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The strings are rich, with lovely rosiny texture and virtually no tube smear. Played with zest and the recording is every bit as lively.
The grade on side one could even be better than Two Pluses — we just don’t have enough clean copies to know. Big bass at the end, powerful dynamics too.
Side two was good but nothing like this amazing side one. Too much smear hurts it badly, and the mark is not helping either.
We’re pricing this one for just the one side. Fortunately it’s the complete symphony, one of Mendelssohn’s most famous works.