David Harbin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I'd like to buy myself a Sheherazade but am unsure which one to go for.
>I want an exciting characterful performance in realistic sound (deep
>rich bass, timpani has impact etc.) I'm considering two versions and
>was wondering if there are any comments:

This is perhaps my favorite orchestral work in the entire canon.  Here
are my favorites: (in no particular order)

1.Ormandy/Philadelphia with Anshel Brusilow as soloists on Sony Essential
Classics.

2.  Reiner/Chicago on RCA Living Stereo.

3.  Beecham/RPO on EMI.

4.  Very Early Stokowski on Biddulph (if they are still around) with the
Philadelphia.

5.  Mehta and NYP on Columbia/Sony (if that's still around)

Kevin Sutton