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Janet Baker (Lucretia), Peter Pears (Male Chorus), Heather Harper (Female Chorus), Benjamin Luxon (Tarquinius), Bryan Drake (Junius), John Shirley-Quirk (Collatinus), Elizabeth Bainbridge (Bianca), Jenny Hill (Lucia) English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Steuart Bedford

Emma Kirkby, James Bowman The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Julius Patzak (tenor), Horst Günther (bass-Baritone), Sir Clifford Curzon (piano), Hans Gál (piano), Horst Gunter (bass-baritone) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, Otto Klemperer

Joseph Calleja, Eva Urbanova, Dario Volonté, Mario Luperi, Maria Frontosh, Domenico Balzani Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly

Inge Borkh (Turandot), Renata Tebaldi (Liù), Mario del Monaco (Calaf), Fernando Corena (Ping), Mario Carlin (Pang), Renato Ercolani (Pong), Nicola Zaccaria (Timur), Gaetano Fanelli (L'imperatore Altoum), Ezio Giordano (Un mandarino) Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma, Alberto Erede

Katerina Beranova (soprano), Lilli Paasikivi (alto), Robert Dean Smith (tenor) & Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, GewandhausChor, GewandhausKinderchor & MDF Rundfunkchor, Riccardo Chailly

Jantina Noorman (soprano, mezzo-soprano), Grayston Burgess (tenor, countertenor), Daphne Webb (rebec), Nigel Rogers (tenor), Ruth David (rebec), John Beckett (drum, organ), Michael Morrow (lute), John Sothcott (citole, recorder, sopraninorecorder), John Leach (pluckeddulcimer), Edgar Fleet (tenor), Desmond Dupre (bassviol), David Munrow (crumhorn, tenorshawm), Bernard Thomas (crumhorn), Jeremy Montagu (triangle, drum), Musica Reservata

Andras Schiff (piano)

Aurèle Nicolet (flute), Hubert Barwahser (flute), Osian Ellis (harp), William Bennett (flute), Grumiaux Trio, Heinz Holliger (oboe), Hermann Baumann (horn), Klaus Thunemann (bassoon) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, David Zinman, Colin Davis, Neville Marriner

Daniel Hope (violin), Federico Mecozzi (violin), Federico Mecozzi (viola), Federico Mecozzi (unknown), Christian Bonato (unknown), Redi Hasa (cello), Alberto Fabris (electric bass), Alberto Fabris (synthesizer), Ludovico Einaudi (samples), Ludovico Einaudi (piano), Ludovico Einaudi (keyboards), Francesco Arcuri (unknown), Mauro Refosco (marimba), Mauro Refosco (drums), Mauro Refosco (drum), Patrick Phillips (strings), Ludovico Einaudi (electric guitar), Ludovico Einaudi (acoustic guitar), Antonino Errera (vibraphone), Fulvia Ricevuto (vibraphone), Gianluca Ruggeri (vibraphone), Robert Lippok (electronic percussion), Antonio Caggiano (cymbals), Antonino Errera (marimba), Antonino Errera (cymbals), Antonino Errera (unknown), Alberto Fabris (bass programming), Paolo Giudici (sound effects), Antonino Errera (drum), Mauro Durante (violin), Francesco Arcuri (keyboards), Antonino Errera (glockenspiel), Richard De Vaardt (bells), Mauro Refosco (tom-toms), Ludovico Einaudi (organ), Robert Lippok (sound effects), Mauro Durante (drum), Marco Decimo (cello), Mauro Durante (tambourine), Mauro Refosco (percussion)

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay (violin) & Mats Lidstrom (cello), Ada Meinich (viola)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Christophe Rousset, Christopher Hogwood (harpsichords) The Academy of Ancient Music

Emma Kirkby, Catherine Robbin, John Mark Ainsley & Michael George Winchester Cathedral Choir & The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Radu Lupu (piano)

Simon Halsey (chorusmaster), Laurence Cottle (bassguitar), Ashwin Shrivanasan (woodflute), Jody K. Jenkins (percussion), Clive Bell (shakuhachi), Davy Spillane (uilleannpipes), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Chloë Hanslip (violin), Nigel Hitchcock (saxophone), London Symphony Orchestra, CBSO Youth Chorus, Rundfunkchor Berlin, The Really Big Chorus - 1000 Voices, Karl Jenkins

Didier Henry (Pelléas), Colette Alliot-Lugaz (Mélisande), Claudine Carlson, Pierre Thau (Arkel), Gilles Cachemaille (Golaud), Françoise Golfier (Yniold), Francoise Golfier (Geneviève), Phillip Ens (Doctor/Shepherd) Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit

