John Smyth ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>It was the EMI recording with Welser-Most.  It was recorded live but you
>would never know.  The London Phil was fine of course and the soloists, esp
>the baritone were very agreeable.

Have you heard the Salzburg (?) Mitropoulos on Sony? Admittedly the
recording is mono (1959 or 60 IIRC), but the performance strikes me as
a very powerful one.

Deryk Barker
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