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 [log in to unmask]