Reply #2: Let the flame wars begin! [View All]

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So let me go back to historical times, and suggest you check out Furtwangler's recordings - they are much cheaper (though also done a long time ago, and so the sound quality isn't anything like what one would expect today), but very good. And flamers, please, no need to mention about his ties to Nazi Germany yada yada yada... it's great music.

I very much like those recordings.

I have a modern recording of it, but you know, I can't remember by whom. I think it's by the Met, from the late 80s, and while sung and performed excellently, the recording quality seems sometimes dampened - like the brightness and highs have been squashed in order to increase the level of munge. Not sure why they did that. I'll go check what that recording is, and get back to you, so you don't buy it.