Excellent recording of Mozart Jupiter No.41 ?


Does anyone know of an excellent digital recording of the Jupiter symphony? I don't mean a DDD recording, just one available on CD or HDCD. Thanks,

Todd
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Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Maritn In The Fields (Philips 426 204-2, recorded in Great Britain).Sir Neville and the Academy...are more dynamic sounding with a deep rich bass section. Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music on L'Oiseau- Lyre(421 088-2). Hogwood and the Academy use eighteenth-century instuments with the proper tecniques of playing them. The sound is as close to what Mozart intended. The sounds of the instruments are more distinct. Also, Sir George Solti with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe (Decca 448 924-2). I find Solti a bit more bold and intense in his approach to No. 41.
My personal taste leans toward Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Maritn In The Fields. Regardless of the composer, they sound very "live", and the dynamics from the high range to the low range are the best.