You ought to listen to the new Naxoswith Halasz conducting. His unique
lyrical approach makes Fidelio sound as lyrical as if was written by
Weber.Once again Naxos has shown us that the road to hell for classical
music is to play the rock personality game and con people into thinking
that some hack like Barenboim (listen to the beginning of his sloppy Verdi
Requiem) has mystical powers frankly i will take Halasz over any of those
fakes you mention.
Alan Stone