In Reply to: Haitink(LSO) & Vanska(BIS) posted by krisjan on December 15, 2019 at 16:46:09:
I really like the Haitink/LSO set for most of the symphonies. The sound is a little dry but very clear.
But I didn't like the Vanska set either for performances or sound. I thought the conducting was glib and the orchestral sound was rather gray and muddy in multichannel. Then there is the dynamic range. On the recording of the 9th, when the volume level is set to be reasonably loud in a normal-sized room, the opening is inaudible. I have heard this symphony in live performances several times, and I never had trouble hearing the opening.
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