Handel - Messiah

Hilary Cronin (soprano), Helen Charlston (mezzo), Alexander Chance, Nathan Mercieca (countertenors), Guy Cutting (tenor), Frederick Long, Edward Grint (bass-baritones), Irish Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Peter Whelan

Carolyn Sampson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mark Padmore, Christopher Purves The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

Erin Wall (soprano), Elizabeth DeShong (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), John Relyea (bass-baritone) Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis

Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook & John Tomlinson The English Concert Choir & The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Susan Hamilton (soprano), Annie Gill (mezzo), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Edward Caswell (bass) Dunedin Consort, John Butt

Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet

Lucy Crowe (soprano), Alex Potter (countertenor), Michael Spyres (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), The English Concert & Choir, John Nelson

Julia Doyle (soprano), Tim Mead (countertenor), Thomas Hobbs (tenor) and Roderick Williams (baritone), RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Justin Doyle

Dame Isobel Baillie, Gladys Ripley, James Johnston, Norman Walker Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Huddersfield Choral Society, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Elly Ameling, Anna Reynolds, Philip Langridge, Gwynne Howell Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby, Carolyn Watkinson, Paul Elliott & David Thomas Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford & The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

Lucy Crowe (soprano), Tim Mead (counter-tenor), Andrew Staples (tenor), Christopher Purves (baritone) Le Concert d’Astrée Orchestre et Chœur, Emmanuelle Haïm

Kerstin Avemo (soprano), Anna Zander (alto), Michael Weinius (tenor), Karl-Magnus Fredriksson (bass) S:t Jacobs Kammarkör, Rebaroque, Gary Graden

Margaret Marshall (soprano), Saul Quirke (treble), Catherine Robbin (mezzo), Charles Brett (counter-tenor), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Robert Hale (bass) English Baroque Soloists & Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Giulia Semenzato (soprano), Benno Schachtner (countertenor), Krystian Adam (tenor), Kresimir Strazanac (bass) Collegium 1704 & Collegium Vocale 1704, Vaclav Luks

Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw

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

Dorothee Mields (soprano), Benno Schachtner (alto), Benedikt Kristjánsson (tenor), Tobias Berndt (bass), Gaechinger Cantorey, Hans-Christoph Rademann

Joanne Lunn, Melanie Marshall, James Gilchrist & Christopher Purves The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter

Rachel Redmond (soprano), Damien Guillon (counter tenor), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthias Winckhler (bass) Capella Reial de Catalunya, Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall

Allan Clayton (tenor), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass), Iestyn Davies (countertenor) & Julia Doyle (soprano) Polyphony & Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton

Sharon Rostorf-Zamir (soprano), Maria Riccarda Wesseling (alto), Kobie van Rensburg (tenor), Raimund Notle (bass) Lautten Compagney, Dresdner Kammerchor, Wolfgang Katschner

Susan Gritton (soprano), Sara Mingardo (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass) Tenebrae Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

Sara Macliver (soprano) Winchester College Chapel Choir, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, William Lacey

Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra and Choir, Helmuth Rilling

Dietrich Knothe (harpsichord), Peter Schreier (soloist, tenor), Theo Adam (bass, soloist), Heidi Rieß (alto, soloist), Regina Werner (soloist, soprano), Dieter Knothe (harpsichord), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Solistenvereinigung des Berliner Rundfunks, Helmut Koch

Mark Padmore, Nathan Berg, Andreas Scholl, Tommy Williams, Sandrine Piau, Barbara Schlick, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

Elizabeth Gale & Marjana Lipovsek Stockholm Chamber Choir & Vienna Concentus Musicus, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Malcolm Sargent & Vernon Handley

Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Sir Andrew Davis, Samuel Ramey (bass), Kathleen Battle (soprano), John Aler (tenor), Florence Quivar (mezzo-soprano), Elmer Iseler Singers (additional vocals), John Aler (mezzo-soprano), Kathleen Battle (bass)

Choir of King’s College, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, David Willcocks

Max Emanuel Cencic (soprano), Charles Humphries (countertenor), Ivan Sharpe (tenor) & Robert Torday (bass-baritone) Vienna Boys’ Choir, Chorus Viennensis & Academy of London, Peter Marschik

