Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite - Keith Clark/Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Reference Recordings LP
Original version for 13 instruments
That's such a fine recording. Several years back Jim D. Goulding and I sat in his living room playing his vinyl of that performance back to back with my Sound 80 with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. He agreed that they were comparable in sound quality, yet very different performances. Copland originally wrote Appalachian Spring for a chamber orchestra. The smaller, much more intimate performance just does something different/better for me.
And the Reference Recording version is pricey, while the Sound 80 flies under the radar selling NM for under $15 shipped. It's still my favorite for picking out instrument placement.