Tom Connor wrote:

>I do have to admit, especially listening to recordings with Munch
>conducting the BSO, it really wasn't all that difficult to pick out the
>BSO on the radio.  I imagine in Koussevitsky's time it was also pretty
>easy to identify the BSO.  Yeah, come to think of it Philadelphia was
>distinctive in those days too.

I used to think that much of the Philadelpia sound, especially in the
broadcasts had to do with the acoustic of the hall.  It was interesting
when Munch made some recordings with Philadelphia, it sounded like a
different orchestra.

Karl