Jiri Stivin (recorder), Benjamin Frith (piano), Eteri Andjaparidze (piano), Ingrid Kertesi (soprano), Janos Toth (bass), Jozsef Mukk (tenor), Judit Nemeth (alto), Christopher Dawes (organ), Jurgen Schuster (trumpet), Stefan Schilli (oboe), Maya Boog (soprano), David Arnot (tenor), Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano), Mary Enid Haines (soprano), Linda Dayiantis-Straub (soprano), Dagmar Vankatova (soprano), Pavla Ksicova (contralto), Vaclav Sibera (bass), Josef Ksica (organ), Vladimir Dolezal (tenor) Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra, Capella Istropolitana, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Scholars Baroque Ensemble, Hungarian Radio Chorus, Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Aradia Ensemble, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Czech Madrigalists Choir, Czech M, Richard Hayman, Jaroslav Krecek, Jaroslav Krcek, Ondrej Lenard, Geza Oberfrank, Kevin Mallon, Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Frantisek Xaver Thuri

Henry Jenkinson, Otta Jones, Robert Brooks (trebles), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Toby Spence (tenor), Eamonn Dougan (bass), Nicholas Wearne (organ continuo) Academy of Ancient Music & Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom

Ann Liebeck & Yvonne Howard London Festival Orchestra & Tallis Chamber Choir, Ross Pople

Felicity Palmer, Helen Watts, Ryland Davies, John Shirley-Quirk English Chamber Orchestra, English Chamber Choir, Raymond Leppard

La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy, Worcester Cathedral Choir, Jean-Claude Malgoire

Apollo's Fire, Jeannette Sorrell

The Choir & Orchestra of Pro Christe, Timothy Dean

Nardus Williams (soprano), Roderick Morris (countertenor), Christopher Turner (tenor), Bozidar Smiljanic (bass) OSJ Voices, Orchestra of St. Johns, John Lubbock

Marjana Lipovsek (mezzo), Werner Hollweg (tenor), Elizabeth Gale (soprano), Roderick Kennedy (bass) Stockholm Kammerkören, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Helen Donath, Anna Reynolds, Stuart Burrows, Donald McIntyre John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Richter

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

Layton James (harpsichord), Jon Humphrey (tenor), Richard Stilwell (baritone), Alfreda Hodgson (mezzo-soprano), Kaaren Erickson (soprano), Sylvia McNair (soprano), Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus, Robert Shaw

Lynne Dawson, Nicole Heaston, Magdalena Kožená, John M. Ainsley Chorus of Les Musiciens du Louvre & Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski

Julia Doyle (soprano), Lawrence Zazzo (counter-tenor), Steve Davislim (tenor) & Neal Davies (bass baritone) Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks B’Rock, Belgisches Barockorchester Gent, Peter Dijkstra

Christine Schafer (soprano), Anna Larsson (alto), Michael Schade (tenor), Gerald Finley (baritone) Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Lucia Popp (soprano), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo), Robert Gambill (tenor), Robert Holl (bass) Sudfunkchor & Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Neville Marriner

Hans Peter Graf (tenor), Chris de Moor (bass), Lynne Dawson (soprano), Bernarda Fink (soprano), Stephen Varcoe (bass) Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy, Namur Chamber Choir, Jean-Claude Malgoire

Robert Shaw Chorale & Orchestra, Robert Shaw

Antonio Abete, Charles Daniels, Lynne Dawson, Guillemette Laurens I Barocchisti, Coro della Radio Svizzera, Diego Fasolis

Lynne Dawson (soprano), Bernarda Fink (alto), Hans Peter Graf (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone) & Chris de Moor (bass) La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy, Jean-Claude Malgoire

Trinity Church Choir and Orchestra, Owen Burdick

Christine Schäfer (soprano), Anna Larson (alto), Michael Schade (tenor) & Gerald Finley (baritone) Arnold Schoenberg Choir & Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Daniel Taylor (alto), Benjamin Hulett (tenor) & Peter Harvey (bass) Kammerchor Stuttgart & Barockorchester Stuttgart, Freider Bernius

Westminster Abbey Choir, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, William Warfield (baritone), New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Russell Oberlin (countertenor), David Lloyd (tenor), Adele Addison (soprano), John Finley Williamson (director)

Regina Werner (soprano), Heidi Riess (alto), Peter Schreier (tenor), Theo Adam (bass) Berlin Radio Chorus, Berlin Radio Soloists, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helmut Koch

Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (alto), Mark Le Brocq (tenor) & James Oldfield (bass) Huddersfield Choral Society & Northern Sinfonia, Jane Glover

Ryland Davies (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass), Helen Watts (contralto), Felicity Palmer (soprano), English Chamber Orchestra, English Chamber Choir, Raymond Leppard