Just played an lp that a neighbor gave me, Brahms 4th with the RPO, recorded in 1962. I had heard about this recording but never actually heard. I love it. It is unexpectedly warm without being hard driven, as some of Reiner's CSO work can be. I believe that these
were salad days for the Orchestra as well and the producing engineer was Keith Wilkinson. The first movement is wonderfully quick, a la Furtwangler but in much better sound.
I see that the CD of the same performance is going for about $20 used here on Chesky, a label which recirculated the Readers Digest recordings of that era in wonderful sound
were salad days for the Orchestra as well and the producing engineer was Keith Wilkinson. The first movement is wonderfully quick, a la Furtwangler but in much better sound.
I see that the CD of the same performance is going for about $20 used here on Chesky, a label which recirculated the Readers Digest recordings of that era in wonderful sound
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