Catherine Malfitano (Salome), Bryn Terfel (Jokanaan), Kenneth Riegel (Herodes), Hanna Schwarz (Herodias), Kim Begley (Narraboth), Randi Stene (Ein Page) Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnanyi

The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Saito Kinen Orchestra, Daniel Harding

Ileana Cotrubas (soprano), Christa Ludwig (contralto) Vienna Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta

Timothy Hutchins (flute), Janet Creaser Hutchins (piano), Francois Le Roux (baritone), Chantal Juillet (violin) City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Komische Oper, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Simon Rattle, Yakov Kreizberg, Charles Dutoit, Berthold Goldschmidt

David Briggs (organ), John Bowen (treble), Simon Preston (organ), Choir of King's College Cambridge, Sir Andrew Davis, Sir David Willcocks, Stephen Cleobury

HIMARI (violin), Berliner Philharmoniker, Sebastian Weigle

Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Andrea Griminelli (flute) Henry Mancini

Luciano Pavarotti (Chenier), Montserrat Caballe (Maddalena), Leo Nucci (Gerard), Kathleen Kuhlmann (Bersi), Astrid Varnay (Contessa di Coigny), Christa Ludwig (Madelon), Hugues Cuenod (Fleville) National Philharmonic Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Riccardo Chailly

Wiener Philharmoniker, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin, Antal Doráti

Peter Jablonski (piano) & Raymond Simmons (trumpet), Cristina Ortiz (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano & conductor) Philharmonia Orchestra

Susan Dunn (soprano), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano), Markus Baur (countertenor), Werner Hollweg (tenor), Andreas Schmidt (bass) Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Städtischer Musikverein Düsseldorf, Riccardo Chailly

RIAS Berlin Sinfonietta, John Mauceri

Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Dominic Cossa, Spiro Malas Ambrosian Opera Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Kenneth McKellar, Calum Kennedy, The Fiddle and Accordion Club, Moira Anderson, Peter Knight, Archie Duncan, Carol Sim, Barbara Dickson, Jack Sinclair The Scotts And Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band, Arthur Spink and His Band, Bobby Macleod and His Highland Dance Band, The Bands of the Royal Highland Fusiliers, Jack Sinclair and His Scottish Dance Band, The Jack Sinclair Television Showband, The Edinburgh C, Bob Sharples

Alfred Brendel (piano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras

Maureen Forrester (contralto), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, California Boys Choir, Zubin Mehta

San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt

San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt

Mirella Freni (Mimi), Luciano Pavarotti (Rodolfo), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Colline), Elizabeth Harwood (Musetta), Rolando Panerai (Marcello), Gianni Maffeo (Schaunard), Michel Sénéchal (Alcindoro/Benoit), Gernot Pietsch (Parpignol), Hans-Dieter Appelt (Sergente dei doganieri), Hans-Dietrich Pohl (Un doganiere) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus of German Opera Berlin, Herbert von Karajan

Alfred Brendel (piano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle

Eugenia Jareska (mezzo-soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum

Ingrid Haebler (piano), Henryk Szeryng (violin)

London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Luciano Pavarotti (Manrico), Ingvar Wixell (Il Conte di Luna), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Ferrando), Joan Sutherland (Leonora), Marilyn Horne (Azucena), Graham Clark (Ruiz), Norma Burrowes (Ines), Peter Knapp (Un vecchio zingaro), Wynford Evans (Un messo) The London Opera Chorus, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

Ludovico Einaudi (piano), Marco Decimo (cello)

Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

Kennedy, Robert Anderson, Tran Quang Hai, Chris Goody, Rodney Clarke, Adam Greene, Colin Downs & Peter Scholes Prague Symphony Orchestra, Jaz Coleman

Voces 8

Mario Del Monaco (Loris Ipanoff), Magda Olivero (Fedora), Tito Gobbi (De Siriex), Leonardo Monreale (Lorek/Nicola), Lucia Cappellino (Olga Sokarev), Piero De Palma (Il Barone Rouvel), Kiri Te Kanawa (Dmitri), Riccardo Cassinelli (Désiré), Magda Olivero (Francesca), Virgilio Carbonari (Giovanni lo Sciancato/Gianciotto/Keeper of the Tower), Mario Del Monaco (Paolo il Bello), Annamaria Gasparini (Biancofiore), Athos Cesarini (Il balestriere) Choeur et Orchestre de L`Opera de Monte-Carlo, Lamberto Gardelli, Nicola Rescigno

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)

Söderstöm, Wenkel & Karcykowski London Philharmonic Orchestra & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

Renée Fleming (soprano), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)

Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Münchinger

The New Symphony Orchestra of London, Alberto Erede

Orchestra dell'Opera di Roma, Oliviero de Fabritiis

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Heather Harper London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, Sir Georg Solti

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti