Giuliano Finessi wrote:

>Maybe for sentimental reasons, but I have a special preference for Lisa
>Della Casa with Karl Boehm on Decca.

Me too.  I can't choose between Schwarzkopf (with Szell) and Della Casa.
If by *sentimental reasons* you mean non-artistic circumstances with which
this recording is associated for you, I must say that doesn't go for me.

Philip