trad. - Zu Bethlehem geboren

Erna Berger, Elisabeth Grümmer, Margot Guilleaume, Ursula Lüders, Lisa Otto, Maria Reith, Rita Streich, Gunthild Weber (sopranos), Josephine Varga, Annelies Westen (alto), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Walther Ludwig (tenor) Radio Orchester Berlin, RIAS-Unterhaltungsorchester & RIAS Studioorchester, Günther Arndt, Fried Walter & Hans Carste

Thomanerchor Leipzig (chorus), Michael Diedrich (soprano vocals), Erich Ferstl (piano), Stuttgarter Hymnus Chorknaben Dresdner Kreuzchor, Tölzer Knabenchor, Wiener Sängerknaben, Hans Joachim Rotzsch, Martin Flämig, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Peter Marschik

Dr. Franz Wasner

Francis Grier (organ), Gareth Morrell (vocals), Ian Hare (organ), Stephen Varcoe (vocals), John Wells (organ), King's Singers (vocal ensemble), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Jeremy Blandford (organ), Simon Vaughan (baritone), Brian Kay (director), David Bell (organ), Symphonie Orchester Graunke Munchen, Hermann Prey (baritone, vocals), Ronald Frost (director), Douglas Whittaker (flute), Christopher Van Kampen (cello), Choir of King's College Cambridge, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, City of London Sinfonia, Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, Adolf Fredriks Musikklasser, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Adolf Fredrik's Youth Choir, Clare College Singers, Clare College Orchestra, Huddersfield Choral Society, Tölzer Knabenchor, Symphonie-Orchester Graunke, Jacques Orchestra, Bach Choir, Wiener Sängerknaben, Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra, Philip Ledger, Sir David Willcocks, Richard Hickox, Eric Ericson, John Rutter, Owain Arwel Hughes, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Maurice Handford, Sir Andrew Davis

Die Meistersinger, Klaus Breuninger

Erich Ferstl (piano), Erich Ferstl (drum), Erich Ferstl (monochord), Erich Ferstl (guitar), Erich Ferstl (tambourine) Tolz Boys' Choir, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden

Erich Ferstl (piano), Tölzer Knabenchor (vocalist), Martin Flämig (cantor), Michael Christfried Winkler (organ), Dresdner Kreuzchor (vocalist), Studio Ensemble (chamberensemble, woodwinds), Thomanerchor, Dresdner Philharmoniker, Regensburger Domspatzen, Wiener Sängerknaben, Sinfonieorchester der Wiener Volksoper, Chorus Viennensis, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Roland Büchner, Peter Marschik

Thomas Nitschke (treble), Ulrich Schicha (organ), Jurgen Schuster (trumpet), Erich Ferstl (piano), Stefan Schilli (oboe), Erich Ferstl (guitar) Hungarian Radio Chorus, Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Capella Istropolitana, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Tolz Boys' Choir, Geza Oberfrank, Peter Marschik, Jaroslav Krecek, Martin Flamig, Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Richard Edlinger

Birgit Heinemann, Uta Schlichtig

Hannes Kastner (organ), Holm Vogel (organ), Felix Friedrich (organ) Leipzig Thomaner Choir, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Erich Ferstl (piano), Erich Ferstl (drum), Erich Ferstl (monochord), Erich Ferstl (guitar), Erich Ferstl (tambourine) Tolzer Boys Choir, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden

Peter Schreier (tenor), Annette Markert (mezzo-soprano), Sebastian Knebel (organ), Erhard Mauersberger (organ), Burkhard Glaetzner (oboe), Armin Thalheim (harpsichord) Thomanerchor Leipzig, Dresden Kreuzchor, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Vocal Concert Dresden, Leipzig Thomaner Choir, Kammerchor der Frauenkirche Dresden, Ensemble Frauenkirche, New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Windsbach Boys Choir, German Brass, Roderich Kreile, Ludwig Güttler, Peter Kopp, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Matthias Grünert, Martin Flamig, Gothart Stier

Busch/Johannsen

James Galway (flute), Regensburger Domspatzen John Georgiadis

Ernst-Wolfgang Lauer (bass), Manfred Ackermann (bass), Alexander Ioudenkov (tenor) Montanara Choir, Kuno Alexander Orchestra, Moscow Rybin Choir, Ranten Male Quartet, Leipzig Radio Chorus, male section, Harry Pleva, Jorg-Peter Weigle, Wolfgang Isenhardt

Hannes Kastner (organ), Holm Vogel (organ), Felix Friedrich (organ) Leipzig Thomaner Choir, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Gerhard Wilhelm, Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben

