Teldec

Jennifer Larmore (Orfeo), Dawn Upshaw (Eurydice), Alison Hagley (L'Amour) San Francisco Opera Chorus & Orchestra, Donald Runnicles

Cecilia Bartoli, Christoph Prégardien, Patricia Petibon, Oliver Widmer, Scot Weir, Markus Schäfer Vienna Concentus Musicus, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Yvonne Kenny, Lillian Watson, Peter Schreier, Wilfried Gamlich, Matti Salminen Zurich Opera House Chorus & Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Hans Peter Blochwitz (Tamino), Barbara Bonney (Pamina), Anton Scharinger (Papageno), Edita Gruberova (Königin der Nacht), Matti Salminen (Sarastro), Peter Keller (Monostratos), Edith Schmid (Papagena), Thomas Moser, Antti Suhonen (Zwei Geharnischten), Pamela Coburn, Delores Ziegler, Marjana Lipovsek (Drei Damen), Stefan Gienger, Markus Baur, Andreas Fischer (Drei Knaben) Chor und Orchester des Opernhauses Zürich, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Martha Argerich (piano), Ruth Ziesak, Marjana Lipovsek, Thomas Quasthoff & Rodney Gilfry Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Frans Brüggen (recorder), Anner Bylsma (cello), Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)

Siegfried Palm (cello), Amadinda Percussion Group, Katalin Károlyi, Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) Asko, Schoenberg Ensemble, Capella Amsterdam, Reinbert de Leeuw

Tasmin Little (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

London Brass

Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

Trio Sonnerie, Stephen Stubbs (theorbo), Stephen Stubbs (guitar), Andrew Lawrence-King (harp), Andrew Lawrence-King (organ)

Il Giardino Armonico, Luca Pianca (lute), Guillemette Laurens (mezzo-soprano vocals)

Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Friedrich Gulda (piano), Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Royal Concertgebouw Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Andreas Staier & Concerto Köln, Andreas Staier (piano), Andreas Staier (director), Andreas Staier (fortepiano) Concerto Köln

Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Ludwig van Beethoven (commentator) The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Chamber Orchestra of Europe The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Andrew Davis (organ) BBC Symphony Orchestra

Dmitri Kitaenko and Radio Sinfonie Orchester Frankfurt, Vladimir Krainev (piano) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt, Dmitri Kitaenko

Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Kurt Equiluz (tenor), Robert Holl (bass), Max van Egmond (bass), Paul Esswood (counter-tenor), Marius van Altena (tenor) Leonhardt-Consort, Concentus Musicus Wien, Tölz Boys' Choir, Collegium Vocale, Hanover Boys' Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Leonhardt

Kurt Equiluz (tenor), Max van Egmond (bass), Paul Esswood (counter-tenor), Wiener Sängerknaben (chorus), Walker Wyatt (bass), Marius van Altena (tenor), Siegmund Nimsgern (bass), René Jacobs (counter-teno) Leonhardt-Consort, Concentus Musicus Wien, Chorus Viennensis, Tölz Boys' Choir, King's College Choir Cambridge, Hanover Boys' Choir, Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Leonhardt

Robert Holl (bass), Kurt Equiluz (tenor), Paul Esswood (counter-tenor), Thomas Hampson (bass), Max van Egmond (bass) Leonhardt-Consort, Concentus Musicus Wien, Tölz Boys' Choir, Hanover Boys' Choir, Collegium Vocale, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Leonhardt

Herta Staal (mezzo-soprano vocals), Herold Kraus (tenor vocals), Luise Camer (mezzo-soprano vocals), Margarete Giese (mezzo-soprano vocals), Traute Richter (soprano vocals), Sonja Schöner (soprano vocals), Rita Bartos (soprano vocals), Donald Grobe (tenor vocals), Harry Friedauer (tenor vocals), Heinz-Maria Lins (baritone vocals), Hans Georg Otto Berlin Staatsoper Orchestra, Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra, Ein grosses Operettenorchester, Richard Müller-Lampertz, Hermann Hagestadt

Sergei Nakariakov (trumpet) Jaener Philharmonie, Andrey Boreyko

Eliahu Inbal, Cleveland Orchestra & Philharmonia Orchestra, Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Trio Fontenay (piano trio) Cleveland Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi

Maxim Shostakovich & London Symphony Orchestra, Alexei Sultanov (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Maxim Shostakovich

Jennifer Larmore, Hei-Kyung Hong, Paul Groves, Raymond Aceto, Robert Lloyd Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Chorus, Donald Runnicles

Trio Fontenay (piano trio)

Chanticleer

Daniel Barenboim (piano) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustav Leonhardt, Leonhardt-Consort and Concentus musicus Wien, Jean Antonietti (fortepiano), Anneke Uittenbosch (harpsichord), Jürg Schaeftlein (oboe), Anner Bylsma (violoncello), Alan Curtis (harpsichord) Leonhardt-Consort

