Nigel Kennedy/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Klaus Tennstedt, Nigel Kennedy (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), Klaus Tennstedt

Manuel Barrueco/Philharmonia Orchestra/Plácido Domingo, Manuel Barrueco (guitar), Manuel Barrueco/Philharmonia Orchestra/Placido Domingo/Andrew Shulman, Andrew Shulman (cello), Jane Marshall (cor anglais), Manuel Barrueco (guitarra), Placido Domingo (tenor vocals), Manuel Barrueco/Philharmonia Orchestra/Placido Domingo/Jane Marshall Philharmonia Orchestra

Simon Lopez (clarinet), Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté, Jean-François Verdier

Olivier Baumont (harpsichord), Chanticleer (vocal ensemble), Lynne Dawson (soprano vocals), David Blackadder (trumpet), Michael Chance (counter-tenor vocals), Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano vocals), Sumi Jo (soprano vocals), Henk Rubingh (leader), Suzie Le Blanc (soprano vocals), Stephen Stubbs (director), Erin Headley (director), Barbara Borden (soprano vocals), Elisabeth Priday (soprano vocals), Stephen Varcoe (baritone vocals), Monteverdi Choir (chorus), Paul Elliott (tenor vocals), Brian Gordon (contralto vocals), David Thomas (bass vocals), Ashley Stafford (contralto vocals), Skip Sempé (organ), Joseph Jennings (director), Mark Sullivan (bass vocals), Kevin Baum (tenor vocals), Jay White (counter-tenor vocals), Les Arts Florissants (chorus), Claire Brua (mezzo-soprano vocals), Sophie Daneman (soprano vocals), Gaëlle Mechaly (soprano vocals), John Eilot Gardiner, Paolo Beschi (cello), Riccardo Doni (harpsichord), Marco Bianchi (violin), Luca Pianca (archlute), Giovanni Antonini (director), Alessandro Tampieri (viola), Enrico Onofri (violin), Olivier Fortin (organ), Françoise Johannel (harp), Jennifer Smith (soprano vocals), Catherine Bott (soprano vocals) Choir of King's College, Cambridge, English Baroque Soloists, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Tragicomedia, Capriccio Stravagante, Il Giardino Armonico, William Chistie, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, John Eliot Gardiner, William Christie, Gustav Leonhardt, Ton Koopman

Bayreuth Festival Chorus (chorus), Uta Priew (contralto vocals), Linda Finnie (mezzo-soprano vocals), Birgitta Svendén (mezzo-soprano vocals), Siegfried Jerusalem (tenor vocals), Anne Evans (soprano vocals), Philip Kang (bass vocals), Bodo Brinkmann (baritone vocals), Eva-Maria Bundschuh (soprano vocals), Waltraud Meier (mezzo-soprano vocals), Günter Von Kannen (baritone vocals), Jane Turner (mezzo-soprano vocals), Hilde Leidland (soprano vocals), Annette Küttenbaum (mezzo-soprano vocals) Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

Bayreuth Festival Chorus (chorus), Graham Clark (tenor vocals), Siegfried Jerusalem (tenor vocals), John Tomlinson (bass vocals), Graham Clark (bass vocals), Günter Von Kannen (bass vocals), Günter Von Kannen (baritone vocals), Philip Kang (bass vocals), Philip Kang (baritone vocals), Hilde Leidland (soprano vocals), Birgitta Svendén (mezzo-soprano vocals), Anne Evans (soprano vocals) Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

Nicola Rescigno/Maria Callas/Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Maria Callas (soprano vocals), Maria Callas/Nicola Rescigno/Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Nadine Sautereau (soprano vocals), Nicolai Gedda (tenor vocals), Ugo Trama (bass), Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano vocals), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor vocals), Leonardo Monreale (Bass) (bass), Renato Ercolani (tenor vocals) Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Nicola Rescigno

Claus-Christian Schuster (piano), Martin Hornstein (violoncello), Boris Kuschnir (violin) Wiener Schubert Trio

Sergiù Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker/Sergiù Celibidache Münchner Philharmoniker, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Giuseppe Gibboni (violin) & Fabio Silvestro (piano) Nuova orchestra da camera Ferruccio Busoni, Massimo Belli

Itzhak Perlman/Placido Domingo/New York Studio Orchestra/Jonathan Tunick, Itzhak Perlman (violin), Placido Domingo/Itzhak Perlman/New York Studio Orchestra/Jonathan Tunick, Placido Domingo/Itzhak Perlman/Jonathan Tunick New York Studio Orchestra, Jonathan Tunick

Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Concentus musicus Wien, Siegmund Nimsgern (bass vocals), Paul Esswood (counter-tenor vocals), Kurt Equiluz (tenor vocals), Hans Gillesberger (director), Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (soprano vocals) Wiener Sängerknaben, Chorus Viennensis, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Concentus musicus Wien Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Osian Ellis (harp, featured vocalist), D. Willcocks (featured vocalist), James Bowman (vocals), David Corkhill (percussion), James Lancelot (organ), Marcus Creed (bass), Simon Channing (vocals), Richard Morton (vocals), P. Ledger (featured vocalist), Rory Phillips (vocals), J. Lancelot (featured vocalist), Ian Hare (organ) Choir of King's College Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks, Philip Ledger

Thomas Hampson (bass vocals), Robert Holl (bass vocals), Paul Esswood (counter-tenor vocals), Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden (director), Kurt Equiluz (tenor vocals), Tölzer Knabenchor (chorus) Tölz Boys' Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa/Roberto Alagna/Thomas Hampson/London Voices/Abbey Road Ensemble/Jonathan Tunick/Laurie Holloway, Roberto Alagna (tenor vocals), Thomas Hampson (bass-baritone), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano vocals), Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano vocals), Thomas Hampson/Abbey Road Ensemble/Jonathan Tunick, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa/London Voices/Abbey Road Ensemble/Jonathan Tunick, Roberto Alagna/Abbey Road Ensemble/Jonathan Tunick, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa/Thomas Hampson/Abbey Road Ensemble/Jonathan Tunick, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa/Laurie Holloway, Laurie Holloway Trio (piano), Laurie Holloway (piano), Abbey Road Ensemble (vocal ensemble), Roberto Alagna/Thomas Hampson/Abbey Road Ensemble/Jonathan Tunick, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa/Abbey Road Ensemble/Jonathan Tunick, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa/Roberto Alagna/Abbey Road Ensemble/Jonathan Tunick London Voices, Abbey Road, The Abbey Road Ensemble, Jonathan Tunick

Rosanna Carteri (Adina), Luigi Alva (Nemorino), Giuseppe Taddei (Dulcamara), Rolando Panerai (Belcore), Angela Vercelli (Giannetta), Coro del Teatro alla Scala (chorus) Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Tullio Serafin

The King's Singers

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

Jussi Björling (tenor)

Konstanty Andrzej Kulka (violin) Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Polish Chamber Orchestra, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus of Kraków, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Antoni Wit

Victoria de los Angeles (soprano)