Best overall Stravinski - Rites of Spring...


Which in your opinion is the best overall - performance, sound - vinyl press of this masterpiece?
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There is a 1976 recording by Phillips of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis that is my favorite on vinyl, good sound, very dynamic and I very much enjoy the interpretation (I actually like the whole Stravinsky ballet cycle Davis did with that orchestra at that time, worth picking up all three).

A lot of orchestras are playing the piece right now given it's reaching its centennial; our New Jersey Symphony is performing it in early June (I would expect Audiogon member Frogman will be playing in those performances). If you have a chance you have to hear it live, no recording can do it justice, and given the size of the orchestra needed to perform it and the cost, it is not performed that often.
Newbee, I remember that record, I think my dad had it. You're right, a tremendous performance. I'll have to look for that and the Mehta, can't have too many good versions of this piece.