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RE: Have you listen to the RCA living Stereo SACD of this?

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Back in the 1950's, when I was growing up in Boston, we lived about 10 minutes walk from Symphony Hall, and I had the good fortune to attend several concerts of the BSO with Charles Munch.

E. Powers Biggs was the resident organist then, and I heard him play the newly-installed Aeolian-Skinner organ in Saint-Saens Symphony No.3. Even to my youthful, untrained ears, it was a powerful performance. To this day, I remember walking home in a daze.

As you probably know, the Symphony Hall acoustics are legendary, considered to be among the best in the world. They are captured in all their glory by the RCA Living Stereo recording of Saint-Saens "Organ" Symphony by Charles Munch and the BSO with Berg Zamkochian at the organ. I had the superb vinyl LP version for many years and later the 1993 redbook CD. This was and still is an outstanding recording both for Munch's impeccable interpretation and the spectacular sonics.

Since I've only had a universal player for a few months, I have not yet acquired very many SACDs. However, on my modded Marantz CDP, the Munch version still sounds great, and I would be interested in your review of the SACD.

I also have several other redbook CDs of Saint-Saens Organ Symphony, including the 1981 Peter Huford recording with Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony, the 1980 Michael Murray version with Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra and the 1961 E.Powers Biggs recording with Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. To my aging ears, all three are excellent both for sound and interpretation.

I would greatly appreciate any suggestions as to which SACD version you would recommend.

Thanks,
Barney


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