John Proffitt ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>I especially commend Ramon in his including the B5 and B8, both recorded
>live, in St. Florian, with the incomparable Bruckner Orchester Linz.
>
>The Fifth, in particular, is I think the finest of the many fine modern
>recordings of this complex work, and the recording in the sui generis
>acoustic of the St. Florian basilica could not be bettered. Sieghart is
>absolutely magnificent, and the orchestra play like angels.

My minor cavil is that IMHO the Eichhorn recording on Capriccio, while
not a great performance (and Eichhorn's later on Camerata is better)
captures the acoustic better than any other recording I've heard made
there (and what DG thought they were playing at with Boulez's 8th I've
no idea)

Deryk Barker
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