Thanks for this, Martin also. Two votes for Haitink . . .Originally Posted by Gromit
Hi Bob,
As a broad sweep of choice I always keep coming back to the Haitink LPO/Concertgebouw set - there's not a duffer amongst them and as a woodwind player, the C'gebouw have just about the finest woodwind sound I've heard.
Technically, all of the discs are superb - the 15th is especially so, recorded in analogue at the Kingsway Hall.
The 11th is epic...and then some, and along with RVW 3 & 6 possibly my favourite symphony of all time. Awesome.As an ex-clarinet player (only amateur!) I too listen out for the woodwind sound. It's one of the aspects of the Kondrashin recordings I like (4 & 8) - the Moscow clarinets seem especially "hollow" - don't know how else to describe it
. I'd be interested to know if it's their instruments or playing technique.
I don't know the 11th at all. Will wait a bit to see if anyone else chips in, though . . .
Cheers,
Bob
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