Jonathan Knapp wrote:

>. . .My personal favorite is the Blomstedt recording on London.  There
>is an incredible clarity of texture from the chorus as well as a perfect
>balance between the chorus and the huge orchestration.  Aside from a few
>forgivable sins committed by the soprano soloist, I think this
>performance is virtually flawless.

We got a Grammy for this recording, and I think it was deserved:) Actually,
the ceremony was rather surreal.  On tv that night, Placido Domingo gave
the statuette to our chorus conductor in between an unexpected 20-minute
monologue by Michael Jackson and the more conventional appearance by Eric
Clapton

The soprano had a very bad cold, unfortunately.  I think some of her
material was added on a bit later but she still had a bad cold.

Andrys
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