Steven Schwartz wrote:

>...  However, about a year ago I attended a fabulous concert of the
>NY Phil (I live in New Orleans, so I hear them infrequently in concert),
>conducted by Welser-Moest: great precision, a beautiful, warm tone, like
>old gold hand-rubbed.  Reminded me of the old Concertgebouw.

I had this reaction to their concert in Boston earlier this year.

Roger Hecht