David Harbin 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 ...

I love this work so much, I have to ration myself so I don't get burned
out on it.  It may be imprinting, but I have several recordings, and
have heard many others, but the one that I still find the best is by
Herman Krebbers with the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam led by Kirill
Kondrashin on Philips.  The sound on the latest remastering rivals the
best recordings I know:

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/B00005IB5H/classicalnetA/

Dave