What do you think of this video

What do you think of this video. And this is not directed to those who think every mobile phone video is trash, thanks. Please listen to the end for the brass and the woodwinds

 
Beecham is the second movement and Reiner the 4th. Beecham is very lyrical, but overall the Reiner on Scheherazade is quite unbeatable especially on the 4th movement. Listen to the Reiner 2nd movement on earlier videos on this thread including OP. On the 4th others are puny. Kondrashin with Concertgebouw is good and different and also has rollicking 4th. Stokowski is very different, though not as good for me. The Ansermet first three movements on decca are ok.

Reiner also has best brass section in all of them and every individual instrument is excellent. Kondrashin has Krebbers who went on to play an excellent Beethoven concerto with Haitink and also a very good Brahms on the inexpensive LP and digital side.

Reiner is brilliant on Pictures, Beethoven 5th, 7th, Eroica, Rossini overtures.

his recordings are not great though the the classic records of Scheherazade is quite good, but his originals are not as great a quality as some other originals. But I still like his performance crossed with recording quality better than others with better recording quality. He is actually very good on CD.

the Beecham recording quality also is meh I enjoy it on YouTube direct as an LP rip
Reiner's William Tell Overture is great. Another one is the Felix Slatkin Hollywood Bowl Orchestra where he emulates Toscanini - astonishingly.
 

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