Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique; recommendations....


Can someone please recommend a particular recording/CD? There are sooo many CD's to choose from and I dont want to buy a lemon. Thanks in advance.
dolphin

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I love to hear the chimes in the fifth movement. It has such a haunting feel to it. The version that does the best job with the chimes is the 1997 Deutsche Grammophon recording of the Cleveland Orchestra with Pierre Boulez. The chimes are in the foreground with each note just hanging in the air. Other recordings that I have heard have the chimes lost in the background and create no emotional felling at all.