David Harbin wrote:

>It will be interesting to see how the sound compares between the LPs and
>the orginal tapes (used for the Teldec CDs I guess).  I know Teldec were
>criticised for some of their remastering of this material.  The 1953
>Bayreuth Lohengrin remastering was panned by critic Michael Tanner for
>instance.

A performance I have always liked.  Keilberth could be a dull stick but
here he seems to be inspired and the Bayreuth atmosphere is really caught
well.  There is also a Dutchman from around the same time.  The LPs
contained the pre-act fanfares from the Bayrueth ramparts too.

Tony Duggan, England.
Mahler CD recordings survey is at:
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