Pulled out a copy of Tchaikovsky's 4th Sym on an old D.G. red box, tulips pressing from 1960. I'd forgotten how full the orchestra is in this recording... truly a great one. So I decided to write a blurb recommending it.. went to Discogs to see what an early pressing would set someone back
. Let's just say that a good one was stupid $$$. However, if you find a copy at the local record store like I did, pick it up for two bucks.
DG SLPM 138 657 By Mravinsky and the Leningrad Philharmonic recorded in Wembly Hall in England by Deutsche G. This was one of the early "goodwill tours" sponsored by Kruschev to win favor with the West. What is it about those English churches that make such spacious recordings?