Dietrich Henschel & Irwin Gage, Dietrich Henschel (baritone vocals), Irwin Gage (piano)

Andreas Staier and Concerto Köln, David Stern & Concerto Köln, Andreas Staier (fortepiano) Concerto Köln, David Stern

Jesús López-Cobos & Munich Radio Orchestra, Michael Weigelt (bassoon), Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano vocals), Ingo Nawra (double bass), Christian Brembeck (harpsichord), Gottfried Greiner (violoncello), Hei-Kyung Hong (soprano vocals) Munich Radio Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos

New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta

Vermeer Quartet

Vermeer Quartet

Karl Richter, Karl Richter & Munich Bach Choir & Orchestra, Peter Pears (tenor vocals), Lilian Benningsen (contralto vocals), Kieth Engen (bass vocals), Antonia Fahberg (soprano vocals) Munich State Opera Orchestra, Munich Bach Choir

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Uwe Heilmann (tenor vocals), Gilles Cachemaille (bass vocals), Elisabeth von Magnus (contralto vocals), Charlotte Margiono (soprano vocals), Barbara Bonney (soprano vocals) Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schönberg Choir, Vienna Hofburgkapella Schola

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur

Max van Egmond (baritone vocals), Kurt Equiluz (tenor vocals), Emiko Iiyama (soprano vocals), Rotraud Hansmann (soprano vocals), Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano vocals), Wiener Sängerknaben (chorus), Chorus Viennensis (chorus), Helen Watts (contralto vocals), Max van Egmond (bass vocals) Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic Orchestra New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur

Giovanni Antonini (director), Ottavio Dantone (harpsichord), Il Giardino Armonico, Enrico Onofri (violin), Luca Pianca (lute) Il Giordano Armonico

Hermann Baumann (horn) Concerto Amsterdam, Jaap Schröder

Borodin Quartet (musicians), Eliso Virsaladze (piano)

James Griffet (tenor vocals), Bradford Tracey (piano), Bradford Tracey (forte piano)

Carlo Rizzi & Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Peter Bronder (tenor vocals), Peter Rose (bass vocals), Richard leech (tenor vocals), Vladimir Chernov (baritone vocals), Roberto Scaltriti (baritone vocals), Maria Bayo (soprano vocals), Barry Banks (tenor vocals), Chorus of Welsh National Opera (chorus), Elena Zaremba (mezzo-soprano vocals), Gwynne Howell (bass vocals), Michèle Crider (soprano vocals), Carlo Rizzi, Chorus & Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Elea Zaremba Orchestra of Welsh National Opera

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Elisabeth von Magnus (contralto vocals), Deon Van der Walt (tenor vocals), Angela Maria Blasi (soprano vocals), Alastair Miles (bass vocals) Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schönberg Choir

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

Jennifer Larmore (Hänsel), Ruth Ziesak (Gretel), Bernd Weikl Der Vater (Father), Hildegard Behrens Die Mutter (Mother), Hanna Schwarz Die Knusperhexe (The Nibblewitch), Rosemary Joshua Sandmännchen (Sandman), Christine Schäfer Taumännchen (Dew Fairy) & Tölzer Knabenchor Kuchenkinder (Gingerbread children) Symphonieorchester der Bayerischen Rundfunks, Donald Runnicles

Ton Koopman (organ)

Kieth Engen (bass), Horst Günter (bass), Cloë Owen (soprano), Gert Lutze (tenor), Hertha Töpper (contralto) Munich Bach Choir, Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter

Paul Esswood (alto), Kurt Equiluz (tenor), Siegmund Nimsgern (bass), Solist der Wiener Sangerknaben (soprano) Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Chanticleer

Ann Murray, Eva Mei, Inga Nielsen, Roberto Saccà, Markus Schäfer Vienna Concentus Musicus, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

John Tomlinson (Wotan), Linda Finnie (Fricka), Graham Clark (Loge), Helmut Pampuch (Mime), Gunter von Kannen (Alberich), Eva Johansson (Freia), Kurt Schreibmayer (Froh), Bodo Brinkmann (Donner), Birgitta Svendén (Erda), Matthias Hölle (Fasolt), Philip Kang (Fafner), Hilde Leidland (Woglinde), Annette Küttenbaum (Wellgunde), Jane Turner (Flosshilde) Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

Edita Gruberova (Rosalinde), Barbara Bonney (Adele), Marjana Lipovsek (Orlofsky), Werner Hollweg (Eisenstein), Josef Protschka (Alfred), Waldemar Kmentt (Blind), Anton Scharinger (Falke), Christian Boesch (Frank), André Heller (Frosch), Elisabeth von Magnus (Ida) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

London Brass

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Daniel Barenboim