Sviatoslav Richter piano (op.13); Julius Katchen piano (op.21); Benjamin Britten piano (opp.22, 35, 72, 74 & Tit for tat); Mark Lubotsky violin (op.15); Mstislav Rostropovich cello (op.68); Alexander Murray flute (op.60); Roger Lord cor anglais (op.60); Gervase de Peyer clarinet (op.60); William Waterhouse bassoon (op.60); Barry Tiuckwell horn (opp.31, 60); Osian Ellis harp (op.60); Denis Blyth timpani (op.60); Peter Pears tenor (opp.22, 35, 52, 69); John Shirley-Quirk baritone (Tit for tat); Dietrich Sischer-Dieskau baritone (opp.69, 74)
London Symphony Chorus (op.69); English Chamber Orchestra (opp.4, 10, 13, 15, 18, 29, 68); New Philharmonia Orchestra (op.20); London Symphony Orchestra (opp.21, 31, 34, 60, 69); Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (op.57), Benjamin Britten
