Many thanks to FHG and Flay. My knowledge of score reading isn't that good so this is a bit of an education for me.
“Every piece of music is a rehearsal of one’s life,” - Sir Colin Davis
Most interesting Toscanini's tempi and Norrington's pitch!
Just thought his chords sounded a shade flaccid; probably the acoustic.![]()
...and some of you have the temerity to sneer at Radio 3 for playing bleeding chunks!
I think one needs to listen with this as a balance
http://www.læyf.com/
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Pfitzner and Szell came off best there to my ears. Surprised Lenny only played 2 chords!
On the evidence of the samples played, Blomstedt was my favourite.
Otherwise my top recommendation remains VPO/Erich Kleiber.