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Evaluating Classical Music Albums

How do you evaluate classical music albums? 
First, what do you look for when you’re deciding which album to stream or buy? Is the conductor/orchestra more important, or is the record label? How important is the date of the recording?
Second, what do you listen for in an album that you already have to determine the quality of the recording? This can obviously be divided further into the musical quality and the sonic quality of the recording. What factors are important in evaluating these qualities?

Thanks for the advice. 
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Being a fan of mostly classical music (modernism, serialism, avant-garde, etc)  from the mid 20th century up through the present, it is often a fact that I do not have too many recordings to choose from. Many times I only have one recording of a piece.

Many great composers only have one recording for most of their pieces. So, I have to choose that one recording, or not listen to their music.

So far, though, most of them have been extremely good performances and recordings. 

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