German Brass

Dagmar Berghoff, James Taylor, Boris Björn Bagger, Kammerorchester Estland, Hendrik Vestmann, Berliner Mozartchor, Rolf Ahrens, Margret Brachmann, Münchner Flötenensemble, Mitglieder des Staatsopernchores Stuttgart, Leipziger Universitätschor, Leipziger Bläser-Collegium, Pauliner Barockensemble, Trompeten-Consort Friedmann Immer, Wolfgang Unger, Ensemble Con Voce, Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Tölzer Knabenchor, Helmuth Rilling

Sanda Popescu (violin), Calin Ciora (violin), Hans Koch (double bass), Uwe Rohl (organ) Lubeck Chamber Choir, Gunther Pods

Peter Marschik (chorusmaster), Janos Balint (flute), Deborah Sipkai (harp), Erich Ferstl (piano), Martin Flämig (cantor), HR-Brass (brassband), Thomas Nitschke (alto), Ulrich Schicha (organ), Budapest Strings (strings), Bela Banfalvi (violin), Michael Diedrich (soprano), Studio Ensemble (woodwinds), Tölzer Knabenchor (vocalist), Edward Tarr (trumpet), Christoph Kunert (soprano), Dietrich Kollmannsperger (organ), Thomanerchor, Wiener Sängerknaben, Regensburger Domspatzen, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Neues Berliner Kammerorchester, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Roland Büchner, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Helmuth Froschauer, Michael Erxleben, Sir Neville Marriner

Thomanerchor, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Martin Flämig (cantor, organ), Jochen Kowalski (vocalist), HR-Brass (brassband), Hermann Prey (baritone), Axel Köhler (vocalist), Budapest Strings (strings), Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet), Bela Banfalvi (violin), Thomas Nitschke (alto), Christoph Kunert (soprano), Janos Balint (flute), Deborah Sipkai (harp), Max Emanuel Cenčić (vocalist), Charles Humphries (vocalist), Egbert Junghanns (baritone), Ute Selbig (soprano), David Cordier (vocalist), Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum Leipzig (chamberorchestra), Maria Zadori (soprano), Dorothee Jansen (soprano), Glocken der Kreuzkirche in Dresden (bells), Dresdner Kreuzchor, Dresdner Philharmoniker, Philharmonic Art Ensemble, Thomanerchor, Instrumentalensemble, Kölner Rundfunkchor, WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln, RIAS Kammerchor, RIAS-Sinfonietta, Rostocker Motettenchor, Capella Fidicinia Leipzig, Concerto Köln, Vokalensemble Frankfurt, Academy Of London, Regensburger Domspatzen, Neues Berliner Kammerorchester, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Jeunesses Musicales, Wiener Sängerknaben, Studio Ensemble, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, Solist der Wiener Sängerknaben, Frank Böhme, Edward Tarr, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Helmuth Froschauer, Marcus Creed, Hartwig Eschenburg, Ralf Otto, Peter Marschik, Roland Büchner, Michael Erxleben, Max Pommer, Iván Fischer

Francis Grier (organ), Gareth Morrell (vocals), Ian Hare (organ), Stephen Varcoe (vocals), John Wells (organ), Jeremy Blandford (organ), Simon Vaughan (baritone), Roger Garland (violin), Taverner Consort (vocal ensemble, vocal & instrumental ensemble), Richard Wistreich (bass), Stephen Charlesworth (baritone), Leigh Nixon (tenor), Nicolas Robertson (tenor), Evelyn Tubb (soprano), Jakob Lindberg (lute), King's Singers (vocal ensemble), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Symphonie Orchester Graunke Munchen, Hermann Prey (baritone, vocals), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), René Delsinne (director), Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois (vocals), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Brian Kay (director), David Bell (organ), Ronald Frost (director), Robert Chilcott (tenor), Timothy Byram-Wigfield (organ), Douglas Whittaker (flute), Christopher Van Kampen (cello), Choir of King's College Cambridge, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Clare College Singers, Clare College Orchestra, Taverner Choir, Taverner Players, City of London Sinfonia, Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, Adolf Fredriks Musikklasser, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Adolf Fredrik's Youth Choir, Tölzer Knabenchor, Symphonie-Orchester Graunke, Wiener Sängerknaben, Abbey Road Ensemble, Ambrosian Singers, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Voices, Huddersfield Choral Society, Jacques Orchestra, Bach Choir, Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra, Philip Ledger, Sir David Willcocks, John Rutter, Andrew Parrott, Richard Hickox, Eric Ericson, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Jonathan Tunick, Sir Charles Mackerras, Owain Arwel Hughes, Maurice Handford, Sir Andrew Davis

Fritz Wunderlich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hermann Prey, Helmut Krebs, Fritz Lehmann, Karl Richter, Trapp Family Singers & Helmut